This was my first time at the River Street Festival. Parking, as usual in these places, was…read moreterrible, and we looped around for quite a while until we found a spot to squeeze in. There were definitely a wide range of different artisan crafts and goodies! Ranging from homemade soaps and scents to special meat scrubs, we got to try out a plethora of novel things! Sadly, we missed the Farmer's market, but there's always next year! Also, awesome tact to have the Yelp booth supply us with a charging station. Loved it!

It was great to see a stage set up for music, and all the great vendors…read more The only problem I had was I couldn't find the farmers market!

So much fun! I got here early and enjoyed the lack of people quite a bit. I have an aversion to…read morelarge crowds, so this was nice. Got to scope out who was selling and who was only cooking before it got crowded. I spent some time taking to the competitors on how they prepare for an event like this, and even got to see part of the competition process. Some even broke off ribs and let me try them mid cook. Tell you what - I do it just as good if not better than some of these folks. Saw one team using refined sugar in a sauce for competition ribs. I cringed of course. :-) I'm quite sure I could do well in this competition if I tried it. Overall, this is lots of fun and I recommend everybody try it at least once!

The restaraunts showed up all of em showed up for Troy. I enjoyed myself went to work with a full…read morestomach. Kant lie though, Bucchus wood fire pizzeria had the best wings out last year 2023 pigg out. The funny part is I didn't notice the restaurant. At the time I was new toTroy. Me and my fiance at the time saw everybody licking fingers

Absolutely horrible experience paid over $200 a ticket for a VIP experience with David Ortiz and he…read morewas there for a total of 10 minutes. It was just a bullshit scam to get people to pay $200 for an autographed bottle of wine absolutely would not recommend paying for this ripoff !!! Ripoff !!! Ripoff!!!

SPAC Food and Wine 2013…read more My group and I entered the park and were met with exotic cars. We took some photos and then went on to the tasting. The wines I enjoyed were sweet zinfandel and some Rieslings. They had wines from mostly the US, France and Italy. I learned about champagne and how certain wines are aged. The staff was very friendly. I would say the average person was in their 50's. I give the food 4 stars. Some local restaurants were featuring their most loved dishes. I had waffles with graham cracker and strawberry topping, uniquely-made shrimp tacos, cheesecake cookies, wild rice salad, southern lima bean salad and many other interesting dishes. Only one hour into this my group and I were getting tired. Great experience.

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.

This is my favorite event of the year, great music on two stages, great food selection, great…read morebeer and drink selection, and the food and beer are reasonably priced, well below other events. There are many tents of food with different selections including a new Orleans tent, roast pig, sausage and papers, etc. The craft tent is huge with great shopping. But mostly I just Like chilling under our canopy. We bring our own food and drinks and are here from 10 - 10. Look for the pirate themed canopy and say hi next year, or any other future year.

This is my second year coming here, and it's an excellent concert venue! They always have excellent…read moreacts, and the crowd is laid back, polite, and can get down when the beat is right!

What a fun experience! Oh course, I bought so much chowder that I wound up spending more than I…read morenormally would for a bowl of chowder but it was all so delicious and there was so much variety. The organizers could not have picked a nicer fall day for such an event. It was not just the food. It was nice to walk around River St. in Troy and take in the beautiful architecture, the cute shops, listen to live music and people watch. In some cases, the soup lines were long but no one seemed to mind. If you came with friends or family, you'd just hang out and chat until your turn came up. My daughter, who came with me, was so excited about the Troy Chowder Fest that she told all of her friends. She also told them that it was every bit as fun and delicious as she had hoped it would be.

I was REALLY looking forward to Chowder Fest. I was let down. The event was from 12-4 and I got…read morethere around 2:30. The lines to try to chowder were insanely long (anywhere from 1-3 blocks). And then the restaurants started to run out. So we were left with tickets and nowhere to use them. An unfortunate situation because this could have been a really really fun day. The only reason this event gets two stars is because they had Cryin' Out Loud performing on the main stage... LOVE them!

13 bucks to get in wasn't too bad. Should've bought the tickets before getting there would've…read moregotten faster. No cell phone service in that location at least for me. That was the only downside. Overall a fun time kind of a small fair would probably go back next year, the cidar making was pretty exciting.

The fair was a fun time. My partner and I don't care much for the rides or the game prizes. We…read moremainly like to see the animals and try some food. The animals appeared healthy and had food and water. There was definitely lots to see and taste. Fair had a lot of people but everything appeared to be going smoothly. Thank you State Police, Columbia County Sheriffs Office, and Chatham Police for being there.

Our first time at the Washington County Fair and it was FANTASTIC! We spent 3+ hours in the barns…read morelooking and learning about the livestock. The 4-H participants did a great job talking about their cows, sheep, goats, swine, horses and poultry. The donkey and draft horses are my favorites. The agriculture exhibitions were interesting and informative, too. Buffalo Barfield always puts on an amazing country/Americana musical performance! The vendors are plentiful to purchase meals, snacks and drinks. We enjoyed fresh cut fries, hamburgers, hotdogs, fresh squeezed lemonade and cinnamon funnel cakes. Admission is reasonable and there were many musicians. We did not go to the midway as our days of going on rides is behind us. This a lovely family friendly fair. We look forward to next year!

Had a great time at this fair. They had so many animals and rides. The maple syrup ice cream was…read morethe most incredible ice cream. We went during the beef day and the beef sundae was really cool and delicious. Also went to the rolled ice cream stand, egg rolls, gyros, crepes and the drink tent as well. They had such great options for food. Besides the drink tent with some samples I actually didn't see any alcohol. Not sure if they had any anywhere.

This is an excellent spot to bring the kids with a kids discovery garden, kids veggie garden, and a…read moretopiary garden with and elephant you can 'ride'. Among other things like the pond and ampitheater. The garden is on both sides of the road. They have a crosswalk w/signal to cross safely. Areas within the park are a mix of sun and shade with several shady benches scattered throughout. The gift shop has plenty of items including cold drinks. Parking lot is gravel. Public restrooms are available

We have not been to the Berkshire Botanical Garden in probably 15 years and it has certainly grown…read moreand improved. Lovely gardens mostly identified with the type of plant which is always helpful. We used passes from our local library so we did not have to pay admission. The gift shop is difficult to leave empty handed. A great way to spend two hours outdoors.

For 2018 the Cheese Festival was held on Saturday, July 14. You might want to put a reminder on…read moreyour calendar in early July of any future year to get the date for that year's festival. The festival was 5 blocks long with over 60 tents set up by vendors. In addition to various craft cheeses there were condiments, baked goods, dairy products, wines, and some talented musical performers spread out over the blocks. Little Falls was once known as the Cheese Capital of the entire USA. The Little Falls Historical Society has outlined in the festival brochure a 3 stage Cheese History Trail that you can walk as you learn all about Little Falls' contribution to cheese making and its influence on the cost of cheese even as far away as Europe. I suggest you bring along a cooler with an ice pack or two to transport your purchases. The purchase opportunities here are delicious. Tip: Keep your brochure so you can remember to always look up these vendors to visit again as you travel throughout the Hudson/Mohawk valley, the Catskills, the Adirondacks, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier.