--- description: "Gilmore Girls" is coming to life this fall with a festival taking place in the town that inspired the show's setting title: A 'Gilmore Girls' Festival is Coming to the Town That Inspired Stars Hollow image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A _Gilmore Girls_ Festival is Coming to the Town That Inspired Stars Hollow by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 24, 2016 10:52 PM CUT by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 24, 2016 10:52 PM CUT _Gilmore Girls_ is coming to life this fall with a festival taking place in the town that inspired the show’s setting. Washington Depot, Conn., will transform into Stars Hollow this October for the [_Gilmore Girls_ Fan Fest](http://gilmoregirlsfanfest.com "undefined"), a three-day affair dedicated to celebrating all things Gilmore. The town of Washington Depot directly inspired show creator [Amy Sherman-Palladino](http://time.com/3911714/gilmore-girls-reunion-amy-sherman-palladino/ "undefined") to create Stars Hollow. The festival promises several themed activities sure to draw in any [_Gilmore Girls_](http://time.com/4439235/gilmore-girls-scott-patterson-revival-rumors/ "undefined") fan who has long dreamt of visiting Stars Hollow. Cast members Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore), Jackson Douglas (Jackson Belleville), Yanic Truesdale (Michel Gerard), Vanessa Marano (April Nardini) and several others have confirmed they will attend the event. A knit-a-thon, coffee at the hardware store, cake tasting and a ‘Friday Night Dinner’ are in the works. The series pilot, finale and 10 episodes of fans’ choosing will be shown during the festival. The festival will take place Oct. 21-23, about a month before the [_Gilmore Girls_ revival](http://time.com/4426758/gilmore-girls-revival-show-releases-the-first-trailer-and-a-premiere-date/ "undefined") airs on Netflix. Tickets are available [here](http://gilmoregirlsfanfest.com "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4465381/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4465381/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/"},"headline":"A Gilmore Girls Festival is Coming to the Town That Inspired Stars Hollow","datePublished":"2016-08-24T22:52:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:50.720Z","description":"All you have to do is go to Connecticut","url":"https://time.com/4465381/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4465381/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/","name":"A Gilmore Girls Festival is Coming to the Town That Inspired Stars Hollow"}}]}] ```