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For a List of Vermont Events,
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Vermont's premier
celebration of the marriage equality law. |
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PRIDE VERMONT
Burlington
www.pridevt.com
VGSA Pride Cruise
www.vgsa.com
info@vgsa.com
Party with Pride on Lake Champlain! The Vermont Gay Social Alternatives will once again host the VGSA Pride Cruise - a three hour cruise with music by DJ Precious, fantastic food, and a full bar. Tickets $35 online at
www.vgsa.com. VGSA members: buy before July 1 and save $10. King Street Dock, Burlington, VT
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Stowe Winter Carnival, January
www.stowecarnival.com
Professional ice carvers create elegant and masterful
sculptures throughout the village in the 7th Annual NICA
sanctioned Ice Carving Competition. Refresh your spirit
and sense of humor by experiencing the return of an
Olympic moch-Hollywood Squares where quasi movie stars ,
politicians and famous athletes answer questions in a
hilarious game show setting. Watch or participate in
zany events such as International Snow Golf Calcutta and
Tournament, SnowVolleyball Tournament, Stowe Super G Ski
Race, Snowshoe Races, Kids Carnival, and the
long-standing, ever popular Village Night Celebration
Block party on Main St. |
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Shelburne Farms, all summer and fall: Shelburne VT,
Shelburne Farms Calendar of Events
Great variety of music, educational, family events,
campfires, etc. |
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Open Craft Studio Weekend, Memorial Day weekend:
www.vermontcrafts.com/links/open.html
The Open Studio Weekend is a statewide event held during
Memorial Day weekend, during which about 200 Vermont
craftspeople and artists open their studios to the
public for the sale and demonstration of their work. If
you like fine art and high quality crafts, you will
enjoy this event a great deal. It's an unusual
opportunity to see some studios that are not normally
open. |
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Shelburne Car Show
A concours style event held on beautiful museum grounds |
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Vermont History Expo
http://www.vermonthistory.org/
Held
at the "famous" Tunbridge VT World's Fair Grounds. In
Vermont's 251 towns and cities, local history is kept
alive by small bands of organized volunteers - the
membership of Vermont's 188 local historical societies.
Once a year, their collective efforts are showcased at
this statewide exposition. |
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Music in the Meadow, June - Sept
Presented by Stowe Performing Arts at the Trapp Family
Lodge Concert Meadow. Picnics two hours before the
concert. |
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Waitsfield Farmers' Market, May - Oct
Every Saturday - one of our favorite things to do. Lots
of fresh produce, flowers, crafts, great entertainment,
horse-drawn wagon ride, people watching. Very relaxing
and enjoyable way to start the day. |
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Vermont Quilt Festival, Champlain Exposition Center and
St. Michael's College, Essex Junction VT:
www.vqf.org
Exhibits, workshops, lectures, appraisals, merchants
mall, kids programs. One of the largest quilt shows in
the northeast. More than 400 quilts in two buildings:
antique quilt section, works by the festival teachers,
and special exhibits. Leading the way is a judged show
with some 180 quilts entered in the annual contest. From
the youngest beginner to the most practiced expert,
contestants provide something for every taste, from the
most traditional to the avant-garde. Also, there are
daily gallery talks about some of the principal
exhibits. The curators or other knowledgeable Festival
staff will offer informal 30 to 45 minutes talks once or
twice each day and answer questions about the quilts. |
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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, May - October, Vergennes
VT:
www.lcmm.org
The museum has about a dozen festivals, shows, parties
and other events. Another "must see" while you are here
even when there is no special event. |
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Vermont Brewers Festival, at Waterfront Park,
Burlington:
www.vermontbrewers.com
Rated as one of Vermont's Top 10 Events and Featured as
one of ten Great Beer Festivals by USA Today
The Vermont Brewers Festival is the longest running
outdoor brewers festival in the East, and it's no wonder
since Vermont is home to more breweries per capita than
any other state. Brewers participating in this event do
so by invitation only, based on brewery capacity,
distinctiveness, and product quality. Enjoy a wide range
of offerings, including traditional lagers, ales, and
unique products such as fruit beers, barleywines, and
Belgian-style white beers. You'll also enjoy gourmet
foods, demonstrations, and top quality entertainment. A
lot of fun in a beautiful location overlooking the lake.
