| Vermont Fairs and Festivals 2010 | January Barre | Vermont Farm Show The state's best collection of agricultrural displays, farm product contest, and farm machinery. Info: 802/241-3545. www.vermontagriculture.com | April 30-May 2 St. Albans | Vermont Maple Festival 44th Vermont Maple Festival - Activities and events for adults and children. Info: 802/524-5800. www.vtmaplefestival.org | June 3-6 Enosburg Falls | Vermont Dairy Festival Crafts, agricultural displays and competitions, parade, entertainment, and more. Sponsored by Enosburg Falls Lions Club. Info: 802/933-5921 or webmaster@vermontdairyfestival.com. www.vermontdairyfestival.com. | June Brattleboro | Strolling of the Heifers Join the fun for the 9th annual event. Parade, green conference, food, activities and more. Info: 802/254-2407. www.strollingoftheheifers.com | July 10-11 Springfield | Windsor County Agricultural Fair Animal and agricultural exhibits and competitions, live entertainment, and more. Info: 802/484-5027. | July 15-18 Bradford | Connecticut Valley Fair Animal competitions, midway, demolition derby, and more. Info: 802/222-4053. | July 23-25 Johnson | Lamoille County Field Days Arts & Crafts, produce, agricultural events, talent show, tractor competitions, and more. Info: 802/635-7113. www.lamoillefielddays.com | July 31 Pownal | Pownal Valley Fair Kids games, exhibit hall, pig roast, fireworks, and more. Info: 802/823-5258. | July 29-August 1 Highgate | Franklin County Field Days Agricultural and 4-H displays, crafts, games, ox and horse pulls. Info: 802/868-2247. www.franklincountyfielddays.org | | July 30-August 1 Grand Isle Co. (Multiple Sites) | Festival of the Islands The five towns of the Champlain Islands - Alburgh, Isle LaMotte, North Hero, Grand Isle and South Hero -host a number of events. Concerts, flea markets, special retail events, wine tours and tastings, farm stands, yard sales, community meals, petting paddocks and more. Info: e-mail imtherightplace@gmail.com. | August 10-14 New Haven | Addison County Fair & Field Days Vermont's largest agricultural fair - shows for cattle, horse, goat, sheep, donkey and more. Antiques, children's barnyard, arm wrestling, and more. Info: 802/545-2557. www.addisoncountyfielddays.com | August 6-8 Waitsfield | Washington County Fair & Field Days Enjoy cattle, Gymkhana, ice cream eating contest, vegetable and floral arranging, and more. Info: 802/279-6567. | August 18-22 Barton | Orleans County Fair Horse, pony and ox pulling, harness racing, stage shows, Grange exhibits, 4x4 pull, and more. Info: 802/525-3555. www.orleanscountyfair.net | August 25-29 Lyndonville | Caledonia County Fair A 165-year old tradition in the Northeast Kingdom. Highlights include maple, poultry and rabbit exhibits, country music, magic and balloon shows, antique tractor pull. Info: 802/626-5917. www.vtfair.com | August 19-22 Wilmington | Deerfield Valley Farmers' Day Enjoy midway rides, truck and horse pulls, sawing competition, pie eating contest, among other activities. Info: 802/319-0117. www.dvfair.com | August 27-29 Bondville | Bondville Fair Quilt show, bingo, garden tractor, ATV and truck pulls, petting zoo, school house, and other attractions. Info: 802/297-9810. | August 28-September 6 Essex Junction | Champlain Valley Fair Vermont's largest fair - agriculture, 4-H, fine art and craft sales, giant pumpkin, 50-ton sand sculpture, Coca-Cola grandstand featuring top entertainers. Info: 802/878-5545. www.cvexpo.org | September 3-12 Rutland | Vermont State Fair Farm museum, ox shows, maple sugar house, forestry building, fish & game display, racing pigs, and more. Info: 802/775-5200. www.vermontstatefair.net | September 5-6 Guilford | Guilford Fair Farm working horses, horshoe pitching, chainsaw and crosscut saw contests, much more. Info: 802/254-2228. | September 16-19 Tunbridge | Tunbridge World's Fair Old-fashioned agricultural fair in a true rural setting. Working antique displays, horse racing, junior 4-H, contradance, free shows, and more. Info: 800/889-5555 or 802/889-3236. | October 2-3 Tunbridge | Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival A special two-day event for sheep enthusiasts. Display of sheep breeds and fiber animals, sheep dog, shearing and spinning demonstrations, knitting supplies, wool and fiber products, and more. Info: 802/223-2456. www.vermontsheep.org | October 9-10 South Hero | South Hero Applefest & Craft Show The largest apple festival in Vermont. Free entertainment, music, craft show, flea market, petting zoo, Quadricentennial events - and lots of apples! Info: 802/372-5560. |
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