Fall Festivals in Vermont CheapOair Staff October 4, 2013 Interests The leaves are turning, and you desperately need a quick, relaxing fall getaway. A long weekend in Vermont is the perfect remedy. With cheap tickets to the Green Mountain State, you can enjoy what is considered the most spectacular time of year in Vermont, when the state is briefly a cornucopia of color. Festivals celebrating the fall harvest, local arts and crafts, and food are happening all over the state. Good With a Chainsaw? Chainsaw is big in Vermont, and the best time to see it is October 9-14 during the Big Buzz Carving Festival in Chester, Vermont, on Route 103. More than 20 carvers display their talents and work, and an art auction will be held. Watch chainsaw carvers at work and take a tour of artist and event organizer Barre Pinske's gallery and studio in Chester. Go Stowe! Stowe is one of my favorite mountain towns, and is one of Vermont's most popular ski resorts thanks to the 4,393-foot Mount Mansfield, the state's tallest peak. From October 11-13 is the Stowe Foliage Arts Festival, combining the town's year-round love for the arts with fall season splendor. The weekend is an opportunity to see and buy a wide range of traditional and contemporary artwork and crafts, including photography, painting, and sculpture, and to enjoy live music, great food, and beer (it is October, after all). Check Out the CheapOair twitter feed for more great travel tips! Like Pie? The Dummerston Apple Pie Festival on October 13 at the Dummerston Congregational Church tends to sell out just about every year. Leave worries about your waistline behind and come out to choose from more than 1,500 pies. Enjoy a whole pie or pie by the slice. There's also fresh apple cider, donuts, and ice cream, for those who prefer their pies a la mode. Looking for cheap airline tickets? Call us at 888-299-4900 Get Lost on the Farm Visit the Gaines Farm in Guilford, Vermont, and enjoy its spooktacular Haloween events every Friday and Saturday night from October 11-26. Get lost on the farm's giant, seven-acre (and haunted) corn maze. Take a haunted hay ride. Enjoy a bonfire and a twilight maze walk. There's also pumpkin bowling, the cow train, and the corn cannon. Check it out. To learn more about exploring Vermont, visit http://www.vermont.org/. Photo credit: yusuikao