Best Food Events of the Summer!

<p><strong>July 8th -</strong> <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/grafton-food-festival” target=”_blank”>Grafton Food Festival</a><strong>, Grafton.</strong> Celebrate local food, beverage and farms in southern Vermont!</p><p><strong>July 16th -</strong> <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/vermont-cheesemakers-festival”>Vermont Cheesemakers Festival</a><strong>, Shelburne.</strong> Vermont is a world class cheese state with the highest number of cheesemakers per capita: 50 of them. You are invited to share their passion for making exceptional cheeses, taste great local foods, wines, craft beers and spirits, and meet the artisans who make them.</p><p><strong>July 21st &amp; 22nd -</strong> <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/vermont-brewers-festival”>Vermont Brewers Festival</a>, <strong>Burlington.</strong> A festival celebrating craft beers and the brewers who brew them. The third weekend in July at Burlington’s Waterfront Park with scenic views of Lake Champlain framed by the Adirondack Mountain Range. Friday tickets still available!</p><p><strong>August 6th -</strong> <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/vermont-fresh-network-annual-forum-dinner”>Vermont Fresh Network’s 21st Annual Forum Dinner</a><strong>, Shelburne.</strong> For one special evening in August, farmers and chefs from all across Vermont come together to prepare a sensational meal for you and fellow food enthusiasts. It is a fundraiser for the Vermont Fresh Network — all proceeds go to continuing programming that helps bring more Vermont grown and raised food to the table. </p><p><strong>August 14th – 20th -</strong> <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week”>Vermont Open Farm Week</a><strong>.</strong> Farms across the state are opening their barn doors and garden gates to give you behind-the-scenes access. What’s the greatest part about Open Farm Week? Every farm is unique! Milk a cow and harvest a carrot at one farm, enjoy a farm fresh barbecue with a live band at the next.</p><p><strong>September 9th -</strong> <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/vermont-golden-honey-festival”>Vermont Golden Honey Festival</a><strong>, Proctorsville.</strong> Voted one of the “Top 10 Fall Events” every year since 2014 by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the Vermont Golden Honey Festival is part Farmers Market with local produce and hot food, part craft fair with artists and crafters selling their unique items for you and for gifts, and part beekeepers event with wooden ware and networking for bee enthusiasts.</p>

Source: Dig in VT Trails