First time to this event and so many good things about this festival. You can tell they have been…read moredoing it for many years because it's well run. We arrived on Wednesday and got our place at the main stage. People must get there very early because at 3 pm, we were behind the sound stage. We parked at the Car Corral, and the shuttles were pretty much a waste of time. One day the driver drove past the entrance and had to turn around and then wanted to drop us off at the entrance, which was maybe 50 yards from where we parked. She had no idea where she was going and shouldn't have been driving the bus. Everything is walkable and the time between shows is perfect. There were plenty of food vendors, and probably the cleanest port o John's I have ever encountered at a festival. The shaded tents were awesome!!!! Lots of good music and discovered new talent. Slightly disappointed with the price we paid that there weren't bigger acts for the main stage.

Customer Service: I called to speak to a representative on a situation that needed attention for…read morelocating a person that had a very important item accidently on them after staying at my house the day before gates opened to campers. The item contained all important documents (license, medical cards, bank card and credit cards, my only set of car keys and over $300 plus more. I needed all of these items to do an emergency drive of 2 hours away to deal with my 92 year old mom dealing with a medical issue. I called once to ask for help. I was told "security" would locate the person after giving information on how to find the person. Two hours later, I did not receive a phone call back with any update. I texted, and received no response. I called again, and the same representative developed an attitude. (I know the area well as I live 10 miles away.). I said that I guess I would have to call the local police, and the representative got "snarky", and hung up on me. I was stranded. I was not able to get to my mom that has the medical issue in time. I called the local police department which I am familiar with as my neighbor used to work for them. Within 45 minutes, the "very polite policeman" found my friend, and my friend was able to search for my belongings! Unfortunately, it was too late for me to get to my mom and deal with the medical issue in time as she lives 70 miles away. It took 5 hours to fix this situation. I felt demoralized and pushed aside. This is a concern. What if a worse emergency was occurring and someone had to be found at the festival. There needs to be some mechanism for emergencies to be addressed. The festival itself is excellent. Customer representative in handling an important issue is not. I am appalled!!!

Probably the BEST music festival! There seems to be a festival someplace event week these days but…read morethe Taste Of Country is GREAT. A wonderful list of artists. Helpful staff to take care of all our needs. Then you have the location. Everything was well planned and made sure everyone had a great time. Thank You to all who worked to make this a friendly fun filled event.

If you love country music, you are doing yourself a serious disservice if you don't go to this…read morefestival. Although this year (2015) was only its third, the nascent festival surpassed all expectations. I am a huge country music fan (Tennessee born and bred) and went this year for the first time, along with my husband and 24 yo niece. We rented an RV (another first) and drove from Maryland to Hunter Mountain, NY. From the word go, the entire experience was amazing. We purchased Outlaw VIP tix with Premium RV camping, which allowed us to stay on site in our RV. The Outlaw tix gave us front row access to the stage for all shows, access to the VIP tents, etc. My husband and I made some amazing friends while hanging out in the VIP tents and will be meeting up with them again at the festival next year. Our niece loved the front row access to the concerts, but also liked that she could escape the sun, grab some food and drinks in the tents, and watch the show with us every so often. The food vendors were great, especially those from local businesses. Festival staff were amazing. HUGE kudos to those that produce this festival. Specifically, I would like to thank Steve, Paul, Kaitie, Pam, Jess and all the others such as the VIP tent servers (tent 2) that made this experience absolutely fabulous. We even purchased our tickets for next year before we left. In talking with my husband, we agree that this festival/trip rates as one of our all-time top vacations, which says it all considering we have traveled the globe extensively. The relaxed atmosphere, great music, good food, and super service resulted in a truly stress-free escape that we really needed. I have only one suggestion for next year: availability of water bottles and soda bottles in the VIP tents all three days would be super. They were available on the third day, which was great, and would love that availability throughout the festival.

I don't see the date of this balloon event posted anywhere, other than another poster that says to…read morearrive on the 1st day = Friday night...? I really want to go to this festival too.

The evening glow was really underwhelming. There were only five balloons. The park was so crowded…read moreyou could hardly move. The food vendors seemed overwhelmed. My son waited over one hour for a Philly cheesesteak. The fireworks were awesome. The logistic support for the parking and shuttle system were handled really well. Been there, saw the balloons. Don't need to go back.

I finally made it to Garlic Fest this year and it was very hot and very crowded. It took about half…read morean hour to get to the on-site parking ($10 for parking), but getting into the festival from the parking lot was quick if you pre-ordered tickets online. My group arrived probably at the height of the event (Saturday - noonish) and there was a long line at every food vendor. The festival was much larger than expected and we were there for a good 3 hours. There is live music scattered around the venue and lots of samples from the vendors. You can probably go through the festival within an hour when the crowd is more manageable (very early or later in the day).

They do such a fantastic job with this festival. I go every year. I should have taken my own advice…read moreand brought something to shade myself with. It was a whopping 91°. The vendors are in their same spot as they were the previous years so I was able to go and get everything that I love, especially the garlic ice cream! It is still $10 to park! It is $15 to get in! They have a credit card option now for entry too. Everything garlic! Fun fall day.

