There were also a number of little shops offering, in addition to their usual wares, unofficial Stars Hollow–themed merchandise. The picturesque foliage made it seem as though Washington Depot were frozen in time, a town on a Hollywood lot constructed to exist forever in a state of beautiful autumn.Īround town, there was a bookshop, decorated with a banner that read “RORY READS AND SO DO WE” a grocery store, reminiscent of how there was a grocery store on Gilmore Girls and a Town Hall that employed a real Town Selectman. Sandwich boards advertised town events, all of the stores were independently-owned, and if the friendly locals were unhappy about the influx of Gilmore Girls fans they hid it sociopathically well. Amy Sherman-Palladino conceived of Stars Hollow while walking around Washington Depot, and the comparisons were easy to draw. On Friday, the series’ pilot played on a loop in the festival’s main tent, projected onto a large screen, while fans familiarized themselves with the town. Did I mention that it was very rainy? It rained the whole time, and on Saturday it was also very cold, which I assure you is not a complaint and is instead merely a statement of fact. The festival spanned three days, cost $175 for general admission and $250 for VIP, and featured cast member meet-and-greets, two panels (one featuring crew and one featuring cast), trips to see the inn that inspired the Independence Inn, and events like a “living art” show and a knit-a-thon that made you think, “Oh, yes - like on Gilmore Girls.” The festivalgoers were ebullient white women of all ages, but mostly of the age late-twenties. On the weekend of October 21, over a thousand Gilmore Girls fans and, I believe, over a million reporters gathered there for the first-ever unofficial Gilmore Girls fan festival: Gilmore Girls Fan Fest. Just as Alice Liddell did for Alice in Wonderland, Riff Raff did for James Franco in Spring Breakers, and inculcated fear did for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the town of Washington Depot, Connecticut, served as the inspiration for “Stars Hollow,” the fictional Connecticut town in which Gilmore Girls is set.
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