Events and Occasions
Vermont Activities and Events
If you’ve come to Vermont to have some fun, get away from it all and escape the fast pace of city life, you will be pleasantly surprised. There is more to do in this small state than anyone would guess.
Special events and activities are happening all over the Green Mountain state: from art and music festivals, to sporting events, music concerts to theater performances.
Whether you want to take a week to ski Vermont’s best ski resorts, pick your own vegetables at an organic farm or explore the fall colors on the back roads of small towns, you can do it – and do it well here in New England’s playground. Whatever your preference might be, you’ll find special events that match your interests during your stay in Vermont.
Please, browse through the following events listings – it’s but a small sample of the wonders of the Green Mountain State:
Winter
Holidays at Hildene
Manchester, Vermont
Early November through early January
Annual Stow Winter Carnival
Stowe, Vermont
Mid-January
Brookfield Ice Harvest
Brookfield, Vermont
Late January
Spring
Annual Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade and Party
Burlington, Vermont
Late February/Early March
Brattleboro Winter Carnival
Brattleboro, Vermont
Late February/Early March
Lunenberg Maple Festival
Lunenberg, Vermont
Mid to Late March
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend
Throughout Vermont
Late March
U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships
Stratton, Vermont
Late March
Annual Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
Killington, Vermont
Early April
Annual Vermont Maple Festival
St. Albans, Vermont
Late April
Annual Flavors of the Valley
White River Junction, Vermont
Early May
Vermont Chocolate Show
Essex, Vermont
Mid-May
Annual Burlington Kids Day - Vermont's largest children's celebration
Burlington, Vermont
Mid-May
Summer
Annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade & Festival
Brattleboro, Vermont
Early June
Quechee Hot Air Balloon, Crafts & Music Festival
Quechee, Vermont
Mid-June
Vermont Days
Throughout Vermont
Mid-June
Northeast Kingdom Cultural Heritage Day
Lyndonville, Vermont
Mid-June
The Green Mountain Chew Chew Festival
Waterfront Park, Burlington, Vermont
Late June
Annual Kaleidoscope Festival
Stowe, Vermont
Mid-July
Autumn
Vermont State Fair
Rutland, Vermont
Early September
Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Essex Junction, Vermont
Mid-September
Plymouth Cheese and Harvest Festival
Plymouth, Vermont
Mid-September
Annual Vermont Small Farms Food Fest
Plymouth, Vermont
Mid-September
Tunbridge World's Fair
Tunbridge, Vermont
Mid-September
Annual Stowe Oktoberfest
Stowe, Vermont
Late September
Fall Foliage Festival
Walden, Vermont
Early October
Annual Dummerston Apple Pie Festival
Dummerston Center, Vermont
Early October
Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum
Woodstock, Vermont
Early December
Christmas Eve Sleigh Ride at Adams Farm
Wilmington, Vermont
Every Christmas Eve
