September 27, 2025 | 9:00 am

36th Annual Burke Fall Festival

Parade, wagon rides, pony rides, kids games, farm animals, rubber duck races, huge craft fair with 75+ vendors, live music, Wildlife Encounters show, silent auction, raffles, cow plop bingo, BBQ and more!
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Parade, wagon rides, pony rides, kids games, farm animals, rubber duck races, huge craft fair with 75+ vendors, live music, Wildlife Encounters show, silent auction, raffles, cow plop bingo, BBQ and more!

 

Our biggest festival of the year is our annual Fall Foliage Festival located in East Burke Village on the green at the Burke Mountain Clubhouse/East Burke Library.  The Burke Fall Festival is organized and hosted by the Burke Area Chamber of Commerce with assistance from many volunteers, local businesses and other organizations.  The event is a fundraiser for the Chamber with proceeds used to help us promote the Burke Area, provide services to our members and support economic growth in our community.

The days' events include:
 

  • Parade starts at 10am
  • BBQ with burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, sausages and more!
  • Kids Area with games and face painting (proceeds benefit Burke Town School)
  • FREE ice cream for kids (1pm) donated by Clementine's Creamery
  • Pony Rides
  • Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
  • Farm Animal Petting Zoo
  • Cow Plop Bingo (cash prizes) - Purchase squares prior to 9/27 at East Burke Market or Mike's Gas in West Burke.  Purchase squares on festival day at the Burke Chamber/Festival Info Booth.  $5 per square. Winner gets half the pot!
  • Craft Fair featuring 75+ vendors!     
  • Raffle of Crafts from festival vendors - at the Burke Chamber/Festival Info Booth 
  • Fall Fest posters, beer mugs, shirts, sweatshirts and more for sale at the Burke Chamber/Festival Info Booth
  • Burke Mountain Club - 9am-2pm- BMC Fundraiser Silent Auction! 
    Rug Hooking Displays & Live Demonstrations
    Book Sale & Membership Sign Up Table (outside)
    Noon-1pm - Children's Library Room Open House w/Story & Craft from Noon to 1pm
  • 10am – 3pm - East Burke Community Library will be open 
  • White Schoolhouse - “A Glimpse of the Past - A Day in School”
  • Gazebo Announcements - after parade (about 10:30am) -  Presentation of the Burke Citizen of the Year award
  • 11am - Junior Zookeeper Encounter with Wildlife Encounters
  • noon - 2:30pm - Music from Chickweed at the Gazebo 
  • 1pm - Rubber Ducky Races at the Dishmill Brook - cash prizes! (proceeds benefit Lyndon Rescue)
  • East Burke Congregational Church (583 Route 114) - TBD
  • East Burke School (611 Route 114) -   TBD
  • Thaddeus Stevens School (638 Route 114) - TBD

Festival parking - Please be aware that traffic and parking in the village will be very busy on festival day. Plan accordingly! Carpool if possible. Festival parking will mainly be at the East Burke Storage shed lot on Route 114 (a three minute walk to the festival). 

Please drive carefully and slowly through the village and do not park in private business lots or areas marked, 'No Parking.'
Route 114 from the East Burke Fire Station to Darling Park will be closed for the parade from 9:30-10:45am.

If you are an artist or craftsperson and would like to be considered for a vendor spot in the craft fair, please email our Vendor Coordinator at [email protected] 

(Please note, the Vendor Coordinator is a volunteer and not able to check email daily.  We begin taking vendor inquiries and applications in May or June.  No one is checking the email above before May.)


You must include ALL of the following information in your email:

  • Business Name and Contact info
  • Your business website
  • Description of your craft
  • 3 photos of your work 


If would like to be in the parade, contact Diane French at 802-626-3548 or [email protected]

For sponsorship information or to volunteer, email [email protected]

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