Billings Farm

Closed
2026-01-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-25 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
CLOSED due to weather conditions.

Seeds
2026-01-31 15:00 - 16:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
2025. Directed by Brittany Shyne. 123 minutes. Not rated. (B&W)
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm Member
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, January 31
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, February 1
Filmed in black and white, Seeds is a lyrical portrait of Black generational farmers in the American South. Interweaving the stories of three families, the film creates a collective and intimate portrait of farming today, a moving exploration of their lives, joys, and struggles, and of the fragility of legacy and land ownership.
Through scenes of cotton harvesting, chasing cows, and mending broken machinery, Seeds honors farmers’ deep connection to heritage and place while confronting a sobering truth: only a fraction of the 16 million acres once owned by Black farmers remains today. In moments of warmth and resilience, this film reveals the enduring strength of memory, legacy, and hope.

“There is no part of “Seeds” that doesn’t feel like a priceless heirloom, like a window into a critical cultural history that must be maintained or lest be permanently lost. It isn’t just a stunning portrait of the people who labor not only to feed the world. It’s also about a lifestyle that runs counterintuitive to the exploitative forces in which many of us live our lives.” – Roger Ebert.com

Closed
2026-02-07, 2026-03-03, 2026-04-05 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Sensory Story Time: Wheels on the Farm
2026-02-11 09:30 - 10:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Wednesday, February 11th, 9:30AM – 10:30AM
There are many wheels that keep the farm moving! Young learners will discover the shapes and colors of tractor and truck wheels through sensory play. They’ll navigate a wheelbarrow obstacle course, delivering farm supplies along the way. Come roll, play, and learn with us on the farm!
Sensory Story Hour is a movement-rich, interactive experience designed for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Through stories, song, poetry, rhymes, sensory exploration, and farm-themed activities, children will build early literacy skills while engaging with the sights, sounds, and textures of the farm. A local Vermont snack will be provided, and advance registration is recommended.

Torchlight Snowshoe
2026-02-13 16:30 - 18:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
As the evening begins, snowshoe, ski, or stroll along a torchlit path through the beautiful Billings Farm pastures. Along the way, meet National Park Rangers from the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Billings Farm & Museum staff, and learn about local wildlife, the history of the land, and the people who lived here. Gather around the fire pit with friends and family and warm up with complimentary s’mores, hot cocoa, coffee, or tea.

Pricing
Adults: $12
Children (15 and under): $7
2 and Under Free
Member Adults: $5
Member Children (15 and under) Free
Tickets may be reserved in advance. Walk-ins will be welcome.

Don’t have snowshoes? A limited number of adult and child-sized snowshoes will also be available to borrow, but to guarantee you have the equipment you need, we recommend renting snowshoes at the Woodstock Inn & Resort’s Nordic Center in Woodstock. The Nordic Center closes at 4:00PM.
Bring a light! We highly recommend a headlamp or a flashlight to find your way between torches on the trail.

Magic of Maple
2026-02-14 10:00 - 16:00 | VT
Enjoy a sweet taste of Vermont’s maple history with sugar on snow, children’s stories, crafts, and more for Magic of Maple, daily from February 14 – February 22, 10:00AM – 4:00PM.
Explore the magic of maple while learning all about maple syrup traditions in Vermont and enjoy the beautiful farmstead in winter. Sample maple syrup, learn about maple trees and why they produce their sweet sap, and enjoy children’s stories, crafts, butter-making, maple recipes, and more.
Join us for public sleigh rides on select days. Public rides are $5/person in addition to admission to Billings Farm & Museum, conditions permitting. Tickets may be purchased day-of at the Admissions Desk.
Members enjoy free admission to this event and all year-long! Not yet a member? Join today! billingsfarm.org/join/
Purchase advance tickets online to expedite the check-in process.

Volunteer opportunities available! Have fun, get benefits and be part of the action! Contact volunteer@billingsfarm.org or call 802-457-2355.

Gaucho, Gaucho
2026-02-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
2024. Directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw. 85 minutes. Not rated. (B&W) In Spanish with English subtitles.
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm Member
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, February 14
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, February 15
Gaucho, Gaucho celebrates a close-knit community of gauchos- cowboys and cowgirls who live beyond the boundaries of the modern world, whose lives remain deeply tied to the land, their horses, and one another. This film, shot in black and white, paints an Argentinian Western that captures the operatic beauty of life in the vast mountains of Argentina.
As older generations share their wisdom, the film turns its gaze to a new generation striving to uphold their families’ legacy in a modern world. With reverence for nature, spirituality, and heritage, Gaucho reveals a portrait of a culture that continues to ride proudly toward the future while carrying the weight and wonder of its past.