Haven't been to it in a while; it seems to have improved since Covid is more or less over…read more They were vintners, distillers, and brewers from all over New York State, with small samples of their wears. It helps to be mindful of how much you're actually sampling. Inside the buildings are; vendors with a variety of sauces, jerky's, handicrafts, and other items.

Had tons of wine tasting and of course food! We were able to see some canine companions as well! A…read morelot of fashion seller, candles and so much more!! Brought a tons of seasoning, wine and balsamic home!! The dog treat was a hit! The best one we had was lobster roll from lobster and more which is a must try for $25. Some flowers are also outdoors which you can pick and choose from price ranges from $3-$5.

Fun to walk around. Local products of all kinds. Animal competitions and food. Some wine tasting in…read morepast years. A nice way to spend the last summer days before everybody goes back to yearly drudge.

Great local fair with fun demo derby!! Great vendors and food. Worth bringing the kids too…read more Admission is a bit expensive but everyone has to make their money! Worth the trip for sure!!

Has great music and awesome food trucks from all over! My favorite was the Latin food truck. It was…read morecalled "The Latin Garden" based out of Patterson, NJ. The empanadas and tacos were DELICIOUS!!! There was a seafood truck, the empanada master, and much much more! The music was GREAT!!! the people were great! A lot of awesomeness!! Sadly this is a one day event but I believe they're having another one during the winter and probably a few next summer! I had a great time over there.. it's going on till 6pm apparently so if you can get over there in time, do it up!!!!

What a disappointment. While it has been many years since we attended the Hudson Valley Garlic…read moreFestival in Saugerties, NY, we expected something similar with lots of garlic vendors offering many different varieties of garlic and various foods, both expected and unexpected, infused with garlic, e.g., fudge, ice cream, drinks, etc. Instead, we saw only a few (9 or 10?) vendors concentrating on garlic, and the only one who had something unique, chocolate cherry garlic fudge, was already sold out on the first day of the festival. Even the food truck vendors had nothing unique. I guess it's time for us to check out the Hudson Valley again.

After attending the Hudson Valley Garlic Fest a few times, I expected everything garlic. It took us…read morea half hour just to find a few vendors that even had garlic. Very disappointing! We didn't even stay or buy anything. Too over crowded and definitely lacking in garlic vendors and garlic food vendors. Just another crowded craft fair! Hudson Valley garlic festival is the real deal. They have garlic everything (see my review) This one is an imposter.

Weekend fun. We like to Visit this festival almost every…read moreyear. First visit is to the delicious apple fritters stand. OMG its just a very popular treat, eating it as soon as they come out its an amazing experience. We noticed how popular this festival is becoming and more people visiting every year. The stands and food vendors are always great. We stopped to watch a few dances too. It was a bummer that they didn't have a second parade, most people gather for that but its only once over two weekends event. Until next time

The annual Southington Apple Festival occurs in the fall for 6 days and on two weekends. In the…read moreNortheast, it is one of the longest and largest festivals. There's plenty of activities for the 100,000 people that visits. There were plenty of food tents, a parade, fireworks, carnival rides, arts & crafts, live music, and more. There were parking ordinances throughout. I saw many lots charging a fee and free parking throughout. We were able to find free parking at a municipal parking lot, after some driving aorund. The event was packed! I had apple cider margarita at a booth with live music. Also, I had apple crisp with vanilla ice cream from a church; both items were good! My family had a fun time at this traditional event and glad to have checked it off our list.

Spent the afternoon here today. It's a growing festival, so there are growing pains, but all in…read moreall a lot of fun. There is a line of tents from different vendors on the main drag. At each end is entertainment, one end had a kid zone with pony rides and bouncy houses, the other end had a guy giving helicopter rides. The helicopter was annoying at times, since it buzzed the festival, but otherwise not too bad. no idea how much it cost, we were there for the cupcakes. In the middle was a stage with pretty cool bands, and some food trucks. Prices were ok, but the LINES WERE WAY TOO LONG because there were only 3 or 4 trucks. We had BBQ from Handsome Devil BBQ. Pretty decent food, pulled pork and ribs were authentic bbq. they also had other stuff including mac and cheese and chicken fingers which hit the spot. Odd thing was that you could only buy drinks from one vendor, so you had to wait on multiple lines. They had portajohns with hand washing stations outside, and they were all kept pretty clean. and there were tons of garbage cans everywhere, so you were never at a loss for one. There were lot's of tasty cupcakes from a ton of vendors. More than we could sample. the ones we tried were all good, but after a while, even for a guy with a sweet tooth, its all a bit too much. The cupcakes were pricey - $3 each. The parking was a little hectic, and the roads were dusty, so when cars went by it raised this huge cloud of dust, but other than that it was a great day.

So much fun! Cupcakes are awesome! Great day with lots of vendors! Highly recommend it!read more