USA Special Event Description:
This is the perfect weekend for early foliage viewing, especially up at the top of the Toll Road above Equinox Mountain outside Manchester. This is the highest peak in southern Vermont and the view is unlimited, stretching from New York to Quebec, from Massachusetts to New Hampshire. By Columbus Day Weekend the brilliant foliage here is often gone.
We mention this and the Route 4 road between Rutland and Quechee as a splendid drive before or after visiting our famous foliage Art and Craft Festival at Hildene. Nestled in a magnificent valley along the Battenkill River (the birthplace of fly fishing), the site is a scenic complement to the scintillating selection of original Art and contemporary craft.
185 artists and artisans display and sell their very own creations. As usual, at a Craftproducers Festival, there are no imports and no buy/sell products—just honest creative artists and artisans under the glorious, heated Camelot tents. In a sense its like experiencing 185 different boutiques except that there are no bar codes.
All kidding aside, the thousands of attendees, locals and leaf peepers alike, flock to this show to begin (and in some cases end) their holiday gift shopping. While many of the products make wonderful gifts, most customers buy for their own pleasure: home furnishings, clothing, jewelry, furniture, original Art and photography, and more. Truly, our colossal Camelot tents are veritable cathedrals of creativity.
More than shopping, this Festival offers delicious fresh food and live entertainment. There will also be a Wine and Food court featuring wine tasting and food sampling.
Event Performers:
TBD
Location of USA Special Event:
Hildene Meadows
Directions to Festival:
River Road
Manchester Center, VT
Times:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Admission & Parking:
$8.00/Free
Special Event Contact: 802.425.3399
Event Email Contact: info@craftproducer.com