“These filmmakers have enormous reserves of love and empathy for traditions that miraculously survive in spite of the modern world. And their compassion has never looked more cinematic.” – Harper’s Bazaar

Folktales
2026-02-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
2025. Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. 105 minutes. Not rated.
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, February 28
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, March 1
From Oscar®-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Folktales is a life-affirming journey to Arctic Norway, where teenagers spend a transformative “gap year” at Pasvik Folk High School. Relying on one another and a loyal pack of Siberian huskies, they learn to dog sled, navigate the wilderness, and discover new strength and purpose.
Inspired by the Norse myth of the Norns, deities who wove the threads of fate and shaped humans’ futures, Pasvik Folk High School aims to create similar life-changing experiences for its students. Through intimate storytelling and exhilarating cinematography, Folktales captures young people on the cusp of adulthood, finding themselves at the edge of the world.

“Folktales” lends a universal resonance to the coming-of-age story, just as good folk tales do. These young people might trust the Norns to thread their fates, but learning to control their own destinies proves an empowering life lesson.” – POV Magazine

Today's Schedule
2026-03-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Farm Friends Play Club
2026-03-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Every Little Thing
2026-03-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
2024. Directed by Sally Aitken. 93 minutes. Not rated.
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm Member
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, March 14
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, March 15
Every Little Thing follows author and wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear on her heartfelt mission to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. Amidst the city’s chaos, Terry tends to her fragile, feathered patients with extraordinary care.
Through slow-motion imagery and tender storytelling, director Sally Aitken invites us into the delicate world of birds, celebrating their tiny victories and lamenting their tragedies. As Terry nurtures each one back to flight, her compassion and empathy serve as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures.

“Every Little Thing” comes to embody the fragile yet uncontainable mystery of all life.” – New York Magazine

Maple Open House Weekend
2026-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Explore Vermont’s rich maple history, learn all about maple syrup traditions in Vermont, and enjoy the beautiful farmstead as winter begins its slow turn to spring. Stroll the snow-covered farm, see sap flowing from tapped maple trees, and learn how maple syrup has been made and enjoyed for generations. Sugar on Snow demonstrations offer a delicious taste of this tradition, while maple tastings invite visitors to sample different grades of syrup and discover what makes each unique. Enjoy sleigh rides each day from 11:00AM – 3:00PM.

Natchez
2026-03-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
2025. Directed by Suzannah Herbert. 86 minutes. Not rated.
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm Member
Saturday’s screening includes a discussion with director Suzannah Herbert.
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, March 21
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, March 22
Natchez captures an unsettling clash between history and memory in a small Mississippi town. This film is a layered mosaic of people contending with the weight of the past in a place where the past is always present.
Equal parts amusing and disturbing, we journey through an antebellum tourist destination at a crossroads as it grapples with a deeply troubled history that is so thoroughly ingrained in its present, we’re left to wonder if it’s actually past at all.

“One of the Great Documentaries of the 21st Century – and the 19th Century as well. Glory lies not in the past but the struggle to appropriately reckon with it in this stylish and sophisticated look at the Old South.” – A Moveable Feast

Season Kickoff 2026
2026-04-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
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Sheep & Goat Shearing
2026-04-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Baby Farm Animal Celebration
2026-04-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Billings After Hours Mixology Workshop
2026-05-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
For Ages 21+
Pricing: $120/person or $225/couple
Member Pricing: $110/person or $215/couple
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Special Screening of Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars
2026-05-09 16:00 - 18:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Presented by the Upper Valley Educators Institute (UVEI) at Billings Farm & Museum’s Visitor Center Theater

Research in neuroscience and cognitive science shows that with effective instruction, up to 95 percent of students can learn to read. This screening of Hopeville: How to Win the Reading War and the discussion following the film highlight both the urgency of the literacy crisis and the hope offered by research-based solutions. The documentary follows filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V as he spends a year with a class of first graders learning to read. As the students prepare for a pivotal year-end assessment, the film explores the roots of America’s literacy challenges and examines why proven, research-based reading instruction remains out of reach for many classrooms.
A post-film panel will feature national and local leaders, educators and students, including Dr. Louisa Moats, Dr. Julie Burtscher Brown, Dr. Liz Cannon, Maze Laverty, Tesha Buss and Asa Dorfman, moderated by Lynne Howard. Panelists will explore why only one-third of U.S. students read proficiently by fourth grade and why many experts consider illiteracy one of the most solvable challenges facing the nation today.
Tickets are available by donation, (suggested $25), with all proceeds supporting the regional literacy convening and educational scholarships at Billings Farm & Museum and can be purchased here.

UVEI partners with school communities to engage, inspire and challenge educators, developing their ability to make classrooms and schools places where all people belong and thrive. www.uvei.org

Member Family Picnic
2026-05-14 16:30 - 18:30 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
With rain in the forecast for May 14, this year’s Member Family Picnic has been cancelled. It should be good growing weather for gardens, so save the date for the Member Garden Party on August 28!
Hope to see you here again soon!

Our Working Lands: Photography by Caleb Kenna
2026-05-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Family Sheep and Wool Celebration
2026-05-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

How to Feed the Planet
2026-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Billings After Hours Charcuterie Workshop
2026-06-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
For Ages 21+
Pricing: $85/person or $150/couple
Member Pricing: $80/person or $140/couple
*Please note that the pricing differs for the two workshops.

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