KidsBestFest 2026

Monday, February 16th - Friday, February 20th
KidsBestFest 2026: A Week of Free Family Movies at the Academy of Music! Make the most of winter break with KidsBestFest, a week-long celebration of cinema for kids and their grownups. Join us at the historic Academy of Music Theatre for five days of heartwarming stories, wild adventures, and stunning animation.

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  • Northampton Arts Council Announces Ari Banias as 2026-2028 Poet Laureate

    Ari Banias is the author of two full-length poetry collections, A Symmetry (W. W. Norton, 2021), which won the 2022 Leslie Feinberg Award for Trans & Gender Variant Literature…

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  • Northampton Youth Cinema Festival 2026

    We will celebrate a nearly two-decade legacy of cinematic excellence in the Pioneer Valley. After a successful student-led relaunch three years ago, the Northampton Youth Cinema Festival (NYCF) continues to serve as a vital platform for filmmakers aged 21 and younger to bring their visions to the big screen

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