When The New York Times wondered why “Gilmore Girls” — which debuted 25 years ago this week — has become a fall tradition, one of the experts it turned to is Kathleen London who, along with Laura Boote, created the successful Destination Stars Hollow that takes over the hometown of Brighton.
The event, founded by the Brighton residents in 2024, is a smashing success. It welcomed an estimated 60,000 “Gilmore Girls” fans to downtown Brighton over the weekend of Sept. 19-21.
London told the Times that she thinks “Gilmore Girls” filled a seasonal gap in film and television.
“When you think of small town, you think of either Christmas or fall,” London said, noting that Hallmark has the Christmas season covered.
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