Ashfield, Massachusetts
Community Organizations
A town of 1,695 people runs a monthly newspaper, a film festival, a fall festival, a farmers market, a trail network and a community band. Almost all of it is volunteers, which means almost all of it has room for you.
Non-Profit Organizations
| Organization | What they do & contact |
|---|---|
| Ashfield Historical Society | Collects, holds, preserves, exhibits and interprets objects and records of historical value and interest to the town of Ashfield, and maintains a sourced database of the town’s history. Museum at 457 Main Street. |
| Ashfield Trails, Inc. | A volunteer collaborative that has been working to establish a community network of trails and footpaths in and around Ashfield. Trail maps are on their site. |
| Ashfield Community Hall, Inc. | A private non-profit that keeps the old Grange hall at 521 Main Street working as a place for workshops, classes, performances, exhibits and lectures, while preserving the building. It provides free rehearsal space for the Ashfield Community Band and meeting space for the scouts, and meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 PM. |
| Ashfield Fall Festival | Held annually on Columbus Day weekend, 10 AM to 5 PM Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine: more than 50 craft and art exhibitors, local food, live music and dance, children’s activities, and book and tag sales. Admission is free. |
| Ashfield Film Festival | A volunteer-run event started in 2007 to honor the town’s own Cecil B. DeMille. Feature films and competitive shorts, with the Baby Cecil trophy for the winner. |
| Ashfield Farmers Market | Weekly on Saturdays, rain or shine, from early May until the end of October. New vendors are welcome and the application is on the market’s site. |
| Ashfield Community Band | Dedicated to furthering the enjoyment and development of band music in the community. It rehearses free of charge at the Community Hall. |
Local News
| Publication | Notes |
|---|---|
| The Ashfield News | An all-volunteer, non-profit monthly newspaper published for the town since 1976. Read the issues online, write to editor@ashfieldnews.org, or by mail at PO Box 181, Ashfield, MA 01330. |
| The Recorder | Franklin County’s daily newspaper, published in Greenfield, which covers the hilltowns including Ashfield. |
Town & Community Resources
| Organization | Notes |
|---|---|
| Belding Memorial Library | Library cards, ebooks through the CW MARS digital catalog, research and homework help, internet and printing, museum passes for institutions across western Massachusetts, storytime for young children, and a community meeting room residents can book. 344 Main Street. Director Sarah Hertel-Fernandez, 413-628-4414. Its trustees are elected. |
| Council on Aging | The town body for programs and outreach serving older residents. 413-628-4441. |
| Community Groups directory | The town’s own list of Ashfield organizations, from the scouts to the snowmobile club. Any group can ask the Town Clerk to be added. |
Organizations listed as the town lists them, and every linked site was opened and read on 2026 08 23.