10/20/2025
🍁 What a Wicked Good Time! 🍁
The 2025 Southern Vermont Flannel Festival welcomed around 4,000 visitors to Rockingham Hill Farm for a weekend filled with live music, delicious food, and the cozy community spirit we all love.
✨ From bluegrass tunes to handmade crafts, local brews to slices of homemade pie — the whole weekend felt like one big Southern Vermont hug!
💬 “The entire day was fabulous. My favorite thing was seeing so many people unplugged and enjoying each other.”, was feedback submitted by one festivalgoer. Another shared: “Walking around and seeing all the talented artists and vendors… I loved every minute!”
From Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Aimee Parnell:
"I am so grateful to our volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and everyone who attended — it truly takes a village to make the Southern Vermont Flannel Festival a warm, memorable celebration. Your energy, creativity, and generosity made this weekend unforgettable, and I can’t thank you enough!"
A huge thank-you to our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and hosts at Rockingham Hill Farm for making this beloved fall tradition such a success. 💛
🍰 And now...Great Falls Chamber Bake-Off Results – Sponsored by King Arthur Baking Company:
Youth Division
🥇 Blue Ribbon: Lila (Fall Mountain Regional High School) – Sour Cherry Pie
🥈 Red Ribbon: Keeghan (Fall Mountain Regional High School) – Blueberry Pie
🥉 Yellow Ribbon: River Valley Tech Center Team
Adult Division
🥇 Blue Ribbon: Laura Rumsell – Muddy Moose Pie
🥈 Red Ribbon: Patrick Zienberger – Meat Pie
🥉 Yellow Ribbon: A TIE!! Alyssa Hunt – Chocolate Pecan Pie and Balla Beaudry - Mixed Apple Nut Pie
Over 600 slices of pie were served at this year’s Southern Vermont Flannel Festival Bake-Off — a delicious testament to our community’s creativity and sweet spirit. Congratulations to all who baked, donated, and participated!
Special thanks to all those who entered the GFRCC-King Arthur Baking Company Bake Off, including students from Fall Mountain Regional High School, Bellows Falls Union High School, and River Valley Technical Center, as well as Halladay’s Harvest Barn, Wellwood Orchards, and Allen Brothers Farm Market, for their delicious pie contributions.
🏆 People’s Choice Awards
Festivalgoers cast their votes for the best of the best!
Congratulations to this year’s People’s Choice Award Winners:
Best Food Vendor: 802 Soul Kitchen
Best Marketplace Food and Libation Vendor: St. Johnsbury Distillery
Best Craft Vendor: Locally Stoned Vermont
Best Activity: Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce/King Arthur Baking Company Bake-Off
🎟️ Raffle Winner
Exit Survey Raffle Basket: Kathy Fracalossi
🌟 Thank You to Our Sponsors
This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Their commitment to community helps keep Southern Vermont thriving, creative, and connected.
Verizon Wireless of North Walpole
Savings Bank of Walpole
Best Septic Services LLC
Bellows Falls Loyal Order of Moose Family Center
Springfield Hospital, Inc. - VT
James Plumbing and Heating Oil Co Inc
Halladay's Harvest Barn
The Vermont Country Store
The Richards Group
Allen Brothers Farm Market
802 Credit Union
Faith's Toyota Ford
Roots Property Management
Bellows Falls Polish American Club
Wiomar Life Insurance
From start to finish, their contributions stitched together the cozy fabric of this year’s celebration.
Looking Ahead to 2026
We heard your feedback and are already planning ways to make next year’s festival even better — with more vendors, expanded music hours, dedicated dance spaces, and additional family-friendly activities.
We’re thrilled that 15% of our exit survey respondents expressed interest in volunteering next year, and 8% want to join the 2026 Flannel Fest Planning Committee. Your enthusiasm is what keeps this event growing stronger each year.
From the bottom of our flannel-clad hearts, thank you for helping us weave another unforgettable weekend into Vermont’s fall traditions. We can’t wait to see you again at the 2026 Southern Vermont Flannel Festival — where warmth, music, and community spirit come together for one wicked good time. 🍁
