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Vermont Chamber Events Calendar
Guiding you to some of Vermont's Best Events
Please use the events calendar on this page to guide you to some of Vermont's best events! Click on a date above, or page down to the bottom of this page to plug in the dates you'll be here and view all events that will be happening during your stay.
You may also want to check out the Vermont Chamber Top Ten Events listed below, which have been chosen by a panel of judges to represent the best of Vermont's seasonal celebrations.
Top Ten Winter 2007-2008 Events
Top Ten Summer 2008 Events
Top Ten Fall Events 2008 Event
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Vermont Hand Crafters & Art Show
South Burlington, November 15-18, 2007, Thur. 12-8 pm, Fri.10am-8pm, Sat. & Sun. 10am-5pm at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
Four-day pass with unlimited re-entry is $7. Sunday only ticket is $4. Meet the artists and hear their stories, their inspiration, and their dedication to their craft. Shop over 160 booths of original, high quality works in glass, ceramics, wood, and decorative fiber along with paintings, jewelry, photography, sculpture and wearable art made by Vermont’s finest Artisans. This highly acclaimed annual event offers a wide range of contemporary and traditional items in all price ranges.
800-373-5429. www.vermonthandcrafters.com.
Thanksgiving Weekend, Billings Farm & Museum
Woodstock, November 23-25, 2006, Adults $10, seniors $9, children varies.
Presenting a 19th Century Thanksgiving on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The weekend will feature traditional cooking of the Thanksgiving feast in the farmhouse, horse-drawn wagon rides, farm tours, and hands-on Thanksgiving activities and programs for every age.
802-457-2355. E-mail: info@billingsfarm.org or visit: www.billingsfarm.org.
Vermont Holiday Festival
Killington, December 5-8, 2007, Wed.-Fri. 5-9 pm, Sat. 12-9 pm. Festival of Trees: $5/adult. Santa’s Workshop: $10/child, 12 & under.
The 4th annual Vermont Holiday Festival includes the Festival of Trees, White Lights of Killington, Santa’s Workshop, horse-drawn sleigh rides, fun musical guests, story tellers and visits from Santa. At the Festival of Trees, guests purchase raffle tickets for a chance to take home their favorite tree with all the trimmings! Lodging packages including activities start at $89 per person per night.
800-337-1928. E-mail: info@vermontholidayfestival.com or visit: www.vermontholidayfestival.com.
Walk of the Santas
West Dover, December 8, 2007, 11 a.m. Adults $10.
Calling all fun loving people to the Mt. Snow Valley on December 7 to 9. Become a Santa and be part of a fun filled weekend, and help attempt to break the Guinness world record for the most Santas gathered in one place. There will be crafters, gingerbread houses, Christmas trees, carolers, raffles and prizes.
802-464-3100 or 802-464-5130. www.celebratethevalley.com.
First Night Burlington
Burlington, December 31, 2006, noon to midnight. Adults $12 - $20, children (13 and under) $6.
VT’s largest, single-day arts festival, an accessible, substance-free New Year’s Eve celebration. Over 24,000 people participate at dozens of venues in downtown Burlington, where performances and activities take place over a 12 hour period. A First Night button admits one to all official events. Programming is diverse and includes many cultures and art forms: performance, plus art and dance workshops, our parade and finale, and fireworks - a festival created by and for the community.
802-863-6005. www.firstnightburlington.com.
Lake Morey Winter Weekends
Fairlee, January 12-13 and 19-20, 2008. Admission varies by date/event.
Celebrate, don’t hibernate! Winter is a great time to be active outdoors, and Lake Morey Winter Weekends offer multiple ways to enjoy the season. Sponsored by the Upper Valley Trails Alliance, Hulbert Outdoor Center, Connecticut RiverFest and the Nordic Skater. Events contingent upon sufficient snow/ice. Saturday, Jan. 12: Winter Skills Day (Hulbert Outdoor Center) - Learn outdoor skills through half-day workshops, winter camping, igloo building, Nordic skating, more. Schedule at www.alohafoundation.org/hulbert, click “public events.” Registration: 802-333-3405 Sunday, Jan. 13: Lake Morey WinterFest (Hulbert Outdoor Center) - Something for everyone! Ice skating, x-c skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, music, storytelling, dogsled demos, hands-on sessions on igloo building, winter ecology, more. Snowshoes/skates available. Lunch available. 10am-4pm $5/person, $15/family. Saturday, Jan. 19: Vermont Ice Challenge - Skating races for all age groups and abilities on the lake. See web site for details. Sunday, Jan. 20: Lake Morey Skate-athon (Lake Morey Resort) - Ever tried langfardsskridskoakning? That’s Swedish for cross-country ice skating or Nordic skating. There’s no better place to try it than Lake Morey, with the longest U.S. skating trail. Earn stamps - and rewards - on your Skate-athon card. Free skate use. 10am-3pm. $15/person, $30/family includes hot drinks/snacks in heated tent.
