Billings Farm

Today's Schedule
2023-04-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-23 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-25 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

TEDx Hartland Hill TED Livestream Event
2023-04-20 18:30 - 22:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Join us Thursday, April 20, 6:30-10:00pm for a very special TEDxHartlandHill Event at Billings Farm & Museum!
Tickets include:
✨ Livestream of the closing speakers at the 2023 TED Possibility Conference taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The theater at Billings Farm will be the ONLY venue on the East Coast livestreaming this very special event!
✨ Splendid Bakes will be providing a Cheesecake Bar and other desserts!
✨ Great eats & drinks by The Village Butcher and the Woodstock Inn & Resort
Support the local TEDxHartlandHill event, scheduled for September, and be a part of a global community experiencing TED 2023 Possibilities together.
For tickets and more information, please visit www.tedxhartlandhill.org
Tickets:$55 / Free for teachers (contact TEDxHartlandHill in advance for tickets!)
NOTE: Tickets sold separately from Billings Farm admission.

Sheep Shearing & Herding
2023-04-22 10:00 - 17:00 | VT
Celebrate all things sheep and wool with a weekend of shear fun on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, 10:00AM- 5:00PM!

Marvel at the speed and skill of border collies as they bring the flock together in live Border Collie Herding Demonstrations at 11:00AM, 1:00PM and 3:00PM

See sheep shearers’ balance of physical strength and finesse with Live Sheep Shearing Demonstrations at 12:00PM and 2:00PM

Fill out a Sheep & Wool Passport as you follow the stages in the sheep-to-wool process and collect stamps from stations all around the farm.

Get hands-on—pick straw and dirt from freshly sheared wool at the Skirting Station and learn to card wool at the Carding Station.

See the creative possibilities with demonstrations of felting, knitting, crocheting, drop spindle and wheel spinning, and weaving on a loom.

Admire the final wool transformation in the colorful Dyeing Display.

See historic sheep-shearing tools on display

Spin your own woolen bracelet to take home

EVENT UPDATE: NO FOOD TRUCK TODAY, Sunday, April 23. Ice cream and snacks may be purchased at the Farmhouse Scoop Shop. The Wicked Awesome BBQ Food Truck will be serving up traditional American BBQ on Saturday. What better way to compliment a great meal than with the sweet treat of Vermont-made ice cream from the Farmhouse Scoop Shop, open Saturday and Sunday from 11:00AM – 4:30PM. Sample local sheep’s milk cheeses from Fat Sheep VT on Saturday.
Guests may purchase advance tickets online to expedite the check-in process. Members can beat the lines by following signs for the special member entrance. Not yet a member? Join today! billingsfarm.org/join.

Volunteer opportunities available! Greet guests, facilitate the wool crafts, assist with Skirting or Carding Stations, or assist with parking.

Today's Schedule
2023-04-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
NOTE: On Thursday, April 27, Billings Farm & Museum will open at 11:00AM.

Daily Schedule
2023-05-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-07 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-08 10:00 - 16:00 and 5 more dates | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Pre-K Story Time
2023-05-03 09:30 - 11:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep: A Yarn About Wool
by Teri Sloat
It’s spring, which means it’s time for Farmer Brown’s sheep to get their yearly haircuts. At first, the sheep worry they will be chilly without their wool, but Farmer Brown has a plan! Join us for a visit to meet our own flock of newly shorn sheep and feel the softness of their wool. Then we’ll make a sheep-themed craft and enjoy a snack together.
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Pre-K Story Time
2023-05-10 09:30 - 11:00 | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Hurry!
by Jesse Haas
Haying season is an important time of the year on Gramp’s farm! With the help of his horses, Gramp cuts and prepares the hay—but a rain cloud in the sky threatens all of his plans! Can Nora and her Gramp hurry to get the hay into the barn before the storm? After reading the story, we’ll meet the farm’s own working horses in the pasture, followed by a horse craft and snack.
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