Due to the ongoing restrictions and the limitations as to the amount of people we can have on our property, The Blueberry Festival has once again been cancelled for 2021. Instead, we will host smaller events this season (the Barn Sale being the first).
We are very hopeful that with more and more people getting their vaccine shots we will be able to hold our festival in the fall. We will expand this festival and the theme will be WILD AUSTERLITZ: Autumn in Austerlitz. The “Wild” refers to nature appreciation, hunting, fishing, camping, kayaking, bicycling, birdwatching, archery, traditional crafts, etc. If your club, organization, or business would like to participate, please contact Margaret Hover at [email protected]
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