The Festival

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

Gates Open
Friday: 5:15pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am

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

Instrument Check in Courtyard A
Friday: 4pm–10:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am–10:30pm
Sunday: 9:30am–5:30pm

Museum Hours
Friday: 10am–4:45pm
Saturday: 10am–5pm
Sunday: 10am–5pm
Outdoor sculpture not on view on Friday, September 20

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

Parking, Shuttle & Maps

FreshGrass’ Free Parking:

• Festival grounds map here.
• Map to free parking & shuttle available here.
• Shuttles run to and from the festival, campgrounds, and remote parking lots 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: 5pm–12:30am
Saturday: 10am–12:30am
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.
• Once these check-in steps are complete and you have your festival wristband, feel free to utilize the Re-Entry Gate for the remainder of the festival (subject to bag re-inspection).
• To those over the age of 21: ID check is located at bars throughout the venue.

Ticket winners, FreshPass ticket-holders, press, and festival guests: please join the line labeled VIP/Press/FreshPass 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 20-30 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.
• Empty water bottles are allowed and can be filled for free on-site.🌳 Don’t forget! Show your refillable water bottles at the Courtyard D merch store for one free FreshGrass Sustainability bumper sticker. Read our full sustainability mission here.

What’s Prohibited

• Prohibited items cannot be admitted or checked. 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
• 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)