802-649-9075 except where noted previously. www.uvtrails.org" or visit: www.nordicskating.org.
The Igloo Build
Norwich, February 16, 2008, Adults $9, children (3-17) $7, under 3 are free.
One of the longest-running traditions at the Montshire Museum. For the past 15 years, Dr. Norbert Yankielun, engineer at CRREL (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory) has shared his experiences as a scientist and explorer, and instructs Museum visitors on how to build an igloo. Dr. Yankielun, whose new book “How to Build an Igloo” has been recently published by W.W. Norton & Company, will be on hand to lend his expert advice on building with snow. Visitors “make friends with winter,” and learn about the amazing insulating power of snow. If nature cooperates, by mid-afternoon an igloo village built by Museum visitors emerges!
802-649-2200. E-mail: montshire@montshire.org or visit:www.montshire.org.
85th Annual Harris Hill Ski Jumping Competition
Brattleboro, February 16 & 17, 2008 12-4 pm. Admission.
A celebrated Brattleboro tradition that dates back to 1922. The two-day tournament brings world-class jumpers from the U.S., Europe, and Canada. It is one of the region’s most popular winter sporting events, attracting several thousand spectators each year. Harris Hill is a favorite among ski jumpers everywhere because of the hospitality, festive atmosphere and continued reputation for attracting an enthusiastic crowd of spectators.
877-254-4565. www.harrishillskijump.org.
Relay for Life Nordicstyle
Stowe, 6 pm March 1 to 6 am March 2, 2008. Free public admission.
Think snow! Fight cancer! Come to the Trapp Family Lodge for the 5th annual Relay for Life Nordicstyle, the nation’s only Winter Relay! A unique opportunity for winter enthusiasts to join the fight against cancer. Cross country ski or snowshoe during this overnight outdoor event, raise funds and support the mission of the American Cancer Society. One day! One night! One moment in time to find a cure.
866-466-0626 or 802-872-6304. E-mail: www.cancer.org.
U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships
Stratton Mountain, March 11-16, 2008. Free (or cost of a lift ticket if you plan to ski/ride)
Over six days of competition athletes from five continents perform in front of over 25,000 spectators. The tent village at the base of Stratton’s Sun Bowl provides a center for entertainment, with games and snowboard demos for all ages, while Stratton Village comes alive at night with live performances by national rock acts such as Pennywise and the Misfits. Vendors from around the world distribute giveaways and prizes to spectators, and visitors are likely to run into Olympic athletes sitting next to them at lunch.
www.stratton.com or visit: www.usopensnowboarding.com.
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Vermont Maple Festival
St. Albans – April 25, 26, & 27, times vary.
At the end of winter, it’s time to celebrate Vermont’s first agricultural harvest of the year: MAPLE! The Vermont Maple Festival is three days of fun and learning. There’s something for everyone- kids, teens, families, singles, and seniors. Main Street entertainment, maple exhibit hall, antique, craft and specialty food shows, cooking demonstrations, sugarhouse tours, face painting, pancake breakfast, fiddlers’ and youth talent shows.
802-524-5800 perleygates@surfglobal.net or visit: www.vtmaplefestival.org.
Vermont Chocolate Show
Essex – May 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and May 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
The Vermont Chocolate Show features chocolatiers, chefs, and other vendors from Vermont and throughout the Northeast. The show includes educational programs, a chocolate art exhibit, product sales and other culinary activities. It is an opportunity for chocolate lovers of all ages to buy chocolate products, learn from noted Vermont pastry chefs and food experts, and enjoy chocolate spa treatments.
802-244-8354 darrick@vermontchocolateshow.com or visit: www.vermontchocolateshow.com
Seventh Annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade & Festival
Brattleboro – June 6, 7, & 8, times vary.
This Mardi Gras-like celebration annually occurs during the first weekend in June. The light hearted Strolling of the Heifers Parade on Saturday, June 7, is the festival's focal point. The animal and entertainment cavalcade culminates at Brattleboro Retreat Healthcare's ground where the Dairy Fest and Marketplace, which features food, agricultural demos, Vermont farm products and the Family Farm Fun Tent, takes place. This year, a Vermont Farm Aid concert is a new element of the event! 802-254-4565 stuartcomm@comcast.net or visit: www.strollingoftheheifers.com
Vermont History Expo
Tunbridge –June 21 - 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission info: Adults $10 for both days; children/students (under 18) $5 for both days; children 5 and under free; weekend family pass $20; ½ price admission for visitors in period dress.
