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

Winter

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 on Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11.

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 bi-weekly from November through April.

First Night North

Eight-hour, family-friendly downtown arts festival to ring in the New Year, sponsored by Catamount Arts.

NEK Classical Series

The NEK Classical Series presents four world-class chamber music concerts during the winter and spring.

St. J Art on the Street

Every season, local artists' work is displayed in St. Johnsbury storefronts, turning all of downtown into a huge art gallery!

KCP Presents Live Performances 

Sponsored by Catamount Arts, the KCP Presents Performing Arts Series produces world-class cultural events in dance, music, and theater. 

Vermont Humanities First Wednesdays Lecture Series 

From October through May, the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum hosts the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesday lecture series, as well presents its own Arts and Culture lecture series throughout the year. The lectures are free and present expert speakers on a wide variety of topics.

Spring

PoemTown St. Johnsbury

Poetry fills downtown St. Johnsbury in April as the town celebrates National Poetry Month. Hundreds of community-submitted poems are posted throughout downtown St. Johnsbury during the month of April. Poems are posted on Railroad Street, Eastern Avenue, and Main Street.

World Maple Festival

St. Johnsbury — known as the Maple Center of the World — celebrates the history and heritage of the maple syrup industry with its World Maple Festival each march. And don't forget the pancakes!

Pet Parade

Presented by Discover St. Johnsbury, the Pet Parade is our town's signature springtime celebration of our pets—dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, snakes, lizards—​dressed up and parading down Main Street!

Summer

Hey St. J! #GetDowntown Performances

Discover St. Johnsbury, the Town of St. Johnsbury, and Catamount Arts present a free summer entertainment series in the heart of downtown St. Johnsbury. 2021 dates ~ June 12th, July 10th and August 14th.

Levitt AMP Music Series at Dog Mountain

Catamount Arts presents the free Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury live music series every weekend in July & August at the magnificent setting of Dog Mountain. 

Bandstand Concerts

The 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.

Autumn

Festival of Traditional Crafts

Each 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, spinning, candle dipping, apple butter making, blacksmithing, traditional toys and games, blacksmithing, a model saw mill, natural dyeing, and more. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED IN 2021, TO RETURN IN 2022.

​​Halloween Parade

St. Johnsbury's spookiest night, with ghosts and goblins flying through the trees. Main Street shuts down car traffic so thousands of kids can parade in their costumes, then enjoy safe trick-or-treating.

Colors of the Kingdom

Presented by the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, the fall festival in downtown St. Johnsbury celebrates the beauty of Vermont's changing scenery. Scenic old-fashioned train rides, Farmers’ Market, vendor fair, outdoor bluegrass festival, and  a parade add to the fun!  UNFORTUNATELY, THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED IN 2021, TO RETURN IN 2022.

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.​

Homecoming Parade and Game

Main Street hosts the Homecoming parade for St. Johnsbury Academy, 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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