Online Voting for Readers’ Choice Awards Is Now Open
The Trailing of the Sheep Festival in Idaho has been nominated for Best Fall Festival, as part of USA TODAY 10BEST’s Readers’ Choice Awards. The iconic festival was selected as one of 20 nominees by a panel of travel experts.
Over the next four weeks, USA TODAY 10BEST readers will be voting on their favorites, once per day, until ballots close on Monday, September 8th at 11:59 a.m. EDT. The top 10 winners, as ranked by USA TODAY 10BEST readers, will be announced on Wednesday, September 17th at noon EDT. Readers can cast their votes for Trailing of the Sheep Festival at https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/trailing-of-sheep-festival-hailey-idaho/
A person may vote online once per day for the run of the contest.
“We are so excited that the Trailing of the Sheep Festival, now in its 29th year, was once again nominated for this honor, and we ask that all of our friends and fans go online to vote for us,” said Laura Musbach Drake, Trailing of the Sheep Festival’s executive director.
Details on this year’s Trailing of the Sheep Festival, to be held October 8-12, 2025, can be found at trailingofthesheep.org.



