Welcome to the Top 10 Events in Vermont
Explore the selection of the top 10 annual events and festivals, fairs and celebrations (listed in calendar priority) across the State of Vermont, including events in Woodstock and Stratton Mountain.Stowe Winter Carnival
Mid to Late January
Stowe, Vermont
The Stowe Winter Carnival is one of the many reasons why people visit the winter wonderland land of Stowe.
The carnival offers many activities for both young and old, from zany sports events, Ice Carving Competitions, movies, Kids Carnival Kaos and the infamous Village Night Block Party.
Visitors can tour the town, watch Professional Ice Carvers create elegant and masterful Ice carvings throughout the village on Demonstration Day, and see the see the competition evolve at the Annual NICA sanctioned Ice Carving Competition.
For more information visit: www.stowewintercarnival.com
Bennington Winter Festival
February
Bennington, Vermont
Bennington celebrates winter with a host of festivities, from the Ice Sculpture Contest to the Penguin Plunge when jumpes plunge into the icy waters of Lake Paran to benefit the Special Olympics.
There is also a Chili Contest an open House at the Mansion, "Winter Fun at Park-McCullough" Exhibit, wagon rides, refreshments, Pet Winter Fashion Show, Children's Story Hour/Activities, Kevin's Live Remote and more!
For more information visit: www.bennington.com/winterfest
Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships
March
Stratton Mountain, Vermont
The US Open is one of the most exciting events to cover in snowboarding, attracting the world’s top snowboarders for a fun weekend of competition, parties and incredible prizes at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont.
The first US Open Snowboarding Championships took place in 1983.
As the final event in the second annual Burton Global Open Series, the US Open is the competitors’ last chance to make a play for the women’s and men’s 2008 championship title each worth $100,000 – the largest single payout in competitive snowboarding today.
For more information visit:
www.usopen-snowboarding.com/Home.aspx?openid=USO
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend
March
Statewide, Vermont
The annual statewide maple festival is held at sugarhouses throughout Vermont and is the celebration of the maple syrup season in Vermont – an opportunity for the public to visit one or more “sugarhouses” throughout the state.
Activities during Open House Weekend are different at each sugarhouse but do include the opportunity to watch maple syrup being made (weather permitting) and to often sample maple products.
For more information visit: www.vermontmaple.org
Vermont Open Studio Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend
Statewide, Vermont
Vermont’s natural scenic beauty is enhanced each spring when the work of Vermont artists and craftspeople can be seen firsthand during Vermont’s annual Open Studio Weekend.
Open Studio Weekend is a statewide celebration of the visual arts and the creative process in which Vermont artists and craftspeople invite the public to visit them in their studios during Memorial Day Weekend.
More than 260 sites will be open during this event, with more than 285 artists and artisans participating.
For more information visit: www.vermontcrafts.com
Annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade & Festival
June
Brattleboro, Vermont
Named one of Vermont’s Top Ten Summer Events by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce for five years in a row, the annual Strolling of the Heifers Parade & Festival attracts an annual average of 50,000 spectators a year.
The weekend’s signature event begins as the stars of the Strolling of the Heifers Parade - 100 flower-bedecked bovine beauties - begin ambling up Main Street. They are followed by nationally renowned entertainment, ranging from bag pipers and baton twirlers to floats and entertainers.
For more information visit: www.strollingoftheheifers.com
Plymouth Cheese & Harvest Festival
September
Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Selected by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as a 2008 “Top 10 Fall Event” the Plymouth Cheese & Harvest Festival celebrates the bounties of the harvest and the award-winning world of Vermont-made cheese!
Activities include cheese sampling by members of the Vermont Cheese Council and guided tours of the Plymouth Cheese Factory, wagon rides, traditional craft demonstrations by the Green Mountain Blacksmiths Association and Fiber Arts in Vermont, old-time fiddling, and fun for the entire family.
For more information visit: www.HistoricVermont.org/Coolidge
Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival
September
Woodstock, Vermont
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.
For more information visit: www.vermontwoodfestival.org
Dummerston Apple Pie Festival
October
Dummerston, Vermont
For more than 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 1,500 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, the locals serve Vermont cheddar cheese, homemade ice cream, cider, coffee, and donuts.
Wassail Weekend
December
Woodstock, Vermont
This festive annual holiday event is held the second weekend in December and features three days of holiday shows, beautiful music, a parade of riders, horses and carriages, a historic house tour, a medieval banquet, a 19th Century Christmas celebration at Billings Farm & Museum and many more activities throughout the village. Voted one of Vermont's 10 best winter events.
For more information visit: www.woodstockvt.com
