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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

From Common Ground 5k at Fairfax Egg Run - RunVermont to Lil’ Vermonters Spring Consignment Sale-Public Sale at Champlain Valley Exposition and REC Days 2025-2026 - June REC Days at St. Albans Recreation & Parks.

MONDAY - 5/18

Bolton Valley Resort, Vergennes
Brownell Library, Essex Junction — Squish Face Portraits at 3:45pm squish portraits
Camp Farnsworth GSGWM, Georgia — STEM Van Program - (BOOKED- Holderness, NH) - May 18 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm stem van
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY — TBA at - name: City and Town of Plattsburgh Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony memorial day
Charlotte Recreation Department, Charlotte
  • 6:00pm — Youth Track and Field run fast
  • 7:00pm — Multi-Age Pick-Up Basketball play ball
Essex Junction City Events, Essex Junction
  • 1:00pm, 2:00pm — Tech Help with Clif at Brownell Library tech help
  • 6:30pm, 7:30pm — Must Read Mondays at Brownell Library must read mondays
Grand Isle State Park, Ferrisburgh
  • 9:00am — Rokeby Summer Camp — Artists of Rokeby 2026: Session 1 summer camp
  • 9:00am — Rokeby Summer Camp — Artists of Rokeby 2026: Session 2 summer camp
Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington — Free Nature Playgroup at 9:30am - 11:00am nature playgroup
Heaven Is Also Known As The Tyler Place Family Resort, Highgate — Turf Tikes Soccer 2026 - Turf Tikes Soccer (Session 1) at 5:00pm - 5:45pm soccer
Highgate Parks & Recreation, Highgate — Turf Tikes Soccer 2026 - Turf Tikes Soccer (Session 1) at 5:00pm turf tikes soccer
Hinesburg Recreation Department, Hinesburg
Old Fashioned Fun - Underhill Harvest Market, Underhill
Programs - Charlotte Recreation, Charlotte
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm — Youth Track and Field track and field
  • 7:00pm - 8:30pm — Multi-Age Pick-Up Basketball pick up
Scott Farm Orchards, Charlotte — THE BODY LAB at 5pm - 6pm register here
South Hero Historical Society, South Hero — LCATV Film Camp at 9:00am film camp
Spare Time Entertainment, Colchester — TBA at - name: Kids Bowl Free kids bowl free
St. Albans Recreation & Parks, St. Albans
  • 2:45pm, 5:30pm — REC Days 2025-2026 - May REC Days rec days
  • 2:45pm, 5:30pm — REC Days 2025-2026 - June REC Days rec days
Summer camp for youth with limited access to outdoors has gr, Fletcher — Paddling Among Living Lands and Waters at 9:00am - 11:00am paddling
Swanton Crossroads & Explorers - MVSD After School Programs, Swanton — Club Club Afterschool for Teens at 3:30pm join club
Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes
  • 9:30am — Very Merry Theatre Summer Camp: Heidi sign up
  • 9:30am — Very Merry Theatre Summer Camp: Buster Bear sign up
Vermont Public Community Calendar, Burlington — TBA at - name: Sesame Street Live! Elmo's Got the Moves sesame street live

TUESDAY - 5/19

Camp Farnsworth GSGWM, Georgia — STEM Van Program - NH - May 26 - U-Pick Program, Location, and Time at 4:00pm - 5:30pm stem van
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY
Come live in Vernon! - Town of Vernon, Vergennes — Kitchen Gardens: Paint a Pot & Start a Vegetable Plant at 5:00pm kitchen gardens
Essex Junction City Events, Essex Junction — Squish Face Portraits at Brownell Library at 3:45pm, 4:45pm squish face portraits
Ferrisburgh Town Events, Ferrisburgh — Homeschool Art Class at 12:00pm homeschool art
Heaven Is Also Known As The Tyler Place Family Resort, Highgate
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — FUNdamentals of Field Hockey - FUNdamentals of Field Hockey field hockey
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — FUNdamentals of Field Hockey - FUNdamentals of Field Hockey - Single session field hockey
Highgate Parks & Recreation, Highgate
  • 5:00pm — FUNdamentals of Field Hockey - FUNdamentals of Field Hockey field hockey
  • 5:00pm — FUNdamentals of Field Hockey - FUNdamentals of Field Hockey - Single session field hockey
Hinesburg Recreation Department, Hinesburg
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Horseback Riding After-School ride horses
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Junior Golf Programs play golf
Kamp Kill Kare State Park, South Burlington — Craftytown! Star Wand at 3:00pm craftytown
Montgomery VT Public Town Library, Montgomery
Programs - The Family Room, Burlington
  • - name: Family Support: Super Group — TBA super group
  • - name: Health and Wellness: Building Strong Families Clinic — TBA building clinic
  • 10:00am — Drop In Playgroups: Crawlers, Waddlers and Toddlers playgroup
  • 9:00am — Drop In Playgroups: Family Play at the Gardens gardens play
  • 9:00am — Drop In Playgroups: Echo Early Learning echo learning
St. Albans Recreation & Parks, St. Albans — Cooking for Teens! - Cooking 101 for Teens! at 5:00pm, 7:00pm cooking teens
Summer camp for youth with limited access to outdoors has gr, Fletcher — Scenic Missisquoi Paddle with UMATR & MRBA