Blackfly Festival
Why a Blackfly Festival? I mean, what’s the point??? After a long, cold winter here in Adamant, we need something to celebrate, and everyone knows we have plenty of blackflies.
The Adamant Blackfly Festival is our annual free, family-friendly, bug-centric celebration at the Co-op.
- Saturday June 6, 2026 -
Event Schedule:
10:00 Nature walk. Meet local naturalist John José in front of the Co-op for a chance to get up close and personal with our local flora and fauna. Don’t forget the bug juice, to hold the blackflies at bay, and if you have a pair of binoculars, bring them along
10:00 Craft workshop: Build a Bug with former environmental educator Sandal Cate (ages 5-12)
10:30 Live Music. Larks in the Attic: Susan Reid, Pam Bockes, Linda Young
11:00 Build-a-Bug ends and General mayhem begins
• Grill opens - jumbo hot dogs, chicken sausage, salmon burgers, hamburgers, black bean burgers, delectable salads and delicious baked goods for sale
• Michael Sabourin, president of the Vermont Entomological Society answers questions and shares an awesome bug collection
Items sold at the BFF Silent Auction are available for pickup in the store until 3:00
11:20 Live Music. The Lingonberries, traditional Swedish music
12:15 Blackfly Parade/Fashion Show. Not to toot our own kazoo, but past parades have been described as “the Macy’s Day Parade of the Insect World!”
12:30 Live Music. The Crones, a cappella
12: 45 Blackfly Pie Contest. Come watch as solo cooks and families submit black and blood themed pies to hungry judges, who award entries for Taste and Blackfly Homage. Slices of the winning pies will be sold after the event.
1:30 Live Music. Anything Goes, Ben Koenig and Mark Greenberg
3:00 Grill closes. Festival ends. Blackflies go home.
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