Stowe Winter Carnival | Stowe, Vt. History Expo | Tunbridge, Vt. A fourteen day festival that celebrates winter Walk back in time at this country history fair, sports and the arts. enjoying crafters, musicians and more. www.stowewintercarnival.com www.vermonthistory.org/expo

Chester Winter Carnival | Chester, Vt. Native American Cultural Heritage Fun for all ages from sled races, dogsled rides, Celebration | Vergennes, Vt. skating and more. Hands-on activities, demonstrations, drumming www.yourplaceinvermont.com and dancing celebrating Abenaki traditions. Vermont Maple Open House Weekend www.lcmm.org Visit sugarhouses statewide to learn how pure Vermont Quilt Festival | Essex Junction, Vt. maple syrup is made. New England’s largest and oldest quilt event. More www.vermontmaple.org quilt exhibits are listed on VermontVacation.com. Maple Festival www.vqf.org Celebrate the history and heritage of the Maple Vermont Symphony Orchestra Syrup industry in St. Albans or St. Johnsbury. TDBank Summer Tour St. Albans: www.vermontmaple.org The nation’s oldest state-supported orchestra St. Johnsbury: www.Worldmaplefestival.com performing across Vermont. Other live concerts include the Marlboro Music Festival and Hills Vermont Open Studio Weekend | Statewide Alive! Festival of the Arts in Southern Vermont. Vermont is home of some of the country’s most www.vso.org respected craft and fine art artists. Visit one of www.marlboromusic.org 250 artists and artisans that open their studios. www.hillsalive.org www.vermontcrafts.com Circus Smirkus | Statewide Discover Jazz Festival | Burlington, Vt. A company of talented troupes, ages 10 to 18, go World-class jazz performances at lakeside venues on a two-month performance tour in their 750-seat and Burlington’s thriving Church Street area. European-style one-ring Big Top tent. www.discoverjazz.com www.smirkus.org

Strolling of the Heifers Parade and Festival on the Green | Middlebury, Vt. For a full listing of events, visit VermontVacation.com Green Expo | Brattleboro, Vt. A week of noon-time and evening Watch scores of lovable heifer calves led by future concerts of folk and world music on farms. After the parade, follow the crowd to the all- the town green. day 11 acre Live Green EXPO. www.festivalonthegreen.com www.strollingoftheheifers.com Open Farm & Studio Tour | Champlain Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Islands, Vt. Festival | Bennington, Vt. Discover Islands while visiting Garlic lovers and gardeners alike learn how to farmers, craftspeople and artisans. Events include plant, grow and cook with garlic. Visit more than “a Taste of the Islands.” 130 vendors with remedies, food and treats. www.openfarmandstudio.com www.bennington.com

Killington Wine Festival | Killington, Vt. Fall Foliage Festival A signature wine-lovers event with 500 wines from Towns around the Northeast Kingdom bring a 40 international and domestic wineries. piece of “Old Vermont” to life with local crafts, www.discoverKillington.com band concerts and church suppers. www.nekchamber.com Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show | East Dorset, Vt. Stowe Rotary Oktoberfest | Stowe, Vt. New England’s largest hunter/jumper competition Includes concerts, parade, food and bands. runs for six consecutive weeks from July 4 | August www.stowerotary.com 12, 2012 at Harold Beebe Farm. www.vt-summerfestival.com Killington Hay Festival | Killington, Vt. Visit the “Grass Menagerie” to see all 35 giant hay Blueberry Festival | Deerfield Valley sculptures during this six-week festival. Berries, vintage cars, music, food: if it’s blue, it’s www.discoverKillington.com probably happening in the Mount Snow area towns of Wilmington, Whitingham and Dover in late July Open Studio Weekend | Statewide and early August. Art studios open their doors to foliage www.vermontblueberry.com season visitors during this busy Columbus Day weekend. Vermont Festival of the Arts | Mad River Valley www.VermontCrafts.com 125 events are held during the whole month of August into early September. Weston Craft Show | Weston, Vt. www.vermontartfest.com A historical society benefit welcoming craftspeople from across the state. Festival of Fools | Burlington, Vt. www.westoncraftshow.com Enjoy street theater in celebration of circus arts, music and comedy for the whole family. Wassail Weekend | Woodstock, Vt. www.burlingtoncityarts.org Twinkling lights and the jingle of sleighbells take you back to the simple Celebrate Vermont Festival | Stowe, Vt. beauty of the holidays. Celebrate essential elements of Vermont’s two www.woodstockVt.com/wassail.php centuries of working landscape: its people, produce, arts, crafts and abundant harvests. First Night | Various Locations www.celebratevermontfestival.com Ring in the New Year on December 31 with music, theater, comedy and more in St. Johnsbury, Vermont State Fair | Rutland, Vt. Montpelier, Burlington & Brattleboro, Vt.

For a full listing of events, visit VermontVacation.com An old-time country fair with rides, food and www.firstnightstj.com agricultural contests. This fair is followed by the www.montpelieralive.com Fair in Essex Junction. www.firstnightburlington.com www.vermontstatefair.com; www.cvexpo.org www.brattleborochamber.com For listings of smaller agricultural fairs and fields days, visit: www.VermontVacation.com/fairs

Vermont’s historic sites offer events from guided themed walks and Atlatl competition to concerts and reenactments. www.historicvermont.org/events/