Tanglewood
The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Picnicking on the lawn while listening to a symphony is a signature summer experience in the Berkshires.
Tanglewood has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Its main venue, the Koussevitzky Music Shed, designed by Saarinen, and the Seiji Ozawa Hall both overlook Stockbridge Bowl and the distant mountains. During the summer season, weekend concerts feature symphonic, chamber and popular music, and lawn tickets are affordable. Visitors may bring their own picnics, folding chairs and drinks. Performances must be booked on the official website, and popular shows sell out early. The parking lots are congested after concerts end. Tanglewood is about 2 km southwest of Lenox.
Opening hours
Concert season performance hours; off-season park tours
Nearby sights
- Shakespeare & Company
- Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
- The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
- Berkshire Botanical Garden
- Naumkeag
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- Stockbridge Main Street & Red Lion Inn