The Vermont History Expo is a two day summer festival where Vermonters and Vermonters at heart experience our state’s living history. The Expo features distinctive exhibits from the collections of 150 local historical societies, museums and heritage attractions. For 7 years, the last weekend in June at the Tunbridge World Fairgrounds has become the time for visitors to be immersed in a hands-on Vermont history lesson - in the spirt of fun and discovery.
802-479-8505. E-mail: vhs-expo@state.vt.us or visit: www.vermonthistory.org/expo
Warren 4th of July Parade and Celebrations
Warren – July 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with fireworks in the evening.
Come dance in the streets! The Warren 4th of July Parade and Celebrations has the funkiest collection of pageantry this side of Burning Man. Many folks who have moved away make this holiday their homecoming, so you’ll see dyed-in-the-red-white-and blue Vermonters, new babies, second cousins, city folk up for the week and political satire all rolled into one big block party.
802-496-3409. E-mail: chamber@madriver.com or visit: www.madrivervalley.com.
SolarFest 2008 – Vermont’s Renewable Energy Festival
Tinmouth – July 12, 9 a.m. to midnight and July 13, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m..
SolarFest’s 14th annual festival in Tinmouth, is a renewable-energy powered celebration of the performing arts, sustainable living, and community. The weekend is packed with education and entertainment. Three tents house over 40 workshops on renewable energy and sustainable living topics, plus wold class performers on two solar-powered stages. Theatre-in-the-Woods, dozen of exhibitors, crafts, food, and children activities, bonfire art and much more.
802-235-1513. E-mail: info@solarfest.org or visit: www.solarfest.org
Vermont Mozart Festival
Shelburne, Stowe, Vergennes, Grand Isle, North Hero, Essex, Colchester, & North Ferrisburg – July 13 - August 3, evenings.
Summer 2008 features the piano and orchestral music of Beethoven, opening with Beethoven’s First Symphony and concluding with his Ninth Symphony. Beethoven’s five magnificent Piano Concerti will be the centerpieces of the 35th season. 802-862-7352 tim@vtmozart.org or visit: www.vtmozart.org.
Antique & Classic Car Meet at Stowe
Stowe – August 8, 9, & 10, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This family friendly event features over 800 antique and classic vehicles of great diversity. Everything from Model T Fords to great classic Duesenbergs and Packards to 1970's muscle cars and even street rods are present. This is one of the oldest and largest antique car shows in the country, and is the premiere antique automobile show in New England. Free spectator parking and low admission price make this show a great family outing. 802-253-4897 www.vtauto.org.
13th Annual Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival
Bennington – August 30, 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m..
This fun-filled festival has something for all ages. Area restaurants cooperate in a food tent with a huge variety of garlic-inspired goodies from their menus. Children’s games and activities keep the little ones entertained. Live music can be enjoyed throughout the festival. Everything from garlic ice cream to garlic jelly, picked garlic, roasted garlic, and more... Plain garlic bulbs of every variety will be available to purchase and sample. 802-447-3311 lindyslynch@yahoo.com or visit: www.benningtonchamber.com
New World Festival at Chandler Music Hall
Randolph – August 31, 12:00 to Midnight.
The New World Festival celebrates the Celtic and French Canadian heritage of northern New England through music and dance, as well as the vitality of a small Vermont town. In the midst of a historic village center, 5 continuous performance stages feature fiddlers, pipers, storytelling and dance. The festival includes children’s activities, crafts and food. Performances take place in all-weather tents, Bethany Church and Chandler Music Hall. Festival profits are used to support programming for youth at Chandler throughout the year.
802-728-9878 becky@chandler-arts.org or visit: NewWorldFestival.com.
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South End Art Hop
Burlington – September 5, 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., September 6, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., with activities and events all month.
The south end of Burlington is home to the kindest and greatest concentration of start-up businesses and artists studios in Vermont. For the Art Hop, 500 artists are featured in over 100 locations, indoors and out. SEABA (South End Arts & Business Association) is proud to present this event to Burlington, and all over New England.
802-859-9222 or E-mail: info@seaba.com or visit: www.seaba.com.
Tunbridge World’s Fair
Tunbridge – September 11, 12, 13, & 14, 8 a.m. until around midnight; Sunday till 6 p.m..
Where the past, present, and future meet up for 4 days of the fair! The World’s Fair 2008 may be an agricultural fair with great livestock shows, but a good half of the fair is made alive by our vendors and amusements, many vendors having come for years now. Gillett’s Shows brings the trademark ferris wheel every year, and where would we be without a bit of fried dough? Or Italian sausage, or fudge, or maple cotton candy or...???
802-889-5555 or E-mail: info@tunbridgefair.com.
Plymouth Cheese & Harvest Festival
Plymouth Notch – September 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Celebrate the bounties of the harvest and the award-winning world of Vermont-made cheese! The festival features cheese sampling by members of the Vermont Cheese Council, wagon rides, historic farm & craft demonstrations, old-time fiddling, guided tours of the Plymouth Cheese Factory, and activities for the entire family. 802-672-3773 or E-mail:William.Jenney@state.vt.us or visit: www.HistoricVermont.org/Coolidge
Fairbanks Festival Of Traditional Crafts
St. Johnsbury –September 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Celebrate rural creativity at this colorful festival that fills Main Street with interesting sounds and fascinating traditions that shaped northern New England! Artisans demonstrate their unique skills, passed from one generation to the next. From butter churning to wood turning, candles to soap, cider to barrels, dolls to toys, and so much more. Ask a basket weaver what textures you can find in our forest, then see the colors of everyday plants become part of a woven tapestry with natural fiber dyeing. Learn about blacksmithing, using the tools and techniques that shaped our heritage. A great family event in the gateway to Vermont’s stunning Northeast Kingdom.
802-748-2372 or E-mail: arubin@fairbanksmuseum.org or visit: www.fairbanksmuseum.org.
Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival
Woodstock – September 27 -28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m..
Vermont’s Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival showcases Vermont artists-in-wood and their commitment to keeping traditional skills and crafts alive. Guests mingling and shopping see that the exhibitors live their lives with tools of the craft in hand. World-class creativity and craftsmanship are unparalleled in the exquisite array of Vermont-made furniture and wood products. Browse the displays, make purchases, chat with woodworkers, or see them at work carving, turning, and crafting their wares. Live music, food, and forest tours make this a must do!
802-747-7900 or E-mail: kwanner@gwriters.com or visit: www.vermontwoodfestival.org.
Weston Craft Show
Weston – October 10, 11, & 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
In a very crowded field, the Weston Craft show, celebrating its 25th anniversary, stands apart. Only the best Vermont artisans survive the jurying process! Enjoy imaginative displays of fine art and craftsmanship with a gourmet lunch in the beautiful Weston Playhouse surrounded by glorious fall colors - a show within a show not to be missed.
802-824-3576 or E-mail: knowlwoods@comcast.net or visit: www.westoncraftshow.com.
Art in the Park Fall Foliage Festival
Rutland – October 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and October 12, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..
Vermont’s oldest continuing arts tradition. Celebrating its 47th year, a treasure for the exhibitor and the attendee. The setting is an outdoor park with a gazebo in the center that is used by musicians in inclement weather, and by attendees enjoying the atmosphere. There is something for everyone with free children’s activities, musical entertainment, daily door prizes and grand prize drawings, food concessions, demonstrations, and high quality arts and craft booths. 802-775-0356 or E-mail: beyondmarketing@yahoo.com or visit: www.chaffeeartcenter.org.
Dummerston Apple Pie Festival
Dummerston – October 12, 9 a.m. until sold out.
For 40+ years, the Dummerston Apple Pie Festival has been held each year on the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend, the peak of colorful autumn foliage in Southern Vermont. A full 1500 apple pies are made by many church members and friends. Folks from all over the United States travel by motorcycle and automobiles to take part in the festivities. Join us for a piece or take home a whole pie. In addition, we serve Vermont cheddar cheese, homemade ice cream, cider, coffee, donuts. 802-254-9158 or E-mail: janart54@sover.net.
Haunted Forest
Williston – October 16 - 18 & 24, 25, shows times vary.
What is the Haunted Forest like? The Haunted Forest features outdoor community theater set amidst the magic and enchantment of a dark forest. A pair of mysterious guides lead guests through the Haunted Forest. The flickering faces of over 1,000 jack-o’lanterns light the dark trails. Throughout their passage, visitors encounter strange and sometime hilarious characters in a variety of Halloween-theme scenes. In doing so it provides a truly unique experience for all who visit or participate.
802-238-0923 or 802-879-9160 or E-mail: herbs@doc.state.vt.us or visit: www.thehauntedforest.org.
The 3rd Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge
Bennington – October 25, 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Our third attempt to attain the Guinness Book of World Records title for the most jack-o-lanterns displayed in one place! Pumpkins must be carved and candled by 5:30 p.m. A parade will start at 4:00 p.m. in the Banknorth parking lot. Main Street will be aglow with talent and fun!
802-442-5758 or E-mail: betterbc@sover.net or visit: www.bennington.com/bbbc.
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