Kids 12 and under will love the 31st Annual Kids Fest on September 23-24. Magicians, Princesses and the Flying High Dogs will be providing entertainment, plus tons of other fun activities just for kids. Food trucks and a variety of kid-centric vendors will round out the festival, a weekend loaded with activities for the entire family.
The SkyRide through the fall colors is but one highlight during the 39th Annual AppleFest, the annual fall celebration on October 14-15 plus a NEW second weekend October 21-22. The Axe Women return from their Maine base with chainsaws in hand while Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures brings the circus antics out from under the tent for both weekends. More than one dozen food trucks are joined by the ever-growing list of 150+ craft vendors on site to share their artisan talents.
Summerfest arrives on August 26. East Coast Soul and Way Up South take the stage from noon to 5PM as several master brewers showcase their best ales, lagers and more. Beer tasting and live music also accompanies the annual MTNside Labor Day Sale, September 1-4, the perfect way to spend a suds-filled day grabbing gear for the upcoming snowy season.
Wachusett Mountain is synonymous with family fun whether in the depths of winter or height of summer and fall.
Unfurls Fabulous Festivals This Summer & Fall
Wachusett Mountain
Our Summer
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AUG 12: 4th Annual Summer
Food Truck Fest
AUG 26: Summerfest
SEPT 1-4: LABOR DAY SALE & CELEBRATION
SEPT 9: cARS AND cOFFEE
SEPT 16-17: BBQ FEST
SEPT 23-24: KIDS FEST
sepT 30-1: OKTOBERFEST
OCT 5-9: MTNSIDE SALE & SWAP
OCT 14-15: APPLEFEST
OCT 21-22: NEW SECOND
WEEKEND APPLEFEST
OCT 28: BOOFEST
NOV 4: FALL FOOD
TRUCK FEST
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Kids Fest
The 31st Annual Kids Fest brings the Axe Women, canine acrobats, and Bungee Extreme the mountain. Food trucks join more than ten kid-oriented vendors to round out the day.
Nothing quite says family like a day spent together in the mountains. Kids are more than welcome at all of the adult-focused festivals too! Visit Wachusett.com for the full festival schedule.
The 2023 Wachusett Mountain festival schedule provides plenty of incentives to get outdoors for a day or the weekend. The events team organizes a diverse roster of adult-oriented festivals.
On August 12 the 5th Annual Summer Food Truck Fest return. Street food is replaced with “slope-side” offerings like brick oven pizza, BBQ, and Italian sandwiches. Wineries and craft brews accompany the day, as does music by Dan DeCristofaro and Sean Fullerton.
Cool fall days invite good BBQ, especially in New England when the breezes blow and the leaves begin to turn. The 13th Annual BBQ Fest promises two days, September 16-17, of great competition among several area masters of spit, including Travelin’ Bones and Fireflys BBQ, just two of more than 15 food trucks in attendance. There’ll be plenty of pours from wineries and breweries too as four bands jam over the weekend from noon to 5PM.
FESTIVALS GEARED FOR GROWN UPS
Autumn beers up during the 5th Annual OktoberFest celebration on September 30 – October 1. German music and food add zest to your stein and contests, crafts, and farmer’s market combine for a perfect family outing.
Check out the full Wachusett Mountain festival schedule here.
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Labor Day Sale & Celebration
SEPT 1-4, Friday 3-8pm, Saturday-Monday 10-5pm
A full weekend of fantastic sales on ski and snowboard equipment and winter apparel at our annual MTNside Labor Day Sale.
MTNside Sale & Swap
OCT 5-9, Varies by Day
New England's largest Ski & Snowboard Sale & Swap! An equipment extravaganza. SWAP your used gear for credit or cash and/or shop for the best deals of the season at MTNside!
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The festival season draws to a lively close when food trucks and beer taps return to the mountain.
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New England’s best BBQ plus a Pig Roast.
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Get hungry for live music and great food.
SUMMERFEST
Regional brewmasters hit the Mountain accompanied by food trucks, vendors, live music.
Apple Fest
The Axe Women return with the falls colors as one dozen-plus food trucks, live bands, and the Farmer’s Market celebrate the autumn harvest in style.
MTNSIDE Sale & swap
New England's largest Ski & Snowboard Sale & Swap! An equipment extravaganza. SWAP your used gear for credit or cash and/or shop for the best deals of the season at MTNside!
MTNside Labor Day Sale
A full weekend of fantastic sales on ski and snowboard equipment and winter apparel at our annual MTNside Labor Day Sale.
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Fall Food Truck Fest
The festival season draws to a lively close when food trucks and beer taps return to the mountain.
Find out more
Fall Food Truck Fest
OktoberFest
Fall “oompahs” onto the calendar with music, crafts and traditional steins of beer.
Find out more
OktoberFest
BBQ Fest
New England’s best BBQ.
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BBQ Fest
Summerfest
Regional brewmasters hit the Mountain accompanied by food trucks, vendors, live music.
Find out more
Summerfest
Summer Food Truck Fest
Get hungry for live music and great food.
Find out more
Summer Food Truck Fest
Kids Fest
The 31st Annual Kids Fest brings the Axe Women, canine acrobats, and Bungee Extreme the mountain. Food trucks join kid-oriented vendors to round out the day.
Find out more
Kids Fest
Apple Fest (NeW 2nd WEEKEND ADDED)
The Axe Women return with the falls colors as one dozen-plus food trucks, live bands, and the Farmer’s Market celebrate the autumn harvest in style.
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Apple Fest
FESTIVALS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Autumn beers up during the 6th Annual OktoberFest celebration on September 30 - October 1. German music and food add zest to your stein and contests, crafts, and farmer’s market combine for a perfect family outing.
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The Fall Food Truck Fest returns on November 4 with the region’s top trucks, craft beer, lawn games and more.
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GET READY FOR WINTER!
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NEW SECOND WEEKEND: Apple Fest
The Axe Women return with the falls colors as one dozen-plus food trucks, live bands, and the Farmer’s Market celebrate the autumn harvest in style.
BOOFEST
Brand new for 2022! Get your spook on this Halloween at BooFest, a fun festival for the whole family.
MTNside SALE & SWAP
New England's largest Ski & Snowboard Sale & Swap! An equipment extravaganza.
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MTNside SALE & SWAP
BOOFEST
Brand new for 2022! Get your spook on this Halloween at BooFest, a fun festival for the whole family.
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BOOFEST
MTNSIDE LABOR DAY SALE
A full weekend of fantastic sales on ski and snowboard equipment and winter apparel at our annual MTNside Labor Day Sale.
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MTNSIDE LABOR DAY SALE
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Brand new for 2022! Get your spook on this Halloween at BooFest, a fun festival for the whole family.
Get hungry for live music and great food.
Summer Food Truck Fest
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The 31st Annual Kids Fest brings the Axe Women, canine acrobats, and Bungee Extreme the mountain. Food trucks join kid-oriented vendors to round out the day.
KIDS FEST
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Regional brewmasters hit the Mountain accompanied by food trucks, vendors, live music.
Summerfest
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A full weekend of fantastic sales on ski and snowboard equipment and winter apparel at our annual MTNside Labor Day Sale.
MTNSIDE LABOR DAY SALE
Find out more
New England’s best BBQ.
BBQ FEST
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Fall “oompahs” onto the calendar with music, crafts and traditional steins of beer.
OKTOBERFEST
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New England's largest Ski & Snowboard Sale & Swap! An equipment extravaganza.
MTNSIDE SALE & SWAP
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The Axe Women return with the falls colors as one dozen-plus food trucks, live bands, and the Farmer’s Market celebrate the autumn harvest in style.
APPLE FEST (NEW 2nd WEEKEND ADDED)
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Brand new for 2022! Get your spook on this Halloween at BooFest, a fun festival for the whole family.
BOOFEST
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The festival season draws to a lively close when food trucks and beer taps return to the mountain.
FALL FOOD TRUCK FEST
Join us October 28 for our 1st Annual Halloween themed festival, BooFest. Enjoy a spookishly fun day, with festive contests, ghoulish treats and eccentric entertainment for the whole family!
UG 12: 4th Annual Summer
Food Truck Fest
AUG 26: Summerfest
SEPT 1-4: LABOR DAY SALE & CELEBRATION
SEPT 9: cARS AND cOFFEE
SEPT 16-17: BBQ FEST
SEPT 23-24: KIDS FEST
sepT 30-1: OKTOBERFEST
OCT 5-9: MTNSIDE SALE & SWAP
OCT 14-15: APPLEFEST
OCT 21-22: NEW SECOND
WEEKEND APPLEFEST
OCT 28: BOOFEST
NOV 4: FALL FOOD
TRUCK FEST
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A full weekend of fantastic sales on ski and snowboard equipment and winter apparel at our annual MTNside Labor Day Sale.
New England’s best BBQ plus a Pig Roast.
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