Sunset Thursdays

August 7, 2025 at 5 - 8 pm

Free with Museum admission

Free for Museum Members

Come spend time with us and savor the season! Experience thought-provoking exhibitions and fun programs for all ages. Enjoy breezy, late Thursday evenings while you picnic in our beautiful grounds and take in the music of BR413 in the courtyard.

Enjoy drinks, order picnics to-go from area restaurants, or bring your own food. Feel free to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. We can’t wait to see you!

Music will be held outdoors or moved indoors during inclement weather.

Made possible through the generous support of Greenfield Savings Bank. Live music is co-presented by Northampton Jazz Festival.

Learn more about Summer at The Carle

Who You'll Meet

Northampton Jazz Festival

Founded in 2011, the Northampton Jazz Festival is unique in its ability to stage live jazz music in downtown Northampton in multiple venues over a two-day period, thus bringing audience members to a variety of locations downtown. Northampton Jazz Festival stages performances from Grammy Award winning and internationally renowned jazz artists to local student groups, with nearly every age, race, ethnicity, and gender identity of musician represented.

Northampton Jazz Fest

Explore Further