Vermont Public Community Calendar

Step right up to the most electrifying festival of the year! ECHO’s Circuit Circus will spark your scientific curiosity with daily hair-raising science shows, crowd-dazzling spectacles, and hands-on activities all about the wonders of electricity.

Carnevale in Italy brings a burst of color to the dark, cold months...and it does here in Vermont, too! Be a part of this winter celebration and fundraiser for VICA's Grant Program. Eat, drink, dance, and celebrate.

Come as you are or don a costume and mask. Heavy appetizers, pasta station, dessert, and cash bar. Also live performances, dancing, a silent auction, and a raffle for a one-to two-week apartment rental in Arezzo, Tuscany.

A Carnevale, ogni scherzo vale! That is, anything goes during Carnevale!

The First Annual Vermont Chocolate Festival debuts March 14–15, 2026, in downtown Middlebury in the new wing of Town Hall Theater. Presented by Adagio Chocolates, the Festival celebrates fine and craft chocolate with chocolate tastings, demonstrations, and educational presentations. Highlights include vendors, live demos, guided tastings, s’mores in the Maloney Plaza, games, raffles, and, of course, so much chocolate! A screening of the documentary film Peace by Chocolate kicks off the Festival Saturday evening at 7 PM with a special chocolate tasting at 6:30 PM. Public hours Sunday 11 AM–5 PM. Tickets for sale at townhalltheater.org.

16 years and still brewing! Glens Falls Brewfest is a weekend-long event throughout downtown Glens Falls, NY celebrating the craft beverage industry throughout the northeast. Two sessions (afternoon and evening) ensure an intimate tasting experience for brewers and guests.

100% of proceeds benefit the Feeder Canal Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the history, education, environment and recreation of the historic Feeder Canal Towpath and Trail.

The Model Home Competition is open to all K–12 students who live in or attend school in Bennington County, Vermont, including students from Manchester, Arlington, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Dorset, Rupert, and surrounding Southern Vermont communities. In this hands-on design contest, students create three-dimensional model homes either individually or in small teams. On competition day, participants present their work for evaluation by local professionals, including architects, interior designers, engineers, builders, and community partners.

Each year, students bring imaginative ideas to life through a wide variety of materials. Past entries have included homes built from recycled materials, cardboard, Styrofoam, Legos, wood, and even 3D pens—demonstrating the creativity, problem-solving, and craftsmanship behind every model. All participants receive recognition for their work, with top entries earning awards and prizes.

More than a design challenge, the Model Home Competition is a community-focused educational event. The contest helps raise awareness about the ongoing need for affordable housing in Bennington County and Southern Vermont, while supporting local Habitat for Humanity homebuilding programs. Through this experience, students are introduced to Habitat for Humanity’s mission and learn how thoughtful design, collaboration, and service can play a role in strengthening their communities now and in the future.

The Beat Beneath Us opens the 2026 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival with a celebration of rhythm, movement, and Black creative power — placing the body itself at the center of the music.

The evening begins with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, performing dances made in tribute to Max Roach, the iconic drummer, composer, and activist whose music reshaped jazz and whose artistic voice was deeply engaged with the civil rights movement. Drawing on Roach’s rhythmic innovation and political urgency, Brown’s choreography translates sound into movement — honoring Roach’s legacy through ensemble motion that is grounded, propulsive, and alive with history.

The second half of the evening features Savion Glover, Jason Moran, and Chris “Daddy” Dave coming together as equal partners in rhythm — tap, piano, and drums — creating a live, improvisational exchange where movement and music are inseparable. Glover brings a fiercely musical approach to tap, using his feet as both instrument and voice. Moran, a MacArthur Fellow and defining artistic voice of contemporary jazz, and Dave, one of the most influential drummers of the last two decades, meet him in a shared language of rhythm that is urgent, inventive, and deeply rooted in jazz tradition.

The result is an explosive opening reminding us that jazz is not only something we hear — it is something we see, feel, and experience through the moving body.

BDJF is produced by the Flynn and presented by Vermont Tire with Nokian Tyres.

New England's Odd & Unusual Show is a Maine-based event, that aims to bring together the wonderful weirdos of New England. Our goal is to provide an open minded and welcoming environment for our community, that fosters creativity and authenticity. We host artists, authors, entertainers, makers of the macabre, paranormal, horror, and occult genres. Patrons can shop our unique and talented vendors, enjoy tarot readings from a psychic, and take in an enthralling dark circus performance from Diiiotima Arts. (See our socials for more pictures and videos.)

The 2026 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival closes with A Nation Listens, an ambitious evening that confronts history, identity, and the unresolved tensions at the heart of the American story.

The festival closes with A Nation Listens, an ambitious evening that confronts history, identity, and the unresolved tensions at the heart of the American story.

The night opens with Mark Turner, one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary jazz, presenting The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, inspired by James Weldon Johnson’s 1912 novel. Turner translates the novel into a thoughtful musical essay — rhythmically elusive, harmonically dense, and emotionally intense — where long, searching lines and ensemble interplay unfold like narrative rather than illustration.

