We can’t wait to see you at FreshGrass! Here’s what you need to know about the best weekend of the year.

The Festival

Gates Open
Friday: 5:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am

Box Office Hours
Friday: 10am–10:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am–10:30pm
Sunday: 9:30am–5:30pm

Instrument Check in Courtyard A
Friday 4pm–9:30pm
Saturday 9:30am–9:30pm
Sunday 9:30am–4:30pm

Museum Hours
Friday–Sunday: 10am–5pm
Outdoor sculpture not on view on Friday, September 19

Festival Venues
Joe’s Field Mainstage
No Depression Stage Courtyard D
FreshRoots Stage Courtyard C
Hunter Center

Parking, Shuttle & Maps

FreshGrass’ Free Parking:

• Map to free parking & shuttle available here.
• Shuttles run to and from the festival, campground, and remote parking lot throughout the day.
• Biking, walking, and carpooling are encouraged.
• For directions to MASS MoCA, click here.
• For a map of downtown North Adams, click here.

Shuttle Schedule
Friday: 4:30pm–12:30am
Saturday: 10am–12am
Sunday: 10am–5:30pm

Shuttle picks up every 30 mins directly in front of the accessible parking lot on Marshall St. (at traffic light) and makes a loop to all stops.

Check-in

Check-in is located in Courtyard A, MASS MoCA’s main courtyard.

• Please be ready to show your e-tickets to receive your FreshGrass wristband(s).
• Please check our bag policies and the list of what not to bring below.
• Your festival wristband allows you to reenter festival grounds throughout the day, subject to security search upon re-entry.
• To those over the age of 21: ID check is located at bars throughout the venue.

Will Call: please join the labeled line located at the right side of the tent. 

Camping

FreshGround Registration
Friday: 11am–10pm
Saturday: 10am–10pm
Sunday: Check out by 8pm

Shuttle picks up every 30 mins from FreshGround and remote parking and drops off directly in front of the accessible parking lot on Marshall St. (at traffic light).

Festival Do’s and Don’ts

• By purchasing a ticket to join MASS MoCA’s visitors, staff, and artists on the museum campus, you agree to follow a Courtesy Code, detailed here.
• For your safety, all festival-goers are subject to a comprehensive security search.
• Masking is welcomed throughout the festival, but not required.
• There will be ADA viewing areas located next to the front-of-house sound tent. Please inquire at the box office.
• If visiting the museum galleries, no bags over 8″ x 11″ x 4″ are allowed inside.

What’s Allowed

• Personal chairs are allowed in Joe’s Field only, not in the courtyards. Please do not leave chairs on the field after the last performance of the night — they may disappear! Late-night chair parking will be available in Courtyard D, and must be taken home with you at the end of the night.
• Empty water bottles are allowed and can be filled for free on-site.

What’s Prohibited

Confiscated prohibited items will not be returned. Please leave these items at home or in your locked vehicle. For questions, please contact boxoffice@massmoca.org.

• weapons of any kind
• outside food & beverages (except for those with infants or medical needs)
• lighters & flammable materials (including aerosol cans)
• glass containers
• coolers
• pets (except service animals)
• aerosol cans
• professional cameras, flash photography, cameras with detachable lenses & recording devices (unless authorized)
• drones (unless authorized)
• poles, selfie sticks & tripods
• laser pointers & glow sticks
• sports equipment
• skateboards/roller skates/bicycles
• mechanized vehicles (except accessibility related)

Please note, to ensure our front-of-house teams and vendors are able to process transactions smoothly throughout the festival, public wi-fi will not be available during FreshGrass. Thank you in advance for your understanding.