Due to the Covid-19 pandemic we are sad to announce that the 21st annual Blueberry Festival scheduled for July 26th 2020 has been cancelled. Please consider making a donation.
This ever-popular event features early 19th Century craft demonstrations and wares, antiques, live music and entertainment, magic act, activities for children, animals, birds of prey, sheep-shearing, plus many unique and highly talented craft vendors, artisans and a special fiber art area. There will be blueberries galore and a blueberry pancake breakfast, in addition to a wide selection of tasty food items and baked goods.
ADMISSION
Adults-$8.00 Children under 12-FREE
No pets-Please
There is an additional charge for the pancake breakfast.
Pancake Breakfast 9:00 am-11:30
$8.00 Adults —– Children under 12 – $4.00
2019 Exhibitors
As of 7/19/19, the Artisans, Crafters, Artists participating in this year’s festival are:
- Fly Tyer – William Newcomb – Hillsdale, NY,
- Salt and Stone Pottery Co. Clark Mills, NY
- Justamere Tree Farm – Worthington, MA
- William & Peggy Holland Watercolors – Spencertown, NY
- The 19th Century Tinsmith – Walter Fleming – Ballston Lake, NY
- K. Steven Earp – Redware – Shelburne Falls, MA
- Joyce Flower Baskets – Valatie, NY
- Shaker Reproductions and Wood Turnings – Donna Mullet – Stephentown, NY
- Bonnie White Folk Art -Cannan, NY
- Scherenschnitte- Pamela Dalton- Ghent, NY
As of 7/19/19, the Fiber Arts Vendors
- Wooly Spruce Farmstead – Chatham, NY
- Hands to Work Textiles, Shelburne Falls, MA
- Rag Hill Farm, Shelburne Falls, MA
- Joy Newton Designs,
- Hudson Valley Fiber Arts, Pine Plains, NY
- Quilting by Margy Quinn – Austerlitz, NY
- Looming Madness – Mahopac, NY
- Berkshire Hills & Dales Spinners Guild
- Heritage Artisans-Chatham, NY
- Under Mountain Weavers– Salisbury, CT
- Margy Quinn & Diane Lil -Quilted Items- Austerlitz, NY
As of 7/19/19, the Market Vendors participating this year are:
- Saratoga Peanut Butter Co. – Saratoga Springs, NY
- Root and Tuber Works Beeswax Candles. – Chatham, NY
- Dancing Bare Soap – Plainfield, MA
- Ballston Lake Apiaries – Richard Green – Ballston Lake, NY
- Gail LaBoissiere – Melrose, NY
- Stonecreek Candles – Great Barrington, MA
- Rolling Rock Salt – Sheffield, MA
- O’Boys Soap Company, LLC – North Chatham, NY
- Grant House Press – East Chatham, NY
- Maple Leaf Sugaring – Ghent, NY
- Davistudio – Spencertown, NY
- Left Brain Creations- Schenectady, NY
- Bhupdesigns- Bristol, CT
- Jana Laiz, Author – S. Egremont, NY
- Strudel Z – Hudson, NY
- Hay Berry Farm LLC – Hoosick Falls, NY
- Glass by Gail – Valatie,NY
- Taconic Brass – Spencertown, NY
- Berkshire Puppettree – Great Barrington, MA
- Great Cape Baking Company – Amenia, NY
- 18th, 19th & 20th Century Prints – Sam Skinner, Ghent, NY
- Buddy’s Buck Horns Creations – Tivoli, NY
- Mountain Girl Farm – North Adams, MA, NY
- Firefly- Leeds, NY
- Little Em’s Diaper Cakes & More- Red Hook, NY
- Hammond Toonkel Studio -Millbrook, NY
- The Gifted Nest- Valatie, NY
- Moonfaerie Designs- Willington, CT
- Lyric Hill Farm-Granby, CT 06035
- by Francine K-Great Barrington, MA
- Sweet Bunny Studio-Cohoes, NY
- Ardith Mae Farmstead Goat Cheese-Stuyvesant,NY
- Rustic Woodcraft-Great Barrington, NY
- Caroline’s Scottish Bakery-Bennington,VT
- The Sharon Springs Granola Company
- My Mothers Apron
Interested in becoming a vendor? Call 518-392-0062 or email [email protected]
As of 7/3/19, the Non-Profit Organizations participating this year are:
Master Gardeners – Cornell Cooperative Extension Columbia & Greene Counties – Hudson, NY
The Spencertown Academy Arts Center
2019 Entertainers
As of 7/19/19, the Entertainers & Musicians participating this year are:
Omer Black Magician
Alan Chartock and the Berkshire Ramblers – Great Barrington, MA
Thomas Hooker Hanford- Musician and Story Teller for Children and Families
As of 7/19/19, the Special Exhibitors/Demonstrators participating this year are:
- David Bolluyt & Scott Lent: Blacksmithing Demonstrations in the AHS Forge
- Fred DePaul: Sheepshearing by Hand – Demonstrations & Commentary
- Berkshire Hills & Dales Spinners Guild: Spinning Demonstrations in the Fiber Arts area
- Frances Culley – plus Family & Friends: Wool Spinning & Carding – Spencertown, NY
- Lauren Wolff & Colleagues: Quilting Demonstrations
- The Page Wild Life Center