UMass Downtown

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

08/07/2026

🚨 Tax-Free Weekend starts NOW!

Get a head start with early in-store access and start saving before the weekend rush.

Plus, enjoy no sales tax + FREE shipping on all online orders Aug 8–9.

Prefer to shop in person? You can also find us, and a limited selection of our best-selling tech, at our Downtown location at 108 N Pleasant St. stop by the kiosk to browse the entire collection, all while taking advantage of free shipping!

Shop early and save for back to school!

08/05/2026

Join UMass Amherst MA/PhD student Miranda Lutyens tonight for the final installment of our Summer Seminar Series at UMass Downtown as she explores how private freewriting can support college students' wellbeing and relationship to writing.

In "Private Freewriting In and Beyond the Classroom: What Unedited, Unsurveilled Writing Does for College Students and Their Wellbeing," Miranda will share how a simple practice of writing by hand for ten uninterrupted minutes can encourage reflection, strengthen connections to writing, and support students' relationships with themselves and others.

08/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday for our Summer Send-Off Carnival and the final Fun Saturday Morning of the season at UMass Downtown!

Families enjoyed a morning filled with games, treats, and creativity while revisiting some of their favorite crafts from throughout the summer. It was a wonderful way to celebrate an incredible season together.

A special thank you to our partners at Amherst Recreation for helping make the morning such a fun and memorable event.

We also want to thank every family who joined us throughout the summer. It was a joy to see so many familiar and new faces each week, and we hope these Saturday mornings created lasting memories for your families.

Fun Saturday Mornings will return this fall, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back for another season of creativity, learning, and fun at UMass Downtown!

07/31/2026

🎈 Join us this Saturday for our final Fun Saturday Morning of the summer at UMass Downtown from 10-12.

We’re wrapping up the series with a Summer Send-Off Carnival in partnership with Amherst Recreation!

Families are invited to stop by for a morning filled with games, treats, music, and plenty of summer fun.

Come celebrate a great summer with us before we send off the series in carnival style! 🎪☀️

07/29/2026

Join UMass Amherst graduate student Kathleen Mahoney tonight for the next installment of our Summer Seminar Series at UMass Downtown as she explores how outdoor play can create meaningful opportunities for young children to engage with science.

In “Playing is Naturally Scientific: A Case Study of Outdoor Play-Based Science Experiences in Early Childhood Education,” Kathleen will share how early childhood educators support science learning through outdoor play and how those experiences connect with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Learn how play, scientific inquiry, and concept development can come together to support young children’s learning.

07/24/2026

🌱 Join us this Saturday for another Fun Saturday Morning at UMass Downtown!

This week, we’re getting creative with Paint & Plant! Families are invited to decorate their own flowerpot, then plant something to take home and watch grow!

It’s a fun, hands-on way for kids to get creative while learning a little about planting and growing along the way.

We’re also excited to again welcome student-athletes from the UMass Women’s Soccer team, who will be joining us to craft and meet families.

07/22/2026

Join UMass Amherst Ph.D. candidate Alex Wilk tongiht for the next installment of our Summer Seminar Series at UMass Downtown as he explores how ancient lake sediments can help us better understand the future of our changing climate.

In “Tackling Climate Change in the East African Tropics: Using Ancient Mud to Predict the Future,” Alex will share how scientists are studying chemical clues preserved in the bottom of Lake Malawi to reconstruct past climate conditions and improve predictions for the future. Learn how this research is helping communities prepare for the impacts of climate change in Tropical East Africa and beyond.