Communities around Vermont celebrate Independence Day in a variety of ways. There are plenty of fireworks displays, parades and community barbecues to choose from, some with unique twists. And there are some less traditional celebrations too...
Moscow #4thofjuly #parade in #Stowe #VT starts @ 10 Sat. All floats must be made that morning and cost less than $10. #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
#4thofjuly starts w/Fri. night concert & #fireworks in #WestWindsorVT. Then day-long festivities & 1pm #parade Sat. #VT #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
Cloggers & live music on stage before the #fireworks display in #BenningtonVT for Staruday's #4thofjuly celebration. #VT #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
10am #parade and day-long StreetFest highlight #4thofjuly festivities in #RandolphVT. #VT #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
#VT Governor's Institute on the Arts is hosting a samba-themed #4thofjuly #parade on #CastletonVT's Main St. @ 10:30 Sat. #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
#4thofjuly #fireworks in #RutlandVT will touch off @ 9:45 Sat. @ #VT State Fairgrounds. #RutVT #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
Free parking in #btv Friday & Saturday at all street meters & city owned garages. #4thofjuly #publicpost #VPRNews
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 29, 2015
#HartfordVT's #4thofjuly celebration kicks off @ 6pm Saturday. #food #music #games #fireworks #vt #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 29, 2015
#MountHollyVT #4thofjuly parade starts at 11am, followed by chicken bbq @ IOOF Hall. #publicpost #vt
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 29, 2015
Ever wonder where the #JoesPondVT ice out contest proceeds go? Fireworks Friday night! #nek #CabotVT #DanvilleVT #publicpost #VT #4thofjuly
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 29, 2015
If you'd like to make your Fourth of July a family learning experience, here are a couple of options:
#4thjuly is Calvin Coolidge's birthday. Celebrate both @ his birthplace in #PlymouthNotchVT: https://t.co/f6a42IdUFX #publicpost #VPRNews
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
This #4thofjuly in #QuecheeVT #VT Institute of Natural Science celebrates our national bird: http://t.co/HLLKNNZDl1 #baldeagle #publicpost
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015
And if two days of celebrations isn't enough this weekend, head to the Joe's Pond Pavillion in West Danville on Sunday for the Pope Memorial Library's annual Spirits of Vermont fundraiser and sample some Vermont-made libations:
If you're still up for fun after #4thofjuly festivities check out Spirits of #VT in #WestDanvilleVT Sun. #publicpost pic.twitter.com/83WFdcxR1w
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes) June 30, 2015