Great sunsets there too. |
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Taste of Stowe Arts Festival
www.craftproducers.com
July 30, 31, and August 1
Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-5pm
Over 150 Fine Artists and Contemporary Craftspeople gather to show and sell their work under soaring Camelot style tents. Craft demonstrations and a kids art activities area let you experience the work for yourself!
Special food events each day include Friday's Localvore Lunch and Chef Contest, VT BBQ, Beer, & Blues on Saturday, and the Taste of Stowe restaurant tasting menus on Sunday. This is the kick-off event to the 10-Day village-wide Stowe Summer Arts Festival.
Adult admission is $8, kids are free. Free parking. No pets, please. |
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Vermont Mozart Festival, July - August
www.vtmozart.com
The largest of many musical events throughout the state.
Held at various venues, many of them in beautiful
outdoor settings. Always gets good reviews from our
guests. |
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Vermont Festival of the Arts, July - August
www.vermontartfest.com
Painting, sculpture, photography, crafts, printmaking,
woodcarving, glassblowing, poetry, flower arranging,
chamber music, chorale, concerts, dance, culinary
workshops, cheesemaking workshops, theatrical
performances, Art in the Garden Tour, street fairs, film
festivals, historic barn tours, farmer's markets, and
(believe it or not) much more. |
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Stowe Antique and Classic Car Meet
http://www.vtauto.org/
Over 800 antique cars, trucks, military vehicles, and
fire engines on display. Antique car auction, parade,
fashion contest, Car Corral, antique car related Flea
Market, food. |
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British Invasion,
www.britishinvasion.com
North America's largest all British classic and sports
car show plus British cultural activities, shops,
crafts, Auto Jumble, car corral. |
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Moretown Quilt Show, late September
Some 50 quilts will be displayed in the Moretown United
Methodist Church. An antique appraiser will be available
in the parsonage across the street from the church. You
may have up to 5 items appraised at $5 per item.
Sandwiches and Beverages will be available. Old fashion
chicken barbeque dinner one night. |
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Mad River Valley Craft Fair, Labor Day Weekend
www.madrivercraftfair.com
For over 30 years, the Mad River Valley Craft Fair has
been held in the Valley. About 100 good quality artists
and artisans plus live entertainment and food that is
much better than you normally find at these types of
events. |
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Art in the Round Barn
Juried art show always has some very fine works. Takes
place in a 1910 round barn on the scenic East Warren
Road in Waitsfield. Definitely worth a visit. |
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Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
www.vermontsheep.org/festival.html
See a large part of rural Vermont life. Sheep, llamas,
alpacas, angora goats, rabbits. Shearing demonstrations,
dog herding, llama obstacle course, spinning, knitting,
rug hooking. More than 60 vendors. Workshops and
classes. Champlain Valley Expo. |
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Stowe Oktoberfest
www.stoweoktoberfest.com
A Stowe Rotary event for the entire family. Grand
parade, oompah bands, continuous singing and dancing,
authentic German food and desserts, Vermont micro-brewed
beer, children's tent with puppet theatre, pumpkin
painting. Huge silent auction. Raffle prizes. |
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Champlain Valley Antiques Festival
www.antiquingvermont.com
From the 2005 news release: dealers from eleven states,
including each New England state, and New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland. This CVAF
will be the biggest indoor antiques show ever in
Vermont, including 200 dealers, with 40 of these in
room-setting booths. |
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Stowe Foliage Art and Craft show
www.craftproducers.com
170 juried artisans, music, shopping, great food in the
beautiful village of Stowe. Wide variety of crafts from
jewelry to wood products, from dry flower arrangements
to homemade fudge. |
All information is subject to change
2006 Copyright Grunberg Haus. |
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