The 2026 Best of Vermont Festival is over 🙁
Check out our newest upcoming event in Ludlow: The Foliage Train!
October 3rd & 4th – ride times: 9am, 10:30am, noon, 1:30pm, 3pm, & 4:30pm
Event Snapshot:
When: August 22 & 23, 2026 (Rain or Shine)
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Okemo Field @ Route 103 & Bixby Road, Ludlow, VT
The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting the sixth annual Best of Vermont Summer Festival scheduled for Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, in Ludlow, Vermont. The event will take place at Okemo Field on Route 103 (& Bixby Road).
This festival is a great opportunity for everyone, including locals, new residents, second homeowners, and visitors! Some of the program highlights include live music, craft beverage producers (beer, wine, distilleries), cheese and maple products, specialty foods, artisan products, fine art, kids zone, etc. This festival information page will continue to be updated as more information becomes available. Follow updates on our Best of VT Summer Festival Facebook page!
Thank you to the presenting sponsor, Mary W. Davis Realtor & Associates*!
Exciting Live Music Lineup for 2026:
Saturday, August 22, 2026
- 11am – 1pm: Bear Mountain Boys
- 1pm – 3pm: The Loonz
- 3pm – 5pm: The Rustie Bus Band
Sunday, August 23, 2026
- 11am – 1pm: Sammy Blanchette
- 1pm – 3pm: Rick Redington & Tuff Luv
- 3pm – 5pm: Line Dancing with B.O.L.D. (Britt & Olivia)
Big thanks to our participating vendors – here is our current vendor line-up:
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AJ’s Catering – Fried Dough Food Truck
AJ’s Catering – Ice Cream Food Truck
Amar & Riley
Anna’s Daughter Design
Barred Owl Bags
Bearlya Farm
BirdStar Creations
Black River Action Team
Bob’s Wood Works
Boot Pro Ski & Bike
Bryn Cariad Farm
Bumbles Birria
C. B. Blue Designs
Chimera Meats
Coleman Brook Tavern
Country Charm Catering
Cricket Wireless
Dartmouth HVC Cares
Designed with Love
Diamond Point Wealth Partners
Eden East
Eklectix
Ellen Durling
Fiddlers Green Farm
Form & Function Pottery by Jane Wojick
Frenchy & Balloo’s BBQ
Gran-Debra Farm
Green Mountain Fireside Specialties
Handmade by Tonya
Hidden Wisdom Puzzles
High 5 Classic
Jamaica Cottage Shop
Jen’s Coolin
Julias Cre8tions
Junior’s Food Truck
Killington Distillery
Kran Creations
Larry Woodworking
M David Gallery
Mad River Distillers
Mama T’s Sweet Spot
Maple Lane Collections
Mary W. Davis RE
Matt Champness Art
Mettowee Valley Maple
MI-BOX
Mick’s Kettle Corn & Oreos
Millie Moo’s Crafts
Monica Darling Photography
Natural Kore Laboratories LLC
Not Set in Stone Jewelry
O&M Woodcraft
Okemo Valley Artisan Cheeses
Okemo Valley Technical Rescue
Papa John’s Sugar Shack
Payne Junker Studio
Plain View Farm
Putney Mountain Winery & Sprits
Quill Hill Farm
Radical Roots Glass Works
Raegurumi
Rockledge Farm Woodworks
Salsa Sisters
SamLily Arts & Handcraft
Sippin Sassy Lemonade
SKA Designs Glass
Smugglers Notch Distillery
Snap-it Jewelry
Solar Zack’s Team Sunshine
Springfield Humane Society
St. Johnsbury Distillery
Stella & Sol Sustainables
Sugar Bowl Farm
Sunshine Lemonade Company
Swisher Apparel
Taqueria el Chepe
The Crafty Kitty
The Sundae Sisters
The Wooly Caterpillar
Trades of Hope
Troy Wunderle Adventures
Tupperware
UVM Advance/PACE
Vermont Bike & Brew
Vermont Covered Bridges Society
Vermont Slate Art
Violet Drury Design
Wally’s Corner
Waffle Cabin
Wildebeary crafts
Willis Towne Farm
Wise Oak, a Davey Company
WW Building Supply
Zhena Dickinson Hadar