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​"W
e appreciate the value of performing arts – that bring us together in one place – to experience enduring moments of shared community.
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— Jay Craven, filmmaker and producer
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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.

Winter

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St. J Sparkles Holiday Weekend

Discover 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. The 2025 festival takes place on Friday & Saturday December 12 & 13.
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First Night North

Eight-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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KCP Presents Live Performances 

Sponsored 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 Series

The NEK Classical Series presents four world-class chamber music concerts during the fall, winter, and spring each year.
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St. Johnsbury Farmers' Market

Local 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.
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Spring

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Kingdom Maple Festival

St. 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 18, 2026.
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PoemTown St. Johnsbury

Poetry 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. 
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William Eddy Lecture Series 

Presented 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

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St. Johnsbury Pet Parade

Join us on Main Street for a parade themed "Celebrating 75 Years in the Wild Kingdom". Stay tuned for the date of the 2026 parade!
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Levitt AMP Music Series at Dog Mountain

Catamount 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 Fridays

Discover 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 26, July 31 & August 28, 2026.
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Bandstand Concerts

The St. Johnsbury Band, the third oldest community band in the United States, plays outdoor concerts featuring a free ice-cream social each Monday evening in St. Johnsbury's Courthouse Park.
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Summer & Fall Dog Parties

Dog Mountain hosts three dog parties each year, with activities to delight those with two AND four legs.
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Food Truck Popup @ The Pavilion

Delicious food & fun can be found at the Trailhead Pavilion on the second & fourth Tuesdays of the month in June, July & August. New in 2025, Northeast Kingdom Human Services has taken over the management of the series!
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Autumn

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Festival of Traditional Crafts

St. Johnsbury History & Heritage Center hosts an annual festival featuring historic displays of traditional crafts like candle-making, blacksmithing, apple butter, and antique toys, plus the Vermont Gas & Steam Engine Association display!
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Fall for St. Johnsbury

Visit St. Johnsbury to celebrate the beauty of Vermont's changing scenery during foliage season with activities all weekend long, including foliage train rides departing from the St. Johnsbury Welcome Center on Saturday, October 11 & Sunday, October 12, 2025. Stay tuned for 2026 dates!
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Homecoming Parade and Game

Main 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.
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​​Halloween Parade

On 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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  • play
    • Arts & Culture
    • Recreation >
      • Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
    • 48 Hours in St. J - Winter
    • Scavenger Hunt
  • shop
  • eat
  • stay
  • Calendar
    • Signature Events
  • News
  • About
    • Contact
    • Who We Are
    • Business Resources >
      • Business Workshop Series
    • Support Our Work