Winners for the Vermont Hospitality Councils
Summer 2009 and Fall 2009 Top Ten List
The Vermont Hospitality Council, a division
of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce the winners
for the Top Ten Summer 2009 events and the Top Ten Fall 2009 events. A
complete list of winners and descriptions of the events are available at
http://www.vtchamber.com/events/.
The Top Ten Events are chosen by a panel
of independent judges. Winning events are open to the public, scheduled
between April 1 and August 31, 2009 for the Top Ten Summer 2009 events
and September 1 and October 31, 2009 for the Top Ten Fall 2009 events,
appeals to out-of-state visitors, and has the potential to attract a large
and diverse audience, including children.
An independent panel of judges also considers
criteria such as:
" Size and past audience of the event and
room for growth within the event.
" Geographic and seasonal date distribution
among Top Ten Event nominees.
" If Top Ten Event award winners as a whole
represent the variety of possible Vermont experiences, i.e.
arts, history, agriculture, gardening, community, recreation, etc.
" Complete and timely application by the
event coordinator.
Top Ten Summer Events 2009
Vermont Lake Champlain Quadricentennial
Celebrating in towns throughout the Lake Champlain Basin and Vermont, year
round.
www.celebratechamplain.org
Bennington Moosefest 2009
Bennington, May - October 2009
www.benningtonmoosefest.com
Eighth Annual Strolling of the
Heifers Parade & Festival
Brattleboro, June 5 - 7, 2009
Vermont Quilt Festival
Essex Junction, June 19 - 21, 2009
www.vqf.org
28th Annual LCI Fathers
Day Fishing Derby
Lake Champlain, June 20 - 22, 2009
www.mychamplain.net
Yellow Barn Music Festival 40th
Anniversary Season
Putney, June 25 - August 9, 2009
www.yellowbarn.org
SolarFest 2009 - The New England
Renewable Energy Festival
Tinmouth, July 10 - 12, 2009
www.solarfest.org
39th Annual Antiques
& Uniques Festival
Craftsbury Common, July 11, 2009
www.vtcas.org/calendar
3rd Annual New Taste
of Stowe Arts Festival
Stowe, July 24 - 26, 2009
www.craftproducers.com
Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival
Jacksonville, Whitingham, Wilmington, Dover, July 31 - August 1, 2009
www.boydfamilyfarm.net
Top Ten Fall 2009 Events
Plymouth Folk & Blues Concerts
Plymouth Notch, September 5 - 6,
2009
www.plymouthfolk.com
New World Festival at Chandler
Randolph, September 6, 2009
www.newworldfestival.com
South End Art Hop
Burlington, September 11 - 12, 2009
www.seaba.com
Tunbridge Worlds Fair
Tunbridge, September 17 - 20, 2009
www.tunbridgefair.com
Annual Northeast Open Atlatl
Competition & Flint Knap-in
Addison, September 18 - 20, 2009
www.historicvermont.org
Vermont Life Wine & Harvest
Festival
Wilmington, September 25 - 27, 2009
www.thevermontfestival.com
17th Annual Hildene
Fall Arts Festival
Manchester, October 2 - 4, 2009
www.craftproducers.com
Moondance
Windsor, October 9, 2009
Great Pumpkin Challenge
Bennington, October 24, 2009
www.betterbennington.com
Haunted Forest
Williston, last two weekends in October
www.thehauntedforest.org
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In business since 1912, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce is a private, not-for-profit
business organization with 1,500 members employing 45,000 people and representing
all sectors of the states economy. Our mission is to create an
economic climate conducive to business growth and preservation of the Vermont
quality of life.