EVENTS & FESTIVALS

Burke Fall Festival!

East Burke Village

Saturday, September 24, 2022 (It's always the last Saturday in September)
RAIN OR SHINE

Our biggest festival of the year is our annual Fall Foliage Festival located in East Burke Village on the green at the Burke Mountain Clubhouse/East Burke Library. The Burke Fall Festival is organized and hosted by the Burke Area Chamber of Commerce with assistance from many volunteers, local businesses and other organizations. The event is a fundraiser for the Chamber with proceeds used to help us promote the Burke Area, provide services to our members and support economic growth in our community.

The days' events include:

Parade starts at 10am
BBQ with burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, sausages and more!
Kids Area with games and face painting (proceeds benefit Burke Town School)
FREE ice cream for kids (1pm) donated by Clementine's Creamery
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
Farm Animal Petting Zoo
Cow Plop Bingo (cash prizes) - Purchase squares prior to 9/24 at East Burke Market or Mike's Gas in West Burke. Purchase squares on festival day at the Burke Chamber/Festival Info Booth. $5 per square. Winner gets half the pot!
1pm - Rubber Ducky Races at the Dishmill Brook - cash prizes! (proceeds benefit Lyndon Rescue)
50/50 raffle to benefit Lyndon Rescue - next to East Burke Market/Dishmill Brook bridge
Book Sale and Quilt Raffle inside the East Burke Community Library (proceeds benefit library/Burke Mtn Club)
9am-3pm - Craft Fair featuring 70+ vendors! CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF VENDORS
Raffle of Crafts from festival vendors - at the Burke Chamber/Festival Info Booth
Fall Fest posters, beer mugs, shirts, sweatshirts and more for sale at the Burke Chamber/Festival Info Booth
Burke Citizen of the Year announced after the parade (10:30am or so) at the Gazebo
11am - Wildlife Encounters show at at the Gazebo
noon - 2:30pm - Music from Chickweed at the Gazebo
11am-2pm- The East Burke School (611 Route 114) will host an Open House with Schoolhouse tours, Food Forest tours, Cider Pressing Demos, and offer hand-drawn temporary tattoos as well as wood fired pizza, s'mores and fresh mulled cider.
Thaddeus Stevens School (638 Route 114) - Arts & Crafts and more!
The Orange Rind open at 11:30am - Sutton River Band performs at 5pm
Mike's Tiki Bar Open at noon - Zach Nugent performs at 5:30pm

Festival parking - Please be aware that traffic and parking in the village will be very busy on festival day. Plan accordingly! Carpool if possible. Festival parking will mainly be at the East Burke Storage shed lot on Route 114 (a three minute walk to the festival). When that is full, you may need to park just down the road at Darling Recreational Park on Route 114 (across from the cemetery just past the Mountain Rd/114 intersection. A 5-10 minute walk to the green).

Please drive carefully and slowly through the village and do not park in private business lots or areas marked, 'No Parking.'
Route 114 from the East Burke Fire Station to Pinkham Road will be closed for the parade from 9:45-10:45am.

If you are an artist or craftsperson and would like to be considered for a vendor spot in the craft fair, please email our Vendor Coordinator at burkefestvendors@gmail.com
You must include ALL of the following information in your email: