The 2021 Daffodil Festival “Little Gem Edition,” is scheduled for March 27-28 and will be modified to help mitigate ongoing pandemic concerns.

Due to COVID-19 regulations, this year’s festival will be unable to host live entertainment, food vendors and amusements. However, it will feature 40 hand craft and art vendors located in three market areas. Vendors will be spaced out within the Court Circle, along Carriage Court and in the green space behind the Gloucester Museum of History.

Festival hours will be Saturday, March 27 from 9am until 7pm and Sunday, March 28 from 9am until 5pm. Festival guests will be required to pre-register. A total of 400 guests will be permitted per two-hour festival visit. Registration is free and can be taken through the Eventbrite link on the festival’s website.

Other events hosted as a part of the "Little Gem Edition" will include:

-A Virtual "mini" parade.
-The annual scholarship award.
-The Best Dressed Mutt Show March 27. Festival guests will be encouraged to dress their mutts in Daffodil attire. One “Best Dressed Mutt” winner will be selected from the crowd every two-hours.
-A “Craziest Daffodil Hat Contest” March 28. Festival guests will be encouraged to create and wear their version of a “Craziest Daffodil Hat.”