Editing Northampton, Massachusetts (section)

=== Cultural renaissance ===
Northampton has a thriving cultural center and is a popular tourist destination. The city has many eclectic restaurants and a lively arts and music scene. Three Northampton farmers markets, held weekly, sell fresh produce from local farms.

Since 1982, Northampton has been host to an annual LGBT Parade and Pride event held the first Saturday in May.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nohopride.org/home.html |title=Noho Pride Homepage |website=Noho Pride |access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref>

Since 1995 Northampton has been home to the twice-yearly Paradise City Arts Festival,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paradisecityarts.com |title=Paradise City Arts Festivals |website=Paradise City Fairs of Fines and Functional Art |access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref> held at the Three County Fairgrounds on [[Memorial Day]] weekend and [[Columbus Day]] weekend. The festival is a national juried showcase for contemporary craft and fine art.

Since 2004, Northampton has been the site of Django in June, a week-long [[gypsy jazz]] music camp held annually on the campus of Smith College.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djangoinjune.com |title=Homepage |website=Django in June |access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref>

In recent years, downtown Northampton has seen a decline, with nearly one out of five storefronts being vacant as of September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=Help on vacant storefronts: Northampton secures state designation to provide tax incentives for new businesses |url=https://www.gazettenet.com/Northampton-accepted-into-empty-storefronts-program-48185135 |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Daily Hampshire Gazette}}</ref>