Here are some of our favorite family fall happenings taking place this weekend!
Saturday, September 26, 2015 and Sunday, September 27, 2015
Champlain Mini Maker Faire
The third-annual Champlain Mini Maker Faire will be a two-day event featuring dozens of Makers and the new ChampBot Challenge held at the Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms. A Maker Faire brings together families and individuals to celebrate the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset and showcase all kinds of incredible projects. At the Champlain Mini Maker Faire, you’ll find arts and crafts, science and engineering, food and music, and more.
Features over 90 Maker displays, presentations, workshops and performances. Families will find arts and crafts, science and engineering, food and music, and more.
Cost: Adults: $15 for one day or $27 for two days | Children 11-17 : $10 for one day or $18 | Children 10 year and younger: Free
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Fall Harvest Fun @ Adams Apple Orchard and Farm Market
Every weekend in September and the first weekend of October Adams Apple Orchard had fall fun taking place on the weekend. This weekend join Adams for “hands on activities!”
Try your hand at cider making, create your own picturesque family photo-op. They will have the materials and props…you bring the fun and smiles!
AND NEW THIS YEAR….. We have teamed up with RaceVermont to host a walk/run through the orchard.
Dizzy Donuts will also be at Adams Apple Orchard each weekend!
Cost: Free
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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival
Get ready for the 7th Annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ (VTPC) Festival at the Stoweflake Resort and Spa in Stowe. The event benefits the Lamoille Family Center, which has a thirty-eight year history of supporting Lamoille Valley families through early care, and educational services, home visiting, parent education, playgrounds, child care resource and referral, youth services, and emergency assistance. The event gives kids and adults a chance to build something with their hands and compete; a cross between a shot put contest and a Soap Box Derby.
The Festival runs from 11am to 4pm, and features three rounds of competitive pumpkin chuckin’ at 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm, with awards shortly after the last round. No dogs or outside food or beverage are allowed at the event. Along with the pumpkin chuckin’ contest comes music, children’s activities, chili cook-off, and great food; all creating an enjoyable fall day. Music for this year’s festival will again be provided by two bands; House Dunn, John Smyth, which will be performing periodically from 11am to 4pm.
Cost: $5 for ages 5 and over | free for 4 and under
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Saturday is also My First Library Card Day at the South Burlington Library. Kids 5+ who want their very own library card are invited for a celebration of games, crafts and registration. Decorate your new book bag and go on a scavenger hunt!