PLAINFIELD – Old Home Days 2025, begins Friday afternoon, September 5, with a farmers market and community meal from 4 to 7 p.m., and a variety chow in the Grace United Methodist Church (UMC) yard. Email John at [email protected] to sign up for the variety show.
courtesy image from Rick Pope drone footage.
Saturday, September 6, events begin with a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Grace UMC yard
Line-up for the 11 a.m. parade through Plainfield Village begins in the park- and-ride at 10:30 a.m.
A chicken barbecue to benefit Plainfield Fire and Rescue begins at noon, with pickup at the fire station
A street fair from noon to 3 p.m. will be held on Mill Street and in the Grace UMC yard, with local organizations, a bouncy house, snow cones, face painting, apple cider pressing, Barr Hill Lemonade, a bake sale, a healing sanctuary, community-supported kitchen and Just Foods Hub with fair trade coffee, chocolates and more.
From 1 to 2 p.m., Brent and Maya McCoy will perform “Her Majesty’s Secret Circus,” a live circus street performance,
A New Home Fair offers an exhibition of Vermont resources for new homes at the Plainfield Opera House, from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Expect road closures, with Main Street closed from 11 a.m. to noon and Mill Street from Hudson Avenue to Main Street closed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
More information, barbecue tickets, parade registration and volunteer sign-up to help the celebration run smoothly is at plainfieldvt.gov/old-home-days.html
To table at the street fair, email Jamie at [email protected]
