November is one of those feel good months where we start to see families and friends coming together more often. And nothing goes better with good company than good fun - an easy match given the rich season of events in Massachusetts. Thanksgiving festivities take center stage, especially America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration in Plymouth (tradition since 1621!). Major sporting events are full of swing, too, with the Pats, Celtics, and Bruins flexing their skills to crowds of cheering fans. Highlights also include film and art festivals, open studios, and awe-inspiring light displays. For more on this month's activities and ideas for embracing the fall, visit massvacation.com/fallfun.

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The holidays are just around the corner - and there's no better place to find everything you'll need for your holiday celebrations than Johnny Appleseed Country! Fill your Thanksgiving table with the region's bounty from local farms and stands, like Hollis Hills Farm in Fitchburg or at the Harvest Festival at Red Apple Farm in Phillipston. Find perfect gifts for family and friends at the Country Roads shops, home-town craft fairs, and local antiques stores - or even at the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center! Find more events and information for Johnny Appleseed Country.

The Vineyard Artisans Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Festival
will be November 24 & 25 from 10 am to 4 pm. Spend a cozy weekend on Martha's Vineyard and enjoy a spectacular holiday art show by Island artists! Find one-of-a-kind holiday gifts, including winter hand-made sweaters, hand-made soaps, Island lavender, photography, painting, books, and fine crafts, including leather and vintage material bags, wood butcher block cutting boards, and so much more.  To plan your perfect Vineyard getaway, visit MVY.com. Find more events and information for Martha's Vineyard .

Catch An Evening with Cher, Billy Joel, Bette Midler & Barbra Streisand at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts in Plymouth on November 11-12. Here is your chance to see legendary superstars re-created by Las Vegas' #1 impersonators! Featured will be Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand and others - hosted by The Edwards Twins. Saturday show is at 8 pm, Sunday show is at 2 pm. Find more events and information for Plymouth County.

From November 1-December 30, Greater Boston celebrates an eight-week Holiday Festival, when over 125 theater, dance, music, comedy and family performances - with thousands of half-priced tickets - are made available! Seasonal favorites include traditional and contemporary Nutcracker ballets, A Celtic Christmas Sojourn, Handel's' Messiah, Christmas Revels, The Black Nativity, Holiday Pops and more! Discounted dining deals and many free festivities are also part of this holiday gift. Tree and menorah lightings, BLINK! at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Holiday Strolls and of course the beloved First Night (& now First Day) all contribute to what makes the holiday season in Boston so memorable. Give the gift that won't be re-gifted by purchasing discounted tickets at MayorsHoliday.com or at ArtsBoston booths at Copley Square and Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Find more events and information for Greater Boston. 

Tower Square Parade of the Big Balloons will be held Friday, November 24 at 11 am! Come watch as massive balloons float overhead, and enjoy bands, motorized contingents and much more the day after Thanksgiving in downtown Springfield. See the 75-foot inflatable Cat in the Hat, Wintery Strawberry Shortcake, Daniel the Tiger, Butterscotch the Elf, Honey Bee. Park at Tower Square and get a great spot for parade viewing. After the parade, come back in to enjoy all of the fun free family entertainment lined up for you at Tower Square's Holiday Open House! Click here for more information. For other great holiday ideas in Western Mass visit ExploreWesternMass.com. Find more events and information for Greater Springfield.