Tanglewood

Spread a picnic blanket on the lawn and hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra play its summer season in the Berkshires.

297 West St · Lenox, MA

About Tanglewood

Tanglewood has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937, set in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Concerts take place in the Koussevitzky Music Shed, Seiji Ozawa Hall and the Linde Center for Music and Learning. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks and picnic on the lawn. The lineup mixes BSO and Boston Pops programs with jazz, popular artists, the Festival of Contemporary Music and the young players of the Tanglewood Music Center.

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