Killington Hay Festival, New England: giant animals made of hay!
August 24, 2012
Between Monday, September 3 and Monday, October 8 (Labor Day to Columbus Day as our American friends know them) the Killington Hay Festival is on. The “not to be missed” free annual Autumn festival showcases a collection of more than 40 giant hay animals (the “Grass Menagerie”) throughout the town, as well as a variety of daily and weekly family friendly events and activities, which include a scavenger hunt and a handcrafted maze.
Visitors can also sample the Killington Hay Festival beer, brewed by Long Trail especially for the event.
Special weekend events during this period include: the Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally, the Farm to Table Festival, the Super Spartan Beast Race, and the Killington Resort Brewfest.
Have a look at these beautiful pictures of the New England “Fall” and the udderly (terrible farm-animal pun) cute animals constructed of hay:
Killington Hay Festival – Time lapse build from Madmotion on Vimeo.
Here are some images of hay festivals – present and past – from members of our Flickr community:
The Killington Pug family in 2012. From left: Spunky, Petunia, Mom Pumpkin and Bruce Eh. Photo by Sherburne Memorial Library
Anne Ruthmann reclines against one of the hay animals at 2010′s festival
Anne Ruthmann with a giant moose
A hay train from 2009. Photo by supertrink
The Killington cat from 2009. Photo by supertrink
One of the hay animals from 2009′s festival. Photo by Sal Abate
Another image from 2009 by Sal Abate
Photo by Emily Mason
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Thinking about Florida in November. Any good, reasonable offers 2012. Thanks, Roxyo.
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