Chris Potter and Julian Lage then take the stage to debut a world premiere inspired by the legacy of abolitionist John Brown - the radical abolitionist whose 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry helped propel the nation toward Civil War. The work reflects on Brown himself: the physical body as symbol, catalyst, and moral reckoning. Potter, one of the most significant saxophonists of his generation, joins forces with Lage — guitarist celebrated for his clarity, imagination, and deep engagement with American musical traditions — to explore history through music that wrestles with contradiction, conviction, and consequence.

These performances close the festival with depth, urgency, and a clear-eyed look at the ghosts we continue to live with.

BDJF is produced by the Flynn and presented by Vermont Tire with Nokian Tyres.

Rainbowpalooza is Springfield’s Pride celebration and VegFest in one joyful, family-friendly day. Join us for free vegan food, live performances, community speakers, local vendors, and an LGBTQ+ celebration rooted in compassion, connection, and belonging.

✨ It’s time to do something just for you. ✨
This summer, give yourself the gift of presence, connection, and renewal at the 4th Annual OM Festival in beautiful Southern Vermont. 2026 is a year of healing, wellness, and coming home to yourself.
Experience a soulful blend of:
🌿 Inspiring healers & conscious food vendors
🧘‍♀️ Yoga, meditation & self-awareness classes
🥾 Scenic hiking & nature immersion
🎶 Live music & heart-opening evenings under the stars
🔥 Wood-fired pizza, organic wines & meaningful connections
Come for the experience. Leave renewed.
🌞 Book your summer adventure:
👉 www.TheOmFestival.org

#TheOmFestival #Om #omfest #ecstaticdancefestival #VermontHappenings #ThingstodoInVermont #Festivals #Transformation #yogafestival #yoga #meditation #mindexpansion #dancing #bhaktifestival #selflove #ascension #findyourtribe #FestivalSeason #WestMountainInn #arlingtonvermont

✨ It’s time to do something just for you. ✨
This summer, give yourself the gift of presence, connection, and renewal at the 4th Annual OM Festival in beautiful Southern Vermont. 2026 is a year of healing, wellness, and coming home to yourself.
Experience a soulful blend of:
🌿 Inspiring healers & conscious food vendors
🧘‍♀️ Yoga, meditation & self-awareness classes
🥾 Scenic hiking & nature immersion
🎶 Live music & heart-opening evenings under the stars
🔥 Wood-fired pizza, organic wines & meaningful connections
Come for the experience. Leave renewed.
🌞 Book your summer adventure:
👉 www.TheOmFestival.org

#TheOmFestival #Om #omfest #ecstaticdancefestival #VermontHappenings #ThingstodoInVermont #Festivals #Transformation #yogafestival #yoga #meditation #mindexpansion #dancing #bhaktifestival #selflove #ascension #findyourtribe #FestivalSeason #WestMountainInn #arlingtonvermont

✨ It’s time to do something just for you. ✨
This summer, give yourself the gift of presence, connection, and renewal at the 4th Annual OM Festival in beautiful Southern Vermont. 2026 is a year of healing, wellness, and coming home to yourself.
Experience a soulful blend of:
🌿 Inspiring healers & conscious food vendors
🧘‍♀️ Yoga, meditation & self-awareness classes
🥾 Scenic hiking & nature immersion
🎶 Live music & heart-opening evenings under the stars
🔥 Wood-fired pizza, organic wines & meaningful connections
Come for the experience. Leave renewed.
🌞 Book your summer adventure:
👉 www.TheOmFestival.org

#TheOmFestival #Om #omfest #ecstaticdancefestival #VermontHappenings #ThingstodoInVermont #Festivals #Transformation #yogafestival #yoga #meditation #mindexpansion #dancing #bhaktifestival #selflove #ascension #findyourtribe #FestivalSeason #WestMountainInn #arlingtonvermont

✨ It’s time to do something just for you. ✨
This summer, give yourself the gift of presence, connection, and renewal at the 4th Annual OM Festival in beautiful Southern Vermont. 2026 is a year of healing, wellness, and coming home to yourself.
Experience a soulful blend of:
🌿 Inspiring healers & conscious food vendors
🧘‍♀️ Yoga, meditation & self-awareness classes
🥾 Scenic hiking & nature immersion
🎶 Live music & heart-opening evenings under the stars
🔥 Wood-fired pizza, organic wines & meaningful connections
Come for the experience. Leave renewed.
🌞 Book your summer adventure:
👉 www.TheOmFestival.org

#TheOmFestival #Om #omfest #ecstaticdancefestival #VermontHappenings #ThingstodoInVermont #Festivals #Transformation #yogafestival #yoga #meditation #mindexpansion #dancing #bhaktifestival #selflove #ascension #findyourtribe #FestivalSeason #WestMountainInn #arlingtonvermont