EVENTS & FESTIVALS

Fall Foliage Festival in East Burke Village

 

The festival is cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

The next festival is Saturday, September 25, 2021    (It's always the last Saturday in September)

 

 

 

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 10:00
• BBQ with burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, sausages and more!
• Kids Area with Bounce Houses, face painting and more
• Arts & Crafts with NEKCA!
• Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
• Farm Animal Petting Zoo
• Cow Flop Bingo
• Rubber Ducky Races at the Dishmill Brook at 1pm - cash prizes!
• Silent Auction to benefit Lyndon Rescue - next to East Burke Market/Dishmill Brook bridge
• Craft Show opens at 9 am - 3 pm - featuring 80 vendors!
• NEW - Raffle of Crafts from festival vendors - at the Burke Chamber Info Booth from 9-3pm
• Fall Fest posters, beer mugs, shirts, sweatshirts and more for sale at the Burke Chamber Info Booth
• Silent Auction inside the library featuring work from local artists & crafters, unique historical items and antiques
• Burke Citizen of the Year announced after the parade (10:30am or so) at the Gazebo
• Wildlife Encouters show at 11am at the Gazebo
• Music from Chickweed at the Gazebo
• Mike's Tiki Bar Open at noon 
• Live Music at Mike's Tiki Bar

 

 

Hollyberry's B&B (located next to East Burke Market on the other side of the bridge) will have a shoebox raffle with proceeds to benefit the East Burke Congregational Church.

 

The East Burke School will have a farmstand with vegetables, cider, and other VT products for sale outside of Cafe Lotti on Route 114 (next to the East Burke Congregational Church).

 

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, Christine Emmons at burkefestvendors@gmail.com
You must include ALL of the following information in your email:

• Business Name and Contact info
• Your business website
• Description of your craft
• 3 photos of your work 

If would like to be in the parade, contact Diane French at 802-626-3548 or lyndonlodge@charter.net

 

 

For sponsorship information or to volunteer, email burkechamber@burkevermont.com

 

 

 

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2019 SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS!!!   

***GOLD LEAF SPONSORS ***

              

   

             

 

 

GENERAL SPONSORS

 

 

Barrett Insurance Agency * Burke Cottage Rentals & Campground * Burke Mountain Academy * Burke Mountain Club *  Burke Publick House * Burke Sugar Shack * Burke Town School * Cabot Creamery * Cafe Lotti * Century 21 Farm & Forest Realty/Burke Vacation Rentals * Dead River Company * Denis, Ricker & Brown/Hickok Boardman Insurance * East Burke Market * East Burke School * East Burke Sports * East Haven Veterinary Service * GNS Properties * Kingdom Adventures Mountain Guides * Limelite Restoration Services *  Lyndon Institute * Lyndon Motor Lodge *  Lyndonville Beverage & Redemption * Michaud-Foley Construction/East Burke Storage *  Mike's Gas & Redemption * Mike's Tiki Bar * Mountain Lake Cottages * NEKCA * North Country Hospital * Northeast Kingdom Country Store * The Orange Rind * Parkway Realty * Rasputitsa Spring Classic * The Riverside School *  RubyLee's * Sanderson's Wooden Bowls * StoneCrest Properties  *  Studio Fresca  * Town of Burke * Union Bank * Vermont's Original Bag Balm *  Wagner's Construction * The White Market  * Wildflower Inn

 

 

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