February 14 - A Vergennes Valentine Dance, Vergennes - An evening of music and dance with Bill Carmichael-Broadway and jazz vocalist.
Featuring Chuck Miller-piano, Andy Smith-bass, Bob Gagnon-guitar, Jack Phipps-trumpet, Caleb Bronz-drums. All ages welcome. Full cash bar with decadent dessert buffet. (802) 877-6737 Vergennes Opera House (1701)
February 15 - 17 - Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Plainfield - A tale of love, jealousy, despair, and a happy ending. Fri. & Sat., 7:30 pm. Sun., 2 pm. (802) 223-3599 Haybarn Theater (1703)
February 16 - 18 - Sleigh Ride Weekend, Woodstock - Horse-drawn sleigh rides through frosty farm fields, visit farm and restored farm house, farm programs & activities. (802) 457-2355 Billings Farm and Museum (1704)
February 16 - 17 - Chester Winter Carnival, Chester - Old fashioned winter carnival with games, events, snow sculptures. (802) 875-2693 Main Street (1705)
February 16 - Johnson Winter Carnival, Johnson - Snow sculptures, snowshoe trek, ice skating, sleigh rides, disc golf tournament.
Make & take crafts, chili lunch, spaghetti supper & auction, entertainment by
local performers. Some fees for selected activities. 10:30 am - 11:00 pm
(802) 635-7827 Johnson Elementary School & Legion Field (1706)
March 1 - 2 - 5th Annual Relay for Life, Stowe - Cross-country ski or snowshoe during this overnight, outdoor event,
raise funds and support the mission of the American Cancer Society. One day and one night. One moment in time to find a cure. This event has been chosen as a Top Ten Winter Event by the
Vermont Chamber of Commerce. (802) 272-6646 Trapp Family Lodge (1707)
March 7 - St. Patty's Day Celebration, Grafton - Come celebrate the end of a great year at Grafton Ponds. Family fun race, a BBQ and fun events for the whole family. Free for season pass holders. $10 adults, $5 kids. 9:30 AM (802) 843-2400 Grafton Ponds Nordic Ski Center (1708)
March 14 - 23 - 2008 Annual Womens Film Festival, Brattleboro - A fundraiser and outreach event for the Women's Crisis Center of Windham County. This year's festival will feature 30 films from around the globe, almost all made by women, about women. The festival also features the Visions and Voices Art Show. (802) 254-9193 Latchis, Hooker-Dunham & New England Youth Theatres (1709)
March 15 - Francois Clemmons Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Middlebury - 8:00 PM (802) 443-3168 Middlebury College, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall (1710)
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day Concert, Lyndonville - Noon (802) 626-6445 Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College (1711)
March 21 - March 30 - 11th Annual Green Mountain Film Festival 2008, Montpelier - When it comes to Mini Indie film fests, nothing can compare. (802) 262-3423 Venues throughout downtown Montpelier (1712)
March 23 - Easter Festivities, Killington -
What better way to start off Easter Sunday than with the sunrise service at the Peak?
The service and the gondola ride are free to the public. Service starts at 7 am, immediately followed by a complimentary continental breakfast.
Pico, Snowshed and Ramshead lodges will be visited by the Easter Bunny. Eggs will be hidden inside the lodges as well as on snow near the lodges. Find as many as you can, each egg contains Easter candy. (800) 621-6867 The Peak,Pico, Snowshed and Ramshead lodges (1713)
April 5 - Chocolate Festival, Hyde Park - This benefit celebrates everything chocolate, featuring demonstrations of chocolate techniques, tastes of a large variety of chocolate goodies, vendors of chocolates & local crafts, and a silent auction. New this year will be a make-your-own bar. 1:00 Pm - 4:00 PM (802) 888-4628 Hyde Park Elementary School (1714)
April 16 - Vermont's Arts Achievement Day, Montpelier - Join the staff of the Vermont Arts Council for a free breakfast, advocacy training, the official launch of Art Fits Vermont and more at this day-long arts event. (802) 828-5422 (1715)
April 25 - 27 - Vermont Maple Festival, St. Albans - It's Maple & More at the 42nd VT Maple Festival - Something for Everyone! Exhibits, Antiques, Crafts, Fiddlers, and Talent Shows, Main Street Entertainment, Specialty Foods, Road Race, Sugarhouse Tours, Pancake Breakfasts, Maple Banquet, Carnival, Museum, Maple Treats, Cooking Demos, New Maple Syrup, Samples, and a Grand Parade, all in an Historic Town, with a picturesque park. 05478 (1716)
May 1 - Opening Day of 26th season, Woodstock - Horse-drawn wagon rides and free ice cream! (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2293)
May 3 - The Fiddlehead Festival, Randolph - An event to mark the end of winter and the beginning of the new growing season in Central Vermont. (802) 728-6212 VTC Campus, Randolph Center (1698)
May 4 - Plowing Match, Woodstock - Watch as teamsters compete with their draft horses and oxen in our 22nd annual competition. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and the competition runs from 10:30 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m. Visitor plowing with our draft horses, horse-drawn wagon rides, programs with the Billings oxen Harv & Willie, and rope making demonstrations. Plan to purchase lunch at the Teago Volunteer Fire Department Tent. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2294)
May 24 - 25 - Sheep Shearing Weekend, Woodstock - Join us for the spring shearing of the Southdown flock, plus carding & spinning wool, planting the heirloom garden, historic games, and more. Admission includes our 23rd annual commemorative button and children's art show. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2295)
June 5 - 8 - Vermont Dairy Festival, Enosburg Falls - Crafts, horse pulling, stage shows, two-hour parade. (802) 933-5921 Fairgrounds (1696)
June 14 - 15 - Wagon Ride Weekend, Woodstock - Enjoy the gentle breezes and leafy green of early summer on our 30-minute, narrated horse-drawn wagon rides around the corn fields and along the Ottauquechee River; farm programs and activities.
802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2296)
July 1 - August 26 - Time Travel Tuesdays, Woodstock - Lend a hand with 19th century chores and past times in the farmhouse. There's plenty of work and fun for every age!
(802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2298)
July 4 - Old Vermont 4th, Woodstock - A family celebration featuring the reading of the Declaration of Independence at noon, historic debates; horse-drawn wagon rides; making 1890 flags, Presidential silhouettes, and Uncle Sam bookmarks; spelling bee, ice cream making, and the egg toss. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2297)
July 11 - Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra Heat Up Hildene, Again!, Manchester - Alex Torres and the Latin Kings Lively Latin music at the event tent, rain or shine. Gates open
for picnicking at 5:30 pm, concert at 6:30 pm. (802) 442-5549 Hildene (988)
July 12 - 38th Annual Antiques & Uniques Festival to benefit, Craftsbury Common - Over 120 purveyors of antiques, jewelry, furniture, pottery, and more. Live music.
(802)655-0006 (2015)
July 12 - Children's Day, Woodstock - Our 23rd annual farm celebration designed especially for children. Farm animal programs, historic games, ice cream and butter making, traditional hands-on activities, plus horse-drawn wagon rides. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2299)
July 13 - 19 - Middlebury's 30th Annual Summer Festival, Middlebury - Festival On-the-Green,
Middlebury - Come experiece a great music, family-friendly activities, dancing, and so much more! All events are free and they take place in
rain or shine. (802) 324-7430 Village Green (802) 324-7430 (1700)
July 13 - 19 - Middlebury's 29th Annual Summer Festival On-the-Green, Middlebury - Come experiece a great music, family-friendly activities, dancing, and so much more! All events are free and they take place in rain or shine. (802) 324-7430 Village Green (986)
July 26 - Cow Appreciation Day, Woodstock - Dairy education programs, judging Jerseys with the farm manager, butter and ice cream making. Have fun with dairy trivia in the Cowlege Bowl competition for all ages; make a cow pizza, and more. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2300)
August 1 - September 21 - Quilt Exhibition, Woodstock - Our 22nd annual juried exhibition of colorful and exquisitely designed quilts made in Windsor County, Vermont. Quilting demonstrations and activities for children and adults.
(802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2301)
August 3 - Sheep Herding with Border Collies, Woodstock - Watch as these amazing shepherds demonstrate their instincts and training as they herd sheep in the farm fields. Meet a ewe from our Southdown flock, learn how we care for her, and why this breed was important on this farm a century ago. Spinning, knitting, and weaving.
(802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2302)
August 17 - Antique Tractor Day, Woodstock - See tractors dating from the 1930s to the 1960s and learn more from the folks who restored them; don't miss the tractor parade at 1:00 p.m. to see the machines running, with a narration of interesting and historic background details. Tractor-drawn wagon rides around the Billings fields and tractor-related activities for children. Plan to purchase lunch at the Teago Volunteer Fire Dept. tent. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2303)
August 30 - 31 and September 1 - Northfield Labor Day Weekend, Northfield - Free, 3-day community event, featuring entertainment, food, activities, amusements and a Labor Day Parade.
(802) 485-9206 On the Common (1000)
September 1 - Labor & Leisure, Woodstock - Work and fun on the farm! Horse-drawn wagon rides, building a split rail fence, ice cream making, and laundry the old-fashioned way - using a washboard and wringer! 802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2304)
September 6, 13, 20, 27 - Traditional Craft Saturdays, Woodstock - Explore a series of Vermont crafts from experienced crafters, learning about the history, process, and uses of these utilitarian and decorative items through hands-on learning. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2305)
September 26- 28 - The Vermont Life Wine and Harvest Festival, Wilmington - Weekend showcase for Vermont wines, specialty foods and artisans of all types.
802-464-8092 (2899)
September 27 - 28 - Vermont Life Wine and Harvest Festival, Wilmington - Join Vermont Life for this celebration of the best of wine, food and the good life. 802-464-8092 (2939)
October 4 - 5 - Pumpkin & Apple Celebration, Woodstock - Hands-on activities and educational programs highlight these two versatile fall crops. Apple and pumpkin displays, apple tasting, trivia contest, cider pressing, pruning, apple scavenger hunt, pumpkin races, apples-on-a-string, making pumpkin ice cream, cooking apple butter in the farmhouse and horse-drawn wagon rides. The first day of the Annual Pumpkin Sale! (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2306)
October 11 - 12 - Harvest Weekend, Woodstock - A Top 10 Fall Event! Join in this celebration of the Vermont harvest featuring a traditional husking bee and lively barn dance; hands-on activities include cider pressing, shelling corn, putting food by, threshing grain, and historic games; spiced cider & homemade doughnuts. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2307)
October 17 - Brick Church Music Series, Williston - There will concerts held on the 3rd Friday of each month through April. (802)878-0919 (3243)
October 18 - 19 - Wagon Ride Weekend, Woodstock - Capture the colors of a Vermont autumn on a narrated horse-drawn wagon ride around the fields and along the Ottauquechee River; farm programs and activities. 802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2308)
October 25 - Vermonster Black and White Masquerade, West Dover - Black-tie optional masks available at the event and auction proceeds benefit area non-profits. 802-464-8092 (2938)
October 26 - A Family Halloween, Woodstock - A not-so-scary celebration designed especially for young children. Doughnuts on a string, pumpkin carving for families, historic games, Halloween tales, plus horse-drawn wagon rides. Costume parades at 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. Children in costume accompanied by an adult admitted free! (802)457-2355 A Family Halloween (2309)
November 1 - 2, 8 - 9, 15 - 16, 22 - 23 - Wagon Ride Weekends, Woodstock - Horse-drawn wagon rides; visit the dairy farm and farmhouse; programs and activities. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2310)
November 28 - 30 - Thanksgiving Weekend, Woodstock - A Top 10 Winter Event! Visit with costumed guides as they demonstrate the preparation of a traditional 19th century Thanksgiving meal in the 1890 Farm House. Engaging activities for every age and programs in the parlor each day. Enjoy a traditional homemade treat and a horse-drawn wagon ride. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2311)
December 6 -7, 13-14, 20-21, Dec. 26 - Jan. 4 - Christmas at the Farm, Woodstock - A Top 10 Winter Event! Visit the authentically decorated farmhouse with preparations underway for the holiday meal; tour the working dairy farm. Holiday programs and activities, plus making historic ornaments. Traditional music performed in the parlor on selected days. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Dec. 26-Jan. 4 - horse-drawn sleigh ride or wagon rides (weather permitting). (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2314)
December 12 - 14 - Wassail Weekend, Woodstock - Tour the 1890 Farm House - authentically decorated for the season - and make an historic Christmas ornament. Traditional music performed in the parlor at noon on Saturday. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Horse-drawn sleigh or wagon rides on Sunday. (802)457-2355 Billings Farm & Museum (2312)
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