Community Events

Vermont Fish and Wildlife promotes conservation efforts with “Bat Week”

MONTPELIER. – The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion. Bat Week is October 24 through 31, which reminds conservation-minded Vermonters to learn about, and help conserve, our nine native bat species.
If bats are found to be roosting in an attic, barn or office over the summer,...

Spellbinding Medieval Faire at Grammar School

PUTNEY - On Saturday, October 18, from 10 am to 3 pm, The Grammar School will transform its Putney campus into a bustling medieval village for the 37th annual Medieval Faire. The Faire draws more than 1,300 visitors each year for a day of magic, merriment, and community fun.
This year’s...

Attendees roll pumpkins for pumpkin bowling at a previous Family Farm Day.

Upcoming Family Farm Day

BRATTLEBORO - The second annual Family Farm Day at the Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square, will be held on Sunday, October 19, from 11 am to 3 pm. Visit farm animals during Open Barn, and enjoy face painting, pumpkin bowling, and s’mores on the patio.
All-day programs include hay rides,...

Health and Wellness Fair at OSEC

WILMINGTON - The 11th annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held at the Old School Enrichment Center, 1 School Street, on Friday, October 17, from 10 am to 1 pm. There will be information available from area resource vendors and agencies providing health needs in the Deerfield Valley.
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Roast pork dinner in Readsboro

READSBORO - A public roast pork dinner will be held at the South Readsboro Community Club, 1359 Bosley Hill, on Saturday, October 18, from 5 to 7 pm.
The menu includes roast pork, mashed potatoes, winter squash, coleslaw, applesauce, bread, and homemade brownie with ice cream for dessert...

“No Kings 2.0” in Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO - There will be a “No Kings 2.0” rally on Saturday, October 18, from 1 to 2:30 pm, starting at the Brattleboro Common, 14 Park Place, then marching to the Brattleboro Food Co-op along the sidewalks on Main Street.
This demonstrates that the community stands beside all neighbors...

Authors Valerie Stivers and Michael Robert Liska to present new books at Bartleby’s

WILMINGTON - Bartleby’s Books, 17 West Main Street, will host two authors, Valerie Stivers and Michael Robert Liska, on Saturday, October 18, at 3:30 pm. Stivers and Liska will read from and sign the new books, and lead a Q&A.
Stivers’ new book, “The Writer’s Table: Famous Authors...

Participants browse books for all ages at an earlier book sale.

Book fair and bake sale at Guilford Community Church

GUILFORD - The Guilford Community Church, UCC, 38 Church Drive, is holding a book sale on Saturday, October 10. A wide selection of current books will be available for purchase by donation from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Choose a few books or fill a bag. Receive a complimentary hardcover bestseller...

Attendees gather around a cart of turnips at a previous Gilfeather Turnip Festival.

Gilfeather Turnip Festival returns

WARDSBORO - Autumn is finally upon us. The nights are getting longer and cooler and the leaves are changing from green to many beautiful colors. It’s also time for the annual Gilfeather Turnip Festival. This year’s edition is being held on Saturday, October 25, from 10 am to 2 pm, on Main Street...

New residents invited to hike Hoot, Toot & Whistle Trail

WILMINGTON - Wilmington Works invites new residents of Wilmington and the Deerfield Valley to join the fourth annual casual weekend hike on the Hoot, Toot & Whistle Trail. The group will meet at Reardon Bridge on Saturday, October 25, at 10 am, for an easy 3.8 mile out-and-back hike.
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