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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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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 on Thursday, December 8, Friday, December 9, and Saturday, December 10, 2022.
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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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NEK Classical Series

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

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

Sponsored by Catamount Arts, the KCP Presents Performing Arts Series produces world-class cultural events in dance, music, and theater. 
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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.
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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 during sugaring season. New in 2023, Discover St. Johnsbury will assume production of the festival from a group of community volunteers. Save the date for sweet treats and activities on Saturday, April 22, 2023!
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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.
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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!
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Pet Parade

Since 1949, the Pet Parade has been a signature springtime celebration. People of all ages and pets of all kinds - dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, snakes, lizards, horses and even a camel - come to St. Johnsbury dressed up and ready to parade down beautiful Main Street. This year's theme is 'Our Pets, Our Heroes'. On Saturday, June 10, 2023 join the the St. Johnsbury Pet Parade Committee to enjoy the food, fun activities, maybe win a prize, and celebrate the fury, feathery, scaly heroes among us!
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Summer

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Food Truck Popup @ The Pavilion

Discover 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.
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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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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.
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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 evening of June, July & August.
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Autumn

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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.
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​​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.
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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 2022, TO RETURN IN 2023.
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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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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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  • play
    • Arts & Culture
    • Recreation
    • 48 Hours in St. J - Winter
    • Scavenger Hunt
  • shop
  • eat
  • stay
  • Calendar
    • Signature Events
  • News
  • About
    • Contact
    • Who We Are
    • Support Our Work