Events

Enjoy a parade featuring Santa! The route starts on Main Street by the old middle school and goes to Depot Street and Kocher Drive. It will then turn left at the light and go along Northside Drive through North Bennington and over to Shaftsbury, where...

Gather around fire pits to roast marshmallows and make s'mores. Hot chocolate and cider will also be available. Create luminaries to celebrate the beginning of winter and the longer days of light ahead. A Crooked Barn Charcuterie will be selling locally made hot dogs as...

Enjoy a Christmas parade and Santa caravan through Winhall. The parade starts at 3 River Road with stops around town, including The Red Fox, town garage and town library.

Flowing from the Town Hall Theater grounds to the Middlebury Town Green, performers invite spectators to bring their own lanterns and noise makers to add to the light and merrymaking.

This gathering includes a Solstice Ceremony, drumming session, and music from two bands, Shaman Wanda(Shaun Magee and friends) and Freakquency. Desserts for sale by Fire Arts Cafe. This is a fundraiser for Groundworks of Brattleboro; suggested donation is $15.

One of the hallmarks of the holiday season for northern Vermont residents is to see an SD Ireland concrete trucks roll through town decked out in 25,000 Christmas lights. The Christmas Mixer will be at the Welcome Sign in Smugglers' Notch Village for all to...

The Holiday Light Parade returns! The parade starts at Essex High School, goes around Essex Center, past Maple Street, and ends at the Champlain Valley Exposition.

Visit Retreat Farm as part of Last Night Brattleboro to hang out by the fire while watching the annual fireworks display over the Retreat Meadows.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Killington's new K-1 Base Lodge. Inside the lodge, the resort will offer family-friendly activities including mask making, coloring, board games, and a NYE-themed photo booth. Outside, make s'mores over a fire pit, enjoy a fireworks show and watch a groomer...

Kids, put on your party clothes and and welcome in the “Noon” Year! Enjoy music, dancing, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling grape juice, and the countdown to Noon! Admission is $5/child. Adults are encouraged to join the party at no charge. But to explore the galleries,...

Ring in 2023 with a family-friendly celebration at Smugglers' Notch Resort! Enjoy glow tubing, a friendly pirate party, bonfire, fireworks, and music.  

Join the Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department as they send 2022 out with a bang. Fireworks presented by the American Legion Post 27 will begin at 6:30 p.m. with free skating at the Memorial Sports Center to directly follow from 7-8:30 p.m. Parking for the...