First Friday Turners Falls

First Friday Turners Falls Downtown’s monthly event for late-night shopping, dining, and activities in Turners Falls!

06/01/2026

First Friday June 5th 🎨✨ Welcome back for First Friday! Looking to keep it local on Friday, June 5th? We've got you covered.

First Friday is spearheaded by local businesses, bringing the downtown community together and offering an opportunity to see the best of Turners Falls. Events take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month.

June 5th Schedule of Events

Turners Falls Chalk Walk
Avenue A / Spinner Park
4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
A free community event to showcase your chalk artistry! Fill up the Avenue A sidewalks with chalk doodles, and stop by Spinner Park starting at 4:30 p.m. if you’d like to join the competition.

Two Ghosts Mini Chalk Competition
4 - 8 p.m.
Stop by Two Ghosts Vinyl Cafe to draw your best version of “Two Ghosts” in chalk on the sidewalk for a chance to have your design featured on a t-shirt!

First Fridays at the Brick House
Doors 6 p.m., Music 6:30 p.m.
MATTHEW THORNTON / ADAM BOSSE, BRIAN GIBSON & DAKOTA GIL / SLEEP DESTROYER Free. All ages. Donations split 50/50 between the performers and the Brick House. Sponsored by the Brick House with grants from the Montague Cultural Council and RiverCulture.

First Friday: Turners Falls Brick-by-Brick Tour
Great Falls Discovery Center
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Under every cornice is a building with a story. This First Friday, learn about the brickmakers, builders and businesses behind the designs of the village blocks. Meet DCR staff outside the Great Hall for a 1.2-mile guided walk through downtown Turners Falls. Ages 8 and up.

DJ JUST JOAN PRIDE DISCO PARTY
5 - 8 p.m.
DJ JUST JOAN will be spinning a PRIDE DISCO PARTY in front of "The Tiny Stage" in the LOOT ALLEY with snacks inside.

Drew Paton, live @ The Rendezvous
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Memorable Hits and Love Songs from the 30s right thru to the 80s. Always First Friday of the Month.

Please Touch - A Group Show of Participatory Art - Opening Reception
Waterway Arts
5 - 8 p.m
PLEASE TOUCH brings together fourteen artists who respond to the challenge of creating an experience. What happens when artists invite you in – to build, to play, to discover, to destroy, to explore?

Some scenes from First Friday May 1st courtesy of Oliver Scott Photography! We'll see you next month on June 5th.
05/07/2026

Some scenes from First Friday May 1st courtesy of Oliver Scott Photography! We'll see you next month on June 5th.

05/01/2026

First Friday is here! ✨Looking to keep it local and invest directly in the community on Friday, May 1st? We've got you covered.

First Friday is spearheaded by local businesses, bringing together the downtown community and providing an opportunity to see the best of Turners Falls. Events take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month.

May 1st Schedule of Events

First Fridays at
Brick House Community Resource Center
24 Third Street, Doors 6 p.m., Music 6:30 p.m.
Live music with Road Dogs, Ciarra Fragale, Saliba, and Wishbone Zoë. Optional donations are split 50/50 between the performers and Brick House.

Now Open!
104 Avenue A, 12 - 8 p.m.
Grab some sober sips and peruse the collection of records at the latest addition to downtown Turners!

Presents: Woody in the Shea's Lounge
71 Avenue A, 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Drew Paton, live
78 3rd St., 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Memorable Hits and Love Songs from the 30s right thru to the 80s.

Local Music Night
187 Avenue A, open until 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Highlighting music from local artists, including the recent debut EP of Worcester-based band Mowesby & The Northern Flicker, The Long and Lonely Wave.

Gumball Machine Takeover
(with )
102 Avenue A, 5 - 8 p.m
Local Creatives or collectors are asked to fill 200 capsules with prizes available for 50 cents from coin-operated vending machines.

Turners Falls Tenement Tour
Great Falls Discovery Center
2 Avenue A, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Discover how tenements tested every aspect of the town, from sanitation to wages. Meet DCR staff outside the Great Hall for a 1.5-mile guided walk through downtown Turners Falls.

x .stories Collab!
37 Third St., 5 - 8 p.m.
Join us at Dreamhouse, 37 Third St., for small plates and cocktails while Orla sets up shop on the deck with vintage pieces and curated finds.

Snack + sale

62 Avenue A., 5 - 8 p.m.
20% off storewide + snacks.

04/27/2026

First Friday May 1 ✨Welcome back for First Friday! Looking to keep it local and invest directly in the community on Friday, May 1st? We've got you covered.

First Friday is spearheaded by local businesses, bringing together the downtown community and providing an opportunity to see the best of Turners Falls. Events take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month.

May 1st Schedule of Events

First Fridays at the The Brick House Community Resource Center
Brick House Community Resource Center
24 Third Street, Doors 6 p.m., Music 6:30 p.m.
Live music with Road Dogs, Ciarra Fragale, Saliba, and Wishbone Zoë. Optional donations are split 50/50 between the performers and Brick House.

Two Ghosts Vinyl Cafe Now Open!
104 Avenue A, 12 - 8 p.m.
Grab some sober sips and peruse the collection of records at the latest addition to downtown Turners!

Shea Theater Arts Center Presents: Woody in the Shea's Lounge
71 Avenue A, 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Drew Paton, live The Rendezvous
78 3rd St., 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Memorable Hits and Love Songs from the 30s right thru to the 80s.

Local Music Night at Music Connection TFMA
187 Avenue A, open until 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Highlighting music from local artists, including the recent debut EP of Worcester-based band Mowesby & The Northern Flicker, The Long and Lonely Wave.

Gumball Machine Takeover
Waterway Arts (with Sadie's Bikes)
102 Avenue A, 5 - 8 p.m
Local Creatives or collectors are asked to fill 200 capsules with prizes available for 50 cents from coin-operated vending machines.

Turners Falls Tenement Tour
Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center
2 Avenue A, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Discover how tenements tested every aspect of the town, from sanitation to wages. Meet DCR staff outside the Great Hall for a 1.5-mile guided walk through downtown Turners Falls.

Dreamhouse Restaurant x Orla Collab!
37 Third St., 5 - 8 p.m.
Join us at Dreamhouse, 37 Third St., for small plates and cocktails while Orla sets up shop on the deck with vintage pieces and curated finds.

Snack + sale
LOOT found + made
62 Avenue A., 5 - 8 p.m.
20% off storewide + snacks.

First Friday May 1st - more details coming soon
04/23/2026

First Friday May 1st - more details coming soon

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Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA
01376

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4pm - 10pm

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