10 am to 4 pm
Join us for May Market, Hill-Stead’s springtime fundraising event!
May Market, Hill-Stead’s much-anticipated annual event supports the museum’s 152 acres of beautiful gardens, grounds, and trails. May Market is produced with enormous support by the Hill-Steaders, volunteer ambassadors of Hill-Stead, who have supported the museum with fundraising and outreach initiatives for over 30 years. This is one of their largest events.
This year, the festive happening will feature over 40 premium vendors and flowers and unique plants perfect for Mother’s Day.
Vendors will be located both indoors and outdoors. Shop and enjoy the beautiful grounds during this springtime celebration.
Interested in being a vendor?
Fill out an application here or download the application and return it by mail to Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032, attn: May Market, or email it to olverm@hillstead.org by March 27, 2024.
Tickets
Adults | $10 a day
Children 12 & under | Free
Tickets are required for entrance. Tickets do not include admission to the house or exhibition gallery.
Plants
Hill-Stead’s own Hill-Steaders will offer perennial plants for sale from our Sunken Garden and some of the area’s finest nurseries. Donated plants will also be for sale, with all proceeds benefiting Hill-Stead’s gardens and grounds.
Children’s Activities
- Come make a fun springtime craft for all ages, on the Veranda from 10am to 4pm.
Food
- Lucky Dog Food Truck and Chet’s Italian Ice will be at May Market on Saturday and Sunday. Additional vendors will provide food to purchase throughout the event.
Vendors
- Ana Paula Martins LLC
- Bead Dangle Design
- Botanical Prints
- Bright Designs
- C.L. Sherman & Co
- Cane Island Accessories
- Carib Creations
- Connecticut Antiques
- Cutco
- Debbye Rosen and Juliet Clarke
- Delavignes Gourmet Foods & Gifts
- Erin Hazelton/Aileen Skrypek Bread
- Esthetic Living
- Farmhouse
- Farmington Farm Truck
- Fat Stone Farm
- HammerHeadz LLC
- Hartford Artisans Weaving Center
- Helping Hands for Tranquility
- Idle Gauds Jewelry and Metals
- Iron Arts
- Julie the Garden Fairy of Willow View Farm
- Just What We Kneaded
- Kim Ranell-Distinctive Design Jewelry
- Lynne Anstett Photography- Imagery Art Works
- Madame Gateaux
- Mod Pots and Plants
- Oh, Fudge
- Ovelle Coffee
- planted pigments
- Schweitzer Studios
- The Lady Ming
- The Trunk Show
- The Weekend Home
- Trendsmysoul
- True Blue Collections
- UConn Master Gardeners
- Uncanny Baker
- Willow Grove Arts
- Yeyetzi