Past Events from January 1, 2023 – January 22, 2023 – Happy Vermont

Vermont Events

First Day Hike: LR Jones State Forest in Plainfield

LR Jones State Forest Spruce Mountain Trailhead, 681 Spruce Mountain Road, Plainfield, VT, United States

Start the new year on the right foot with a hike in the great outdoors. On January 1, 2023, everyone is once again invited to join a free, guided, family-friendly hike taking place at many state parks, state forests, and other public lands across Vermont....

First Day Hike: Sentinel Rock State Park in Westmore

Sentinel Rock State Park Hinton Road, Westmore, VT, United States

Start the new year on the right foot with a hike in the great outdoors. On January 1,  everyone is once again invited to join a free, guided, family-friendly hike taking place at many state parks, state forests, and other public lands across Vermont. Hikes...

First Day Walk at Button Bay State Park

Button Bay State Park 5 Button Bay State Park Road, Ferrisburgh, VT, United States

New Year’s Day birding trips are a tradition held by many in the birdwatching community. Vermont State Parks has combined that tradition with the more recent tradition of First Day Hikes held at state parks across the country. On the first day of 2023, meet...

First Day Hike: Little River State Park in Waterbury

Little River State Park 3444 Little River Road, Waterbury, VT, United States

Start the new year on the right foot with a hike in the great outdoors. On January 1, 2023, everyone is once again invited to join a free, guided, family-friendly hike taking place at many state parks, state forests, and other public lands across Vermont....

First Day Hike: Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park

Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park 321 St. John Road, Hubbardton, VT, United States

Start the new year on the right foot with a hike in the great outdoors. On January 1, everyone is once again invited to join a free, guided, family-friendly hike taking place at many state parks, state forests, and other public lands across Vermont. Hikes...

First Day Hike: Silver Lake in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area

Silver Lake Trailhead Route 53, Salisbury, VT, United States

Start the new year on the right foot with a hike in the great outdoors. On January 1, 2023, everyone is once again invited to join a free, guided, family-friendly hike taking place at many state parks, state forests, and other public lands across Vermont....

Full Moon Hike in Poultney

Slate Valley Trails 131 Town Farm Road, Poultney, VT, United States

Meet at Fairgrounds trailhead parking lot and hike up Midway to the top then down the Cliffhanger trail and return via Merry Go Round and Maple Sugar through the open fields and back to the parking lot.  Bring a headlamp, dress warmly, and depending on...

Sled Dog Meet & Greet in Jericho

Jericho Town Library 7 Jericho Center Circle, Jericho, VT, United States

Come to the Town Green to meet real sled dogs. Milagro Turner of Cambridge will bring her dogs for you to meet and learn all about sled dogs. Milagro's pups are very people-friendly and love to meet new human friends, but the library asks that...

Snowlights 2023 in Greensboro

Highland Center for the Arts 2875 Hardwick Street, Greensboro, VT, United States

Bask in the Highland Center for the Arts' illuminated landscape awash in artful color. Revel in the whimsical light display and dance outside to live music by Latin dance band Mal Maiz. Be captivated by a fire juggling show and mesmerized by snow sculpture demonstrations. Stop...

$15 – $30

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Winter Discovery Hike for Families in Montpelier

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Come explore nature in a new way at North Branch Nature Center. Imagine yourself as an ant and take a “microscopic” hike into the leaf litter. Explore your sense of touch by “meeting a tree.” Expand your sense of hearing by adopting “deer ears” in...

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Burlington Cat Show

Double Tree by Hilton 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT, United States

See up to 35 cat breeds at the Burlington Cat Show. Watch a parade of breeds and see shelter cats transformed into stars. Learn about the history of today's breeds and cat fancy.

Family Stargazing Night at Sugarbush Resort

Sugarbush Resort 102 Forest Drive, Warren, VT, United States

Join Vaughn Keenhold and explore the universe. Limited amounts of binoculars are available, so bring your own binoculars or telescope if you have them. Hot chocolate will be served and a fire will be lit to keep you toasty. For more information, contact Vaughn Keenhold...