VINS, The Vermont Institute of Natural Science will visit our campground this summer on the following Saturdays: June 30, July 7, July 14, July 28, August 4, August 18 and September 1. They will be bringing several varieties of RAPTORS, which will include at least 1 owl, our favorite!
These informational and educational presentations will last approximately one hour, and are held on Saturday mornings, poolside. 
The Raptor Encounter is a very popular event, don't miss out!

Double, Double Toil and Trouble; Campfires Burn and Cauldrons Bubble...when witches go riding, and black cats are seen the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween."Join us in welcoming the season of haunting... October 11, 12 and 13, 2018. Site decorating contest,costume contest, trick or treat, pumpkin carving, candy bar bingo and more! Prizes for best site, best costume, and best carved pumpkin. Book early!

Attention Bakers! Would you like to learn tips and techniques from the pros? For bakers at any level looking to improve their skills, King Arthur offers a variety of classes and demonstrations at The Baking Education Center in Norwich, Vermont; online, and across the country.Check out the class schedule online.

Memorial Day Weekend. A weekend devoted to Southdown sheep and their Border Collie friends. Watch the spring shearing of the farm's ewes and demonstrations of Border Collies herding sheep in the farm fields. Hands on activities for all the family.

Book one of our luxury cabins and rest after the race!

Each year the world's largest motorcycle touring rally has over 50,000 riders and passengers.  This jam-packed week full of events, exhibits, vendors, fireworks, a parade and more!

The longest continuously running Hot Air Balloon Festival in New England features over 20 hot air balloons, with flights scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 15th; 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 16th and Sunday, June 17th (always weather and wind permitting). The event has been chosen by Yankee Magazine as one of the top 20 events of the Summer!

June 16, 2018 -Celebrate Vermont's distinctive dairy heritage during a weekend of sampling delicious Vermont cheeses and meeting local cheese makers; dairy education programs, making cheese, ice cream and butter.

Enjoy The Gibson Brothers, US Navy Band-Country Current, Seth Sawyer Band, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage and many more wonderful talents!

June 22-24, 2018 Champlain Valley Exposition Essex Junction VT New England's Oldest & Larget Quilt Event!
http://www.vqf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=8

A patriotic family celebration featuring the reading of the Declaration of Independence, historic debates, wagon rides, making 1890 flags, a spelling bee, egg toss, and lots more. Marsh Billings Farm.

July 15, 2018. Lend a hand making and sampling ice cream while learning the history and science of this dairy treat. Horse drawn wagon rides and baseball will round out the day.

Kids will discover what it's like to be a farmer, by stepping into the shoes of a farmer and working closely in the care and maintenance of cows, horses, pigs, chickens and sheep, and much more! Fee and preregistration is required. Ages 10-15.

Marsh Billings Farm - July 28th-September 16, 2018
This highly-anticipated juried exhibition of more than 50 quilts made exclusively in Windsor County will celebrate 31 years of quilting excellence at the Billings Farm. Quilting demonstrations, programs, and activities for children and adults.

July 28 & 29, 2018- A celebration of the best of Summer—Fresh beer, great BBQ, & live music. Winner of the competition earns the right to compete in the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbeque.  Book early!
Windsor, VT http://www.harpoonbrewery.com

The BEST Crafts Fair Anywhere!
August 4-12, 2018 Mount Sunapee Resort- Newbury N.H.
The Annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair is a nine day event that showcases the work of more than 350 crafstpeople, some of the finest in the country. Daily demonstrations of glassblowing, woodcarving, blacksmithing, furniture building, jewelry making and more. It is awesome, don't miss it!
http://www.nhcrafts.org/craftsmens_fair/fair_home.html

August 5th, 2018- Billings Farm & Museum- Tractors made between 1930 and the 1960s will be displayed by the proud and talented folks who restored them. Tractor parade at 1:00 p.m., includes restoration details and historical information. Tractor-drawn wagon rides and tractor activities for children, including the popular tractor sandbox.

August 11th, 2018 - Woodstock VT
Annual festival features food vendors, crafts, entertainment, sidewalk sales

A Vermont Chamber Of Commerce TOP 10 Summer Event Recommendation!
The 57th Annual Art In The Park: August 11 & 12, 2018 Rutland Vermont
Art in the Park is a fine art and craft festival featuring 100 juried artists and craftsmen. The festival includes demonstrations, food, children's activities and musical entertainment. Held rain or shine, Art in the Park draws artisans from all across the northeast and beyond who ply their craft in wood, stone, clay, fiber, metal, glass, with cameras, or on canvas. Art in the Park is Vermont's Oldest Continuing Arts Tradition.
Daily, 10-5 Free admission; donations appreciated.

August 18 - Billings Farm & Museum: Featuring a variety of breeds of chickens comparing their similarities and differences, plus baby chicks. Fun facts about chickens and eggs, plus the egg toss and games.

August 25th- Scottish specialty food, drink, and of course, bagpipes!

26th Annual Glory Days Festival held at the White River Junction train station. Railroad engines & displays,
stage entertainment, mini train rides, crafters, and vendors.

September 13-16, 2018. The longest continuously running fair in the United States, started in 1867! Celebrating the tradition of harness racing and fair food! A local favorite.

September 14-16, 2018 Stowe VT
New England's largest British automobile show. A Three Day Celebration and Salutation to the Great British Motorcar and all manner of other things British
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September 29 & 30, 2018: -Billings Farm & Museum: Hands-on programs will highlight two essential fall crops, including: apple tasting, cider pressing, pumpkin bowling, apples-on-a-string, making pumpkin & apple ice cream, cooking apple butter in the farmhouse, and wagon rides.

Fleece Show & Sale, Cashmere Goat Show, Book Signing, Herding Demos, Fiber Arts Drop Ins & Demos, Willow Art, Food Vendors and much more!

October 6 & 7, 2018:  A traditional Vermont harvest celebration with a husking bee and barn dance; cider pressing, harvesting root vegetables, enjoying spiced cider, homemade doughnuts and much more!

Harpoon Octoberfest is nonstop live oompah music, chicken dancing, cake eating, bratwurst, and of course, barrels upon barrels of fresh brewed Harpoon Beer. You've got Vermont's Upper Valley in peak foliage season, fresh beer and live oompah music. What could be better?

Rutland Vermont's Fall Favorite, Art in the Park. Over 100 juried craftsmen!

Columbus Day Weekend, Oct. 6 & 7, 2018. 46th Annual Craft Fair. More than 100 Juried Craftspeople, and Specialty Food Producers. It's an area favorite!