ALL WEEKEND LONG…
Tour Killington Peak, fabulous area restaurants, and one of the state’s top golf courses as you enjoy a weekend’s worth of wine during the Killington Wine Festival (July 20-22)! Nowhere else can you sample a bevy of international wines, taste delicious food, take a spin on a gondola, and hear live music at one of Vermont’s tallest mountains. Registration required.
For a revealing look into US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s unique life and legacy, catch a showing of RGB (PG) at the Town Hall Theater. Playing between July 20-23 from 7:30 – 9 PM.
Get motivated for the 30th Annual Vermont 100 Endurance Race, one of America’s oldest 100-milers, happening July 21-22!
From July 21-22, Circus Smirkus is coming to Hanover, NH! Head to the big top for a vaudeville experience, complete with acrobats, magicians, jugglers, and wirewalkers! Happening from 1 – 3 PM.
THURSDAY, JULY 19…
Take a break from your desk and head to the Optimist Center from 10 AM – 4 PM for Open Co-Working!
For an immersive garden experience, visit Kelly Way Gardens from 3 to 3:45 PM for the Five Senses Tour, a celebration of the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of nature.
Later, check out Feast & Field Market for fresh produce, great local fare and drinks, and live funk music by Fu’chunk nestled in the open, rolling fields of Barnard from 4:30 – 8 PM.
Or hear Dan Brown perform under the stars from 6 – 7:30 PM, as part of the free Summer River Road Concert series. At Killington’s Sherburne Memorial Library.
Or for a night of drama, check out North Country Community Theatre’s performance of Curtains, from 7:30 – 10 PM in Lebanon.
FRIDAY, JULY 20…
If you’re a fan of everything handmade, register now for Farmhouse Pottery’s event, Glazed Donuts with King Arthur Flour! From 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, you’ll learn how to bake mouthwatering donuts at King Arthur Flour’s campus, chow down on a catered lunch, then head over to Farmhouse Pottery for a lesson in wheel throwing – so you can make your own glazed donut match striker!
Then, work up a sweat and improve core strength and balance with the Stability Ball Group Fitness Class, happening from 5 – 6 PM at the Woodstock Athletic Club.
Or for a more leisurely evening, pull up a chair on the back lawn of the Woodstock History Center from 5:30 – 7:30 PM for a Brown Bag Concert featuring Marc Berger and RIDE, an alumnus of SXSW Music Festival and The Kerrville and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals who has opened shows for Bob Dylan.
Or head over to Lebanon for the Front Porch Concert Series performance by the Pete Kilpatrick Band, from 7 – 8:30 PM.
SATURDAY, JULY 21…
If you’re itching for new mountain biking trails:
Don’t miss Elemental Bike Park’s Grand Opening Celebration and Kickoff Party at Suicide Six! A 10 AM ribbon cutting opens a day of BBQ, beer, hourly rides with the LMNTL team, music, and family activities! Get the dirt here.
For an outdoorsy day:
- 9 – 9:45 AM Edible Flowers and Great Garnishes
- 9:30 AM Appalachian Trail Hikes with the Green Mountain Club. Registration required.
- 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Mount Tom Farmers’ Market
- 10 AM – 12 PM A Garden Tour and Tasting - A Closer Look at Leafy Vegetables
- 2 – 3 PM Gardens through the Generations
For activities the kids will love:
For an educational experience:
- 1 – 3 PM Billings Farm & Museum Presents: Two Homes, One Estate, A Joint Tour with the National Park
- 1:30 – 3 PM The Role of Fungi in Storing and Sequestering Carbon- Carbon Work Study
For an afternoon on the court:
For live music you don’t want to miss:
- 3:30 – 6:30 PM: Barefoot Truth - Cooler in the Mountains Concert Series
- 7:30 – 9:30 PM: Jay Nash in Concert at ArtisTree’s Hayloft
SUNDAY, JULY 22…
Is Parents' Day! Celebrate mom and dad by getting out and enjoying the town. Or...
Visit David’s House, a home-away-from-home for children receiving treatment through Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and their families, for the 10th Annual Sundae at the House! From 11 AM – 2 PM, join in on games, exhibits, food, live animals, and sundaes! Admission is only $5 per car.
Later, join the Congregation Shir Shalom in Woodstock from 1 -3 PM for bagels and the Adult Education Series: Discussion the Sabbath by Heschel.
