Press Release

No sleigh rides until more snow falls at the farm. Please check the website and Social Media for further updates.

Take a safe, outdoor holiday outing with your family, filled with holiday cheer! Christmas at the Farm will be featured daily through Jan. 3, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (excluding Christmas Day).

Victorian traditions begin with a horse-drawn sleigh ride (socially distanced and conditions permitting) available from Dec. 26-Jan. 1. An additional fee of $5 per person and preregistration is required. Spaces are limited. Reservation information is available on our website. Call 802-457-2355 to schedule your ride beginning Dec. 21.

Victorian Christmas traditions are on display in our authentically decorated farmhouse parlor exhibit. Remember your visit with family pictures in front of our festive, 10-foot Christmas tree. Enjoy holiday stories and cooking demonstrations of holiday foods. Vote for your favorite gingerbread house crafted by Billings Farm staff!

See Billings Farm decorated in festive lights and toast s’mores by our fire pit. Meet a calf in the Activity Barn and learn about the Billings Farm dairy farm. Stroll by the pastures on a poetic Story Walk featuring Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

New this year! Explore the scenic winter landscapes with take a snowshoe trek around the farm fields. Bring your own snowshoes or rent from the Nordic Center or the Activity Center at the Woodstock Inn & Resort.

Stop by the Museum Gift Shop for Vermont-made products: Billings Farm cheeses, games and stuffies, honey, maple syrup, and much more.

Visiting safely Billings Farm & Museum enforces safety standards in compliance with Vermont State guidelines. We take the safety of our staff, animals, and our guests seriously. Each person must answer health screening questions including if they have quarantined according to Vermont guidelines. Contact tracing information and temperatures are taken for each visitor. Face coverings must be worn by all guests over the age of 2 everywhere on the site, including the outdoors. For more about visiting Billings Farm safely, updates on our site capacity, and to learn which spaces are open, visit billingsfarm.org/safety.

The Billings Farm & Museum is owned and operated by The Woodstock Foundation Inc., a charitable non-profit institution. Billings Farm & Museum is committed to providing educational opportunities and experiences to our visitors, whether here in Woodstock, Vermont or at home wherever you are through our online resources at Billings Farm at Home. Visit us on billingsfarm.org, and find us on Facebook at facebook.com/BillingsFarmMuseum/ and Instagram at instagram.com/billingsfarm/.

Celebrate Thanksgiving Traditions at the Farm, Nov. 27-29

WOODSTOCK, VERMONT… Experience late fall at Billings Farm & Museum each Saturday and Sunday in November. Enjoy the scenic landscapes provided by the historic barns and pastures on the dairy farm. Explore what life on the farm was like in the 1890’s through the Farm Life Exhibits and learn about the families and history of Billings Farm in the Upon This Land Exhibit within the Visitor Center. Go deeper into Vermont’s place in conservation history with A Place in the Land, the Academy Award® – nominee film which chronicles the development of Billings Farm. History seekers will not be disappointed; while the 1890 Farm Manager’s house is not open to visitors at this time, guests are invited to view re-creations of both the Sitting and Dining Rooms within the Activity Barn. Meanwhile, families will find craft activities such as leaf rubbings using leaves from the Farm’s trees and can search for the pumpkins hidden within the Farm Life Exhibits.

Learn about late 19^th century Thanksgiving traditions as the Farm & Museum celebrates Thanksgiving Weekend, Friday – Sunday, November 27 – 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Discover how Thanksgiving was observed at the Billings Farm in the 1890s.  The event will feature the traditional farmhouse Thanksgiving table setting, holiday programs and activities. Find out the history of foods typically served on the Farm for this holiday. Share stories about your own family traditions on our “Sharing Wall.” See why we are thankful for the stewardship of this land and take a “Thankfulness Walk” around the farm. Families will also enjoy holiday-themed children’s stories in the Theater and the “Story Walk” along the pastures. Children can take home a seasonal “to-go” craft bag with instructions and materials to make a colorful ear of corn or a pumpkin out of beads.

The Farm & Museum is open weekends and vacation weeks November – February, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm  or online anytime at billingsfarm.org/billings-farm-at-home/.

Note that as of July 1, the Billings Farm & Museum site is limited to a maximum capacity of 225 people at one time, per State of Vermont guidance, and face coverings must be worn by all guests over the age of 2 everywhere on the site, including the outdoors. For more about visiting Billings Farm safely, updates on our site capacity, and to learn which spaces are open, visit billingsfarm.org/safety/.

The Billings Farm & Museum is owned and operated by The Woodstock Foundation Inc., a charitable non-profit institution. Billings Farm & Museum is committed to providing educational opportunities and experiences to our visitors, whether here in Woodstock, Vermont or at home wherever you are through our online resources at Billings Farm at Home. Admission rates, hours, and a schedule of events and activities can be found by visiting billingsfarm.org.

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A Spooktacular, Physically Distanced Event!

WOODSTOCK, VERMONT… Billings Farm & Museum will host A Family Halloween on Sunday, October 25, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Children in costume receive free admission when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

Children are invited to march in a costume parade. Parades will be held at 11:30 & 1:30 p.m., and all children will receive a ribbon. Costumed children can enter to win a drawing for a $10 gift certificate to the Museum Shop. Drawings will be held following each costume parade. Families can also enjoy a hayride around the farm, offered from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Activities for all ages include pumpkin bowling, making spider web necklaces, plus family-friendly Halloween story readings. Families can venture through the “not too spooky” Farm Life Exhibits while searching for the hidden pumpkins. Children are invited to trick-or-treat safely from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. at candy stations located around the farm.

Don’t fear the annual pumpkin carving contest! Guests vote for their favorite in the ‘spooktastic” display of decorated pumpkins created by our staff! See the roasted pumpkin seed display and take home the Billings Farm recipe.

Visit the Dairy Bar for a special fall treat – cider and doughnuts! Also available:  pumpkin ice cream and Billings Farm cheese.

Note that as of July 1, the Billings Farm & Museum site is limited to a maximum capacity of 225 people at one time, per State of Vermont guidance, and face coverings must be worn by all guests over the age of 2 everywhere on the site, including the outdoors. For more about visiting Billings Farm safely, updates on our site capacity, and to learn which spaces are open, visit billingsfarm.org/safety/.

The Farm & Museum is open Thursdays-Tuesdays, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm through Oct. 31, November – February weekends and vacation weeks or online anytime at  billingsfarm.org/billings-farm-at-home/.

The Billings Farm & Museum is owned and operated by The Woodstock Foundation Inc., a charitable non-profit institution. Billings Farm & Museum is committed to providing educational opportunities and experiences to our visitors, whether here in Woodstock, Vermont or at home wherever you are through our online resources at Billings Farm at Home. Admission rates, hours, and a schedule of events and activities can be found by visiting billingsfarm.org.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BILLINGS FARM & MUSEUM