Past Events from September 24, 2022 – June 20, 2025 – Happy Vermont

Vermont Events

Lost & Found: The Resurrection of Vermont’s Independent Ski Areas

Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum 1 South Main Street, Stowe, VT, United States

Vermont was once home to more than 175 ski areas. While most of those areas are now gone, some have been brought back to life. Come to the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum in Stowe and hear from people who have played a key role...

HOPE for TomorROW in Ferrisburgh

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United States

HOPE for Tomor-ROW is an annual, all-inclusive rowing and community event. Help raise awareness about teen suicide and come together in memory, hope and support. No prior rowing experience is needed for this fun, two-mile course. Entry fee $25.

Grandma’s Trunk Vintage Fashion Festival in Middlebury

Henry Sheldon Museum One Park Street, Middlebury, VT, United States

Beat the summer doldrums and join experts in a variety of Victorian clothing and fashion accessories in the Henry Sheldon Museum gardens. Bring your vintage hats, dresses, shoes and other items to learn about from experts. Fashion historians, accessory makers, mending artists, and more will...

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Fairy House Festival in Grafton

The Nature Museum 186 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT, United States

Follow a Vermont woodland path sprinkled with charming fairy houses for a magical experience of the natural world. The festival is museum’s annual fundraiser and draws visitors from far and wide. Volunteers create a fairyland of small structures built out of natural materials. Crafts for...

Flaxtravaganza! Harvest Celebration at Ethan Allen Homestead Museum

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, VT, United States

Learn all about the flax harvest from experienced re-enactors at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington. Learn how to turn flax into linen cloth. Step back in time to the 18th century at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. Come see what everyday life was...

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Spirits of Rokeby in Ferrisburg

Rokeby Museum 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT, United States

Spirits of Rokeby: Voices from the Summer Land showcases a short talk on Victorian spiritualism before you enter the historic home where actors will guide you through participatory dramatization, creating seances based on actual historic transcripts from Rokeby’s archives. Friday Performance Times: 5, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15 and...

Vermont’s Only Witch Trial – New England Legends in Bennington

Bennington Museum 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT, United States

Learn about Vermont's only witch trial. In the 1780s, the widow Margaret Krieger became the only person to be tried for witchcraft in Vermont. Her trial took place in the Southern Vermont town of Pownal and is documented in this soon-to-be-released episode of New England...

Holiday Trains Exhibit Opening Day in Middlebury

Henry Sheldon Museum One Park Street, Middlebury, VT, United States

The elaborate Lionel train layout at the Henry Sheldon Museum is an annual tradition. The assemblage stands three levels high, with tracks running Lionel O gauge trains, Lionel 027 gauge trains, and an upper track running HO trains. The exhibit will run every day the...

Soup Fest and Silent Auction in Newfane

NewBrook Fire Station 698 VT Route 30, Newfane, VT, United States

The Historical Society of Windham County's Annual Soup Fest and Silent Auction features tasty soups from 10 restaurants along the West River Railroad line, from Brattleboro to South Londonderry. Bidding and a 50/50 raffle will be from 4-5:30 p.m. Soup and bread (with desserts to...

Earth Day Open House in Grafton

The Nature Museum 186 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT, United States

Join The Nature Museum in Grafton for its annual Earth Day Celebration and Open House. Enjoy nature-themed exploration, play, and creativity for everyone to enjoy, as well as free programs throughout the day. Meet live raptors from the Vermont Museum of Natural History,  view the daytime...

Community Day at Shelburne Museum

Shelburne Museum 6000 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT, United States

Celebrate the start of Shelburne Museum's 2025 season with a day dedicated to welcoming the community with free admission, musical performances, gallery talks, nature walks, drop-in art making and more. See new exhibitions including Sound, Art, & Ink: Higher Ground Gig Posters; Herd: Karen Petersen’s...

Sheep and Wool Day in Ferrisburgh

Rokeby Museum 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT, United States

Celebrate Vermont’s wooly heritage at Rokeby Museum’s Sheep and Wool Day. This family-friendly event will feature sheep petting, kid’s crafts, historic spinning and weaving, history farm tours and more.