Field Days


  • Field Days sheep shearer keeps her craft vibrant

    Field Days sheep shearer keeps her craft vibrant

    At the Addison County Fair and Field Days, a quiet but steady draw on the Agricultural Stage on Tuesday was a sheep shearing demonstration by professional shearer Siri…

  • Goat show attracts small but loyal crowd at Field Days

    Goat show attracts small but loyal crowd at Field Days

    The finest goats in the county gathered at Wednesday afternoon’s Goat Show at Addison County Fair and Field Days.

  • Mini-golf makes Field Days debut

    Mini-golf makes Field Days debut

    There’s a portable mini golf course at the Addison County Fair and Field Days this year. It’s a tee-rific time!

  • Demo Derby kicks off with family and flames

    Demo Derby kicks off with family and flames

    Some sounds are quintessential to Addison County Fair and Field Days — cows mooing, children laughing and, of course, cars crashing into each other again and again and…

  • Oxen exhibit their power in Field Days competition

    Oxen exhibit their power in Field Days competition

    You’ve got to get your oxen as big as possible for the free-for-all. I feed them and work them like they’re athletes,” says Scott Spencer.

  • Tom Joyce creates fair magic

    Tom Joyce creates fair magic

    “Whenever I go to Field Days, magical and amazing things seem to happen all day long,” Tom Joyce told the crowd.

  • How about a haircut at Field Days?

    How about a haircut at Field Days?

    If you are taking a stroll through the Addison County Fair & Field Days this week and happen to need a haircut, you are in luck!

  • Editorial: Head on out to Field Days

    Editorial: Head on out to Field Days

    Visit the Addison County fair today to catch the final few days of this Addison County tradition.

  • All sorts of entertainment awaits at Field Days

    All sorts of entertainment awaits at Field Days

    In some sense, Field Days is nothing but entertaining. For those who want to be entertained from the stands rather than in the ring, this year’s fair will…

  • Field Days launches capital campaign to cover gaps

    Field Days launches capital campaign to cover gaps

    For more than 75 years, Addison County Fair & Field Days has been a fixture of summertime in Addison County. But while the agricultural fair has remained a…

  • Field Days dairy conformation results

    Field Days dairy conformation results

    SPRING CALF Ayrshire: 1. IBG Genetics Ringer Oasis, Normandie Cesario; 2. Dandelion, Boston Wilbur. Brown Swiss: 1. Perry Brook Crazy Maisie 14463, Huxton Joyal; 2. Cher-Mi Rastarokt Jenis…

  • Fair showcases old-time tools

    Fair showcases old-time tools

    For a lot of fairgoers, the Addison County Field and Fair Days is about the eating street food, enjoying the rides and watching cars crash into each other.

  • Field Days to address stormwater runoff issue

    Addison County Fair and Field Days, Vermont’s largest agricultural fair, has cleared a lot of hurdles over its nearly eight decades of offering fun, competition and education about…

  • Hand mowing draws all ages

    Hand mowing draws all ages

    Nearly every year since the late 1960s, the young and the old with a special loyalty to hand tools gather to show their skills at the Addison County…

  • Racing pigs make a splash

    Racing pigs make a splash

    It is the second race of the first day of the Addison County Fair and Field Days. Cookie Monster takes her mark, and she means business.

  • Twist O’ Wool Guild spins tales

    Twist O’ Wool Guild spins tales

    The Twist O’ Wool Guild is making its annual return at Addison County’s fair, in fact celebrating its 45th anniversary at Field Days.