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Looking for events taking place during your visit? Check out our Calendar page for a full list of daily events in St. Johnsbury, or read on to learn more about signature events to enjoy in every season.
Late Winter & Spring
2024 Total Solar EclipseOn Monday, April 8, 2024, St. Johnsbury will experience a total solar eclipse of the sun as part of the Great North American Eclipse. Local organizations will be hosting events all weekend long, before, during & after the eclipse. Choose St. J to view this once-in-a-lifetime event!
Kingdom Maple FestivalSt. Johnsbury — known as the Maple Center of the World — celebrates the history and heritage of the maple syrup industry with its Kingdom Maple Festival. Join us in downtown St. Johnsbury for a pancake breakfast, a sweet street fair, a Maple Menu Takeover, and other activities on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
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PoemTown St. JohnsburyPoetry fills St. Johnsbury in April as the town celebrates National Poetry Month. Hundreds of community-submitted poems are posted in windows throughout downtown St. Johnsbury, with free community events taking place all month long.
KCP Presents Live PerformancesSponsored by Catamount Arts, the KCP Presents Performing Arts Series brings world-class, award-winning performers in a variety of genres to the region in the fall through early spring each year. St. Johnsbury is the home base for the series, but you'll find shows happening all around the Northeast Kingdom.
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NEK Classical SeriesThe NEK Classical Series presents four world-class chamber music concerts during the winter and spring each year.
St. Johnsbury Farmers' MarketLocal organic produce, crafts, baked goods, prepared foods, craft spirits, and so much more! Outdoors every Saturday from May through October, and indoors on the first and third Saturdays from November through April.
William Eddy Lecture SeriesPresented by the Fairbanks Museum, the William Eddy Lecture Series challenges the ways we think about our place in the world by bringing nationally-known speakers to Vermont. Themes for this series have focused on creativity, communication, society and natural history. Each presentation has sparked discussion, reflection and a chance to re-imagine our habits of thinking.
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Summer
Pet ParadeSince 1949, the Pet Parade has been a signature springtime celebration in St. J. The 2024 parade marks the 75th Anniversary Year! Stay tuned for the date to join the St. Johnsbury Pet Parade Committee for Vermont’s most inclusive, adorable and quirky parade, which also includes food, music and games, all to celebrate people and their pets.
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Food Truck Popup @ The PavilionDiscover St. Johnsbury brings delicious foods and fun to a rapidly developing area of the downtown during the summer. Events take place on the second & fourth Tuesdays of the month in June, July & August.
Levitt AMP Music Series at Dog MountainCatamount Arts presents the free Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury live music series every Sunday evening in July & August at the magnificent setting of Dog Mountain.
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St. J Final FridaysDiscover St. Johnsbury, the Town of St. Johnsbury, and Catamount Arts present a free summer entertainment series in the heart of downtown St. Johnsbury on the final Friday evenings of June 28, July 26 & August 30, 2024.
Bandstand ConcertsThe St. Johnsbury Town Band, the third oldest community band in the U.S., plays outdoor concerts with a free ice-cream social each Monday evening in St. Johnsbury's Courthouse Park.
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Autumn
Festival of Traditional CraftsEach September, the St. Johnsbury History & Heritage Center hosts a free festival with presentations and demonstrations of traditional colonial and 19th Century crafts. Visit the Center to see demonstrations of spring pole lathes, candle dipping, apple butter making, blacksmithing, traditional toys and games, blacksmithing, a model saw mill, natural dyeing, and more.
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Fall for St. JohnsburyVisit St. Johnsbury to celebrate the beauty of Vermont's changing scenery during foliage season, with activities all day long. The fun includes a pancake breakfast, pie sales, vintage market, performances, live music & more. Stay tuned for the 2024 event date to be announced.
Halloween ParadeOn Halloween night, St. Johnsbury is filled with ghosts and goblins flying through the trees. Main Street shuts down to car traffic so that thousands of kids can parade in their costumes, and then enjoy safe trick-or-treating.
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Homecoming Parade and GameMain Street hosts the St. Johnsbury Academy's Homecoming Pep Parade the night before the 'Big Game' between the Academy and rival Lyndon Institute. It's the second-oldest high school football rivalry in the U.S.
Vermont Humanities Snapshot SeriesThe St. Johnsbury Athenaeum hosts Vermont Humanities' Snapshot lecture series, as well presents its own Arts and Culture lectures throughout the year. The events are free and present expert speakers on a wide variety of topics.
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Winter
St. J Sparkles Holiday WeekendDiscover St. Johnsbury's signature celebration of the holiday season! Shopping, crafts, music, food, wagon rides, petting zoos, and more will fill St. J with light and sparkle. Save the date for 2024 festival on Friday & Saturday December 13 & 14.
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First Night NorthEight-hour, family-friendly downtown arts festival featuring 70+ performers and a midnight dance party to ring in the New Year, led by Catamount Arts.
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