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Annual "Can't Miss" Festivals & Events
(click on your favorite season, below)
Search for Vermont Events
Winter (December, January, February)
Holidays at Hildene
ManchesterVT
Early November through early January
Each week local decorators are adopting an area of the house. Come back again
to see the magic they make.
(802) 362-1788 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Stowe Winter Carnival
Stowe, VT
Mid January
Ice carving exhibition and competition, sports events, kid-friendly activities,
village night and more. Stowe will be aglow as we transform our town into a fun
filled five day winter festival. Whether you plan to compete or simply enjoy the
entertainment, come experience the fun of a New England winter. (802) 253-7321
~ ~ ~
Chocolate Festival
Bristol, VT
Mid February
Our Chocolate Festival is one of life's sweet indulgences. Imagine a chocolate
buffet filled with all the rich, dark chocolate you can eat. Chocolate truffles,
chocolate espresso mousse, chocolate cheesecake, chocolate fondue, chocolate
cookies and bars, chocolate tart and more. Location: The Inn at Baldwin Creek &
Mary's Restaurant (802) 453-2432 (888) 424-2432
Spring (March, April, May)
Annual Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade and Party
Burlington, VT
Late February/Early March
More than 20,000 people made up of families, friends, students, and visitors will
gather together on the streets to join in the spinning spectacle.
More than 40 floats of calamitously costumed wheeled conveyances will bear
hundreds of festooned festivators hurling all manner of edible excitements and
baubled beadery. Proceeds benefit the Women's Rape Crisis Center. (802) 658-
2739 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Lunenburg Maple Festival
Lunenburg
Mid to Late March
Activities begin with a pancake breakfast, followed by interactive displays,
artifacts, photos, school children art work and self-guided sugar house tours.
The day will close with a dinner of baked beans, ham, and maple desserts.
(802) 892-6654 Event Phone lunenburghistoricalsociety@hotmail.com
~ ~ ~
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend
Adams Turkey Farm & Maple Products
Westford, VT
Late March
Watch and see how Maple Syrup is made. From the tree to the table, experience
one of Vermont's oldest traditions. See the use of some modern sap gathering
equipment mixed with the traditional wood fired evaporator. Sample the very
best, fresh off the evaporator and take some of Vermont's first crop of the year
home with you. Location: Adams Turkey Farm & Maple Products (802) 878-
4726 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
Killington, VT
Early April
Each year 200 amateur bumpers line up to show their stuff in this annual spring
event on Outer Limits, the steepest mogul slope in eastern North America,
covering 1,200 feet of vertical in a half a mile. Spectators relax in the sun at the
bottom of the trail on lawn chairs and sofas with barbecue grills and coolers in
tow, ready to officially celebrate the rites of spring skiing. Yes, there’s even a
cook-off in the crowd too, complete with trophies.
(800) 734-9435 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont Maple Festival
St. Albans, VT
Late April
An annual event that draws people from all over the state, country and world to
sample and learn more about the flavor of Vermont. The festival features a youth
talent show, craft show, antique show, exhibit hall, specialty food show, art
exhibit, pancake breakfast, 5 and 10 k runs, and a huge parade rounding out the
weekend festivities. (802) 524-5800 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Flavors of the Valley
White River Junction, VT
Early May
A promotional, tasting, and informational event celebrating locally grown food
and farm products. Farmer, restaurant, grocer and non-profit organizations will
display a range of local products including meats, produce, maple, dairy, baked
goods, and prepared foods. The event includes cooking and agricultural
demonstrations and a silent auction. (802) 291-9100
~ ~ ~
All Species Day Parade and Spring Pageant
Montpelier, VT
First Sunday of May
Celebrated in Montpelier annually on the first Sunday in May since 1989.
All come dressed in costume representing your favorite species and honor our
interdependence with all life's diversity with song, dance, pageantry, parade and
celebration. We begin at noon in Hubbard park with opening performances,
parade through downtown beginning at 1 pm and at 2pm celebrate with a grand
puppet pageant on the Statehouse lawn. All are welcome to join in.
(802) 223-1242 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Burlington Kids Day - Vermont's largest children's celebration.
Burlington, VT
Mid-May
Take part in the Main Street parade, check out exhibits, entertainment, craft
activities, art displays, and games at Burlington's Waterfront Park. Music, drama,
and demonstrations of all kinds are welcome. A great opportunity to celebrate
our youngest citizens. Kids of all ages invited to participate. A giant helium
balloon stars in the parade. Everyone invited to decorate a bike or wagon and
join the fun. (802) 864-0123 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Jamaica Fiber Festival
Jamaica, VT
Mid May
Sheep to shawl demonstration, sheep shearing, yarn spinning, and weaving.
Maypole dancing, raffles, food, craft vendors including spinning and weaving
equipment as well as fleece and yarn, fiber-related demonstrations and classes
and kids' activities, and live music. (802) 874-7201 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Blackfly Festival
Adamant, VT
Late May
Day-long festival with blackfly pie contest, fashion show,music, food,bake sale
along & a display of Palettes of Vermont (802) 223-3030 Event Phone
Learn more about New England's black flies...click here.
Summer (June, July, August)
Annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade & Festival
Brattleboro, VT
Early June
This annual parade and four day festival has been named one of Vermont's Top
Ten Summer Events for 4 years in a row! Farm summit, farmers market, dairy
princess pageant, bodacious bovine block party, farm tours and The Hammys.
Last year, over 40,000 spectators attended the parade featuring 90 flower
bedecked bovine beauties strutting their stuff down Main Street followed by a
wide variety of world class entertainment. (802) 380-5062 or (802) 258-9177
~ ~ ~
Vermont Balloon and Music Festival
Essex Junction, VT
Early June
A three-day celebration of music and hot-air ballooning!
~ ~ ~
Vermont Days
Throughout Vermont
Mid June
Vermont Days is a great chance to gather with family and friends and discover a
new part of Vermont, or reconnect with a favorite place you haven't visited in a
while. This year more activities and special events have been added, including
live music, Vermont dairy products, and artist demonstrations and performances
-- all at selected state parks and state-owned historic sites. Locations and events
are open and free for everyone - both residents and nonresidents. Come join the
fun!
~ ~ ~
Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival
Queechee (Village Green), VT
Mid June
More than 20 magnificent hot air balloons. Tethered flights available throughout
the festival, weather permitting. Family fun and entertainment includes live
music all weekend long, intriguing crafts, festival food, volleyball round robin
and children’s activities. Many crafts of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
and the Vermont Hand Crafters Association.
(802) 295-7900 Event Phone
(800) 295-5451 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Northeast Kingdom Cultural Heritage Day
Lyndonville, VT
Mid June
Train rides, craft fair, country auction, exhibits, demonstrations, food, wagon
rides and fiddle contest. (802) 626-1400 or (802) 626-3265 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Vermont Quilt Festival
Essex Junction, VT
Late June - Early July
New England's oldest and largest festival! Join in the celebration of the 30th
anniversary of the Festival at its new air-conditioned location with easy parking.
Enjoy almost 400 beautiful quilts on display, shop in more than 70 booths
brimming with quilts, fabrics, supplies, country crafts, gift items and more, have
your treasured antique quilts appraised and choose from more than 75 classes
and lectures.
~ ~ ~
Annual Marlboro Music Festival
Marlboro, VT
Mid July to Mid August
Come hear music of the highest caliber, performed by world renowned musicians.
(802) 254-2394
~ ~ ~
Stowe Celebrates Summer Art & Craft Festival
Stowe, VT
Late July
A summer celebration of all the things that make Stowe special. Anchored by 150
juried artists and artisans. Come see cool and functional artwork under Camelot
tents. Food by Stowe restaurants, spa treatments by local resorts, and
entertainment by Stowe Performing Arts. Special activities for children. Rain or
shine. (877) 467-8693 or (802) 253-7321
~ ~ ~
Champlain Valley Folk Festival
Ferrisburgh, VT
Early August
Traditional folk music and dance from the Champlain valley and beyond. 5
concert stages plus dance stage with wooden floor on the shores of Lake
Champlain. Camping nearby, swimming on site, craft and food vendors.
(877) 850-0206 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont State Zucchini Festival
Celebrate the vegetable Vermonters love to hate.
Ludlow , VT
Mid-August
Innovative ways to carve, catapult, dress, eat, fly, paint and race zucchinis.
As always, a prize for the largest Vermont Zucchini will be awarded. An ideal
event for the whole family. (802) 228-5830 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Deerfield Valley Farmers Day Exhibition...A Real Vermont Fair.
Wilmington, VT
Late August
Horse pulling, ox pulling, midway rides and games, farm exhibits, horse show,
children's activities, exhibit halls, live bands, and antique tractor pull.
Demolition Derby, and no entry admission charge to the Midway on Sunday only.
(802) 464-6572 Event Phone
(802) 464-8092 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Moose Festival
Canaan, VT
Late August
Moose calling contest, free pony rides for kids & more. Moose watchers
breakfast, auto show, photography contest, horse and wagon historical tours.
(603) 237-8939 Event Phone
Fall (September, October, November)
Vermont State Fair
Rutland, VT
Early September
The Vermont State Fair began as a one-day event on September 24, 1846.
The Fair was founded with an agricultural background and has continued its
agricultural heritage in today's fair. Agricultural events include horse & cattle
shows and exhibits, farm museums, crafts, 4H building, horse, pony & ox pulling
contests, maple sugar house, country and western concerts, demolition derbies
and a great carnival midway by Castlerock Shows. (802) 775-5200 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Essex Junction, VT
Mid September
Sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas and rabbits on display. Sheep shearing, sheepdog
herding, llama obstacle course. Workshops on fiber arts, drop in and spin,
needlefelting, weaving, knitting demonstrations. More than 60 vendors of
spinning, weaving, knitting and felting materials, tools and finished items.
(802) 446-3325 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Plymouth Cheese and Harvest Festival
Plymouth, VT
Mid-September
Selected twice by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as one of the state's Top
Ten Fall Events and again in 2006! The bounties of the Vermont harvest are
celebrated with a cheese recipe contest, wagon rides, historic farm & craft
demonstrations, “Roaring Twenties” performed by Martin Bryan (sponsored by
the Vermont Humanities Council), harvest displays, Vermont Cheese Council
exhibits, and more. (802) 672-3773 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont Small Farms Food Fest
Shelburne Orchards
Shelburne, VT
Mid-September
Here's the chance to purchase prepared foods from vegetable, meat, cheese and
syrup producers. Pick apples, listen to live music, take a tractor hayride, go
through a haybale maze and enjoy other family-friendly activities.
(802) 985-2753 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Tunbridge World's Fair
Tunbridge, VT
Mid-September
Celebrating Vermont farming traditions at an annual agricultural fair in a
beautiful rural setting. With an antique museum and living history exhibits,
horse, pony and oxen pulling, horse racing, cattle and horse shows, junior 4-H,
contra dancers, midway and much more.
(802) 889-5555 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Fairbanks Festival of Traditional Crafts
St. Johnsbury, VT
Mid-September
Annual celebration of the skills and lore of rural New England The Fairbanks
Museum hosts a major festival, now in its third decade, celebrating the ingenuity
and accomplishment of rural New England. The Festival brings together artists
and experts whose personal knowledge and skills guide visitors to create candles
and quilts, soap and cider, barrels and dolls. Come with questions for old-time
orchardists, herbalists, dowsers, wood turners and boat builders.
Location: Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
(802) 748-2372 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Stowe Oktoberfest
Stowe, VT
Late September
Featuring oompah bands, authentic German foods, freshly brewed VT beers,
pumpkin painting, raffles & puppet theatre Two days of Bavarian fun.
Selected as a VT Chamber Top Ten Fall Event.
802) 253-7321 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Fall Foliage Festival
Walden, VT
Early October
200Week-long event hosted by seven Northeast Kingdom towns.
Local history, entertainment, photo ops, church suppers, crafts and tours in
Walden, Cabot, Plainfield, Peacham, Barnet Groton and St. Johnsbury.
Each has special historic and cultural background and the local volunteer hosts
are pleasant and informative. Plenty of places to stay only a few miles to each
town. Experience the Northeast aglow with color.
(802) 563-2380 Event Phone
(802) 748-3678 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Dummerston Apple Pie Festival
Dummerston Center, VT
Early October
1500 apple pies, whole or by the piece, VT cheddar cheese, sweet cider hot and
cold, donuts, ice cream, coffee, books, crafts and treasures. Ample parking and
handicapped accessible. (802) 254-9158 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Thanksgiving Weekend at Billings Farm & Museum
Woodstock, VT
Thanksgiving Day Weekend (November)
Visit with costumed guides as they prepare a bountiful 19th century
Thanksgiving meal in the 1890 Farm House. Engaging Thanksgiving activities for
every age and programs in the Farm House parlor each day. Enjoy a homemade
treat and a horse-drawn wagon ride. Location: Billings Farm & Museum
(802) 457-2355 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum
Woodstock, VT
Early December
A Top 10 Fall Event. Visit the authentically decorated farmhouse with
preparations underway for the holiday meal. Visit the working dairy farm.
Holiday programs and activities, plus making historic ornaments.
(802) 457-2355 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Christmas Eve Sleigh Ride at Adams Farm
Wilmington, VT
Every Christmas Eve
Experience the nostalgia of yesteryear with your family and friends and take a
sleigh ride journey into the woods to an old log cabin for a warm up by the wood
fires and enjoy a steaming cup of hot chocolate and Christmas carols at the piano.
Reservations required and weather permitting.
(802) 464-3762 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Hildene Holiday Evenings
Manchester, VT
Late December
Tour the beautifully decorated historic mansion. Also enjoy hot cider, holiday
music, and doughnuts by the bonfire on the front lawn.
(802) 362-1788 Event Phone
Do you know of an annual event in Vermont that is unique and fun? Contact us
and we might add it to our New Hampshire Calendar of Uniquely New
Hampshire Events. Send an email to: editor@theheartofnewengland.com
BACK TO Calendar Main Page
Annual "Can't Miss" Festivals & Events
(click on your favorite season, below)
Search for Vermont Events
Winter (December, January, February)
Holidays at Hildene
ManchesterVT
Early November through early January
Each week local decorators are adopting an area of the house. Come back again
to see the magic they make.
(802) 362-1788 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Stowe Winter Carnival
Stowe, VT
Mid January
Ice carving exhibition and competition, sports events, kid-friendly activities,
village night and more. Stowe will be aglow as we transform our town into a fun
filled five day winter festival. Whether you plan to compete or simply enjoy the
entertainment, come experience the fun of a New England winter. (802) 253-7321
~ ~ ~
Chocolate Festival
Bristol, VT
Mid February
Our Chocolate Festival is one of life's sweet indulgences. Imagine a chocolate
buffet filled with all the rich, dark chocolate you can eat. Chocolate truffles,
chocolate espresso mousse, chocolate cheesecake, chocolate fondue, chocolate
cookies and bars, chocolate tart and more. Location: The Inn at Baldwin Creek &
Mary's Restaurant (802) 453-2432 (888) 424-2432
Spring (March, April, May)
Annual Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade and Party
Burlington, VT
Late February/Early March
More than 20,000 people made up of families, friends, students, and visitors will
gather together on the streets to join in the spinning spectacle.
More than 40 floats of calamitously costumed wheeled conveyances will bear
hundreds of festooned festivators hurling all manner of edible excitements and
baubled beadery. Proceeds benefit the Women's Rape Crisis Center. (802) 658-
2739 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Lunenburg Maple Festival
Lunenburg
Mid to Late March
Activities begin with a pancake breakfast, followed by interactive displays,
artifacts, photos, school children art work and self-guided sugar house tours.
The day will close with a dinner of baked beans, ham, and maple desserts.
(802) 892-6654 Event Phone lunenburghistoricalsociety@hotmail.com
~ ~ ~
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend
Adams Turkey Farm & Maple Products
Westford, VT
Late March
Watch and see how Maple Syrup is made. From the tree to the table, experience
one of Vermont's oldest traditions. See the use of some modern sap gathering
equipment mixed with the traditional wood fired evaporator. Sample the very
best, fresh off the evaporator and take some of Vermont's first crop of the year
home with you. Location: Adams Turkey Farm & Maple Products (802) 878-
4726 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
Killington, VT
Early April
Each year 200 amateur bumpers line up to show their stuff in this annual spring
event on Outer Limits, the steepest mogul slope in eastern North America,
covering 1,200 feet of vertical in a half a mile. Spectators relax in the sun at the
bottom of the trail on lawn chairs and sofas with barbecue grills and coolers in
tow, ready to officially celebrate the rites of spring skiing. Yes, there’s even a
cook-off in the crowd too, complete with trophies.
(800) 734-9435 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont Maple Festival
St. Albans, VT
Late April
An annual event that draws people from all over the state, country and world to
sample and learn more about the flavor of Vermont. The festival features a youth
talent show, craft show, antique show, exhibit hall, specialty food show, art
exhibit, pancake breakfast, 5 and 10 k runs, and a huge parade rounding out the
weekend festivities. (802) 524-5800 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Flavors of the Valley
White River Junction, VT
Early May
A promotional, tasting, and informational event celebrating locally grown food
and farm products. Farmer, restaurant, grocer and non-profit organizations will
display a range of local products including meats, produce, maple, dairy, baked
goods, and prepared foods. The event includes cooking and agricultural
demonstrations and a silent auction. (802) 291-9100
~ ~ ~
All Species Day Parade and Spring Pageant
Montpelier, VT
First Sunday of May
Celebrated in Montpelier annually on the first Sunday in May since 1989.
All come dressed in costume representing your favorite species and honor our
interdependence with all life's diversity with song, dance, pageantry, parade and
celebration. We begin at noon in Hubbard park with opening performances,
parade through downtown beginning at 1 pm and at 2pm celebrate with a grand
puppet pageant on the Statehouse lawn. All are welcome to join in.
(802) 223-1242 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Burlington Kids Day - Vermont's largest children's celebration.
Burlington, VT
Mid-May
Take part in the Main Street parade, check out exhibits, entertainment, craft
activities, art displays, and games at Burlington's Waterfront Park. Music, drama,
and demonstrations of all kinds are welcome. A great opportunity to celebrate
our youngest citizens. Kids of all ages invited to participate. A giant helium
balloon stars in the parade. Everyone invited to decorate a bike or wagon and
join the fun. (802) 864-0123 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Jamaica Fiber Festival
Jamaica, VT
Mid May
Sheep to shawl demonstration, sheep shearing, yarn spinning, and weaving.
Maypole dancing, raffles, food, craft vendors including spinning and weaving
equipment as well as fleece and yarn, fiber-related demonstrations and classes
and kids' activities, and live music. (802) 874-7201 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Blackfly Festival
Adamant, VT
Late May
Day-long festival with blackfly pie contest, fashion show,music, food,bake sale
along & a display of Palettes of Vermont (802) 223-3030 Event Phone
Learn more about New England's black flies...click here.
Summer (June, July, August)
Annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade & Festival
Brattleboro, VT
Early June
This annual parade and four day festival has been named one of Vermont's Top
Ten Summer Events for 4 years in a row! Farm summit, farmers market, dairy
princess pageant, bodacious bovine block party, farm tours and The Hammys.
Last year, over 40,000 spectators attended the parade featuring 90 flower
bedecked bovine beauties strutting their stuff down Main Street followed by a
wide variety of world class entertainment. (802) 380-5062 or (802) 258-9177
~ ~ ~
Vermont Balloon and Music Festival
Essex Junction, VT
Early June
A three-day celebration of music and hot-air ballooning!
~ ~ ~
Vermont Days
Throughout Vermont
Mid June
Vermont Days is a great chance to gather with family and friends and discover a
new part of Vermont, or reconnect with a favorite place you haven't visited in a
while. This year more activities and special events have been added, including
live music, Vermont dairy products, and artist demonstrations and performances
-- all at selected state parks and state-owned historic sites. Locations and events
are open and free for everyone - both residents and nonresidents. Come join the
fun!
~ ~ ~
Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival
Queechee (Village Green), VT
Mid June
More than 20 magnificent hot air balloons. Tethered flights available throughout
the festival, weather permitting. Family fun and entertainment includes live
music all weekend long, intriguing crafts, festival food, volleyball round robin
and children’s activities. Many crafts of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
and the Vermont Hand Crafters Association.
(802) 295-7900 Event Phone
(800) 295-5451 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Northeast Kingdom Cultural Heritage Day
Lyndonville, VT
Mid June
Train rides, craft fair, country auction, exhibits, demonstrations, food, wagon
rides and fiddle contest. (802) 626-1400 or (802) 626-3265 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Vermont Quilt Festival
Essex Junction, VT
Late June - Early July
New England's oldest and largest festival! Join in the celebration of the 30th
anniversary of the Festival at its new air-conditioned location with easy parking.
Enjoy almost 400 beautiful quilts on display, shop in more than 70 booths
brimming with quilts, fabrics, supplies, country crafts, gift items and more, have
your treasured antique quilts appraised and choose from more than 75 classes
and lectures.
~ ~ ~
Annual Marlboro Music Festival
Marlboro, VT
Mid July to Mid August
Come hear music of the highest caliber, performed by world renowned musicians.
(802) 254-2394
~ ~ ~
Stowe Celebrates Summer Art & Craft Festival
Stowe, VT
Late July
A summer celebration of all the things that make Stowe special. Anchored by 150
juried artists and artisans. Come see cool and functional artwork under Camelot
tents. Food by Stowe restaurants, spa treatments by local resorts, and
entertainment by Stowe Performing Arts. Special activities for children. Rain or
shine. (877) 467-8693 or (802) 253-7321
~ ~ ~
Champlain Valley Folk Festival
Ferrisburgh, VT
Early August
Traditional folk music and dance from the Champlain valley and beyond. 5
concert stages plus dance stage with wooden floor on the shores of Lake
Champlain. Camping nearby, swimming on site, craft and food vendors.
(877) 850-0206 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont State Zucchini Festival
Celebrate the vegetable Vermonters love to hate.
Ludlow , VT
Mid-August
Innovative ways to carve, catapult, dress, eat, fly, paint and race zucchinis.
As always, a prize for the largest Vermont Zucchini will be awarded. An ideal
event for the whole family. (802) 228-5830 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Deerfield Valley Farmers Day Exhibition...A Real Vermont Fair.
Wilmington, VT
Late August
Horse pulling, ox pulling, midway rides and games, farm exhibits, horse show,
children's activities, exhibit halls, live bands, and antique tractor pull.
Demolition Derby, and no entry admission charge to the Midway on Sunday only.
(802) 464-6572 Event Phone
(802) 464-8092 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Moose Festival
Canaan, VT
Late August
Moose calling contest, free pony rides for kids & more. Moose watchers
breakfast, auto show, photography contest, horse and wagon historical tours.
(603) 237-8939 Event Phone
Fall (September, October, November)
Vermont State Fair
Rutland, VT
Early September
The Vermont State Fair began as a one-day event on September 24, 1846.
The Fair was founded with an agricultural background and has continued its
agricultural heritage in today's fair. Agricultural events include horse & cattle
shows and exhibits, farm museums, crafts, 4H building, horse, pony & ox pulling
contests, maple sugar house, country and western concerts, demolition derbies
and a great carnival midway by Castlerock Shows. (802) 775-5200 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Essex Junction, VT
Mid September
Sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas and rabbits on display. Sheep shearing, sheepdog
herding, llama obstacle course. Workshops on fiber arts, drop in and spin,
needlefelting, weaving, knitting demonstrations. More than 60 vendors of
spinning, weaving, knitting and felting materials, tools and finished items.
(802) 446-3325 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Plymouth Cheese and Harvest Festival
Plymouth, VT
Mid-September
Selected twice by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as one of the state's Top
Ten Fall Events and again in 2006! The bounties of the Vermont harvest are
celebrated with a cheese recipe contest, wagon rides, historic farm & craft
demonstrations, “Roaring Twenties” performed by Martin Bryan (sponsored by
the Vermont Humanities Council), harvest displays, Vermont Cheese Council
exhibits, and more. (802) 672-3773 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Vermont Small Farms Food Fest
Shelburne Orchards
Shelburne, VT
Mid-September
Here's the chance to purchase prepared foods from vegetable, meat, cheese and
syrup producers. Pick apples, listen to live music, take a tractor hayride, go
through a haybale maze and enjoy other family-friendly activities.
(802) 985-2753 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Tunbridge World's Fair
Tunbridge, VT
Mid-September
Celebrating Vermont farming traditions at an annual agricultural fair in a
beautiful rural setting. With an antique museum and living history exhibits,
horse, pony and oxen pulling, horse racing, cattle and horse shows, junior 4-H,
contra dancers, midway and much more.
(802) 889-5555 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Fairbanks Festival of Traditional Crafts
St. Johnsbury, VT
Mid-September
Annual celebration of the skills and lore of rural New England The Fairbanks
Museum hosts a major festival, now in its third decade, celebrating the ingenuity
and accomplishment of rural New England. The Festival brings together artists
and experts whose personal knowledge and skills guide visitors to create candles
and quilts, soap and cider, barrels and dolls. Come with questions for old-time
orchardists, herbalists, dowsers, wood turners and boat builders.
Location: Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
(802) 748-2372 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Stowe Oktoberfest
Stowe, VT
Late September
Featuring oompah bands, authentic German foods, freshly brewed VT beers,
pumpkin painting, raffles & puppet theatre Two days of Bavarian fun.
Selected as a VT Chamber Top Ten Fall Event.
802) 253-7321 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Fall Foliage Festival
Walden, VT
Early October
200Week-long event hosted by seven Northeast Kingdom towns.
Local history, entertainment, photo ops, church suppers, crafts and tours in
Walden, Cabot, Plainfield, Peacham, Barnet Groton and St. Johnsbury.
Each has special historic and cultural background and the local volunteer hosts
are pleasant and informative. Plenty of places to stay only a few miles to each
town. Experience the Northeast aglow with color.
(802) 563-2380 Event Phone
(802) 748-3678 Event Phone
~ ~ ~
Annual Dummerston Apple Pie Festival
Dummerston Center, VT
Early October
1500 apple pies, whole or by the piece, VT cheddar cheese, sweet cider hot and
cold, donuts, ice cream, coffee, books, crafts and treasures. Ample parking and
handicapped accessible. (802) 254-9158 Event Phone
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Thanksgiving Weekend at Billings Farm & Museum
Woodstock, VT
Thanksgiving Day Weekend (November)
Visit with costumed guides as they prepare a bountiful 19th century
Thanksgiving meal in the 1890 Farm House. Engaging Thanksgiving activities for
every age and programs in the Farm House parlor each day. Enjoy a homemade
treat and a horse-drawn wagon ride. Location: Billings Farm & Museum
(802) 457-2355 Event Phone
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Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum
Woodstock, VT
Early December
A Top 10 Fall Event. Visit the authentically decorated farmhouse with
preparations underway for the holiday meal. Visit the working dairy farm.
Holiday programs and activities, plus making historic ornaments.
(802) 457-2355 Event Phone
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Christmas Eve Sleigh Ride at Adams Farm
Wilmington, VT
Every Christmas Eve
Experience the nostalgia of yesteryear with your family and friends and take a
sleigh ride journey into the woods to an old log cabin for a warm up by the wood
fires and enjoy a steaming cup of hot chocolate and Christmas carols at the piano.
Reservations required and weather permitting.
(802) 464-3762 Event Phone
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Hildene Holiday Evenings
Manchester, VT
Late December
Tour the beautifully decorated historic mansion. Also enjoy hot cider, holiday
music, and doughnuts by the bonfire on the front lawn.
(802) 362-1788 Event Phone
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Hampshire Events. Send an email to: editor@theheartofnewengland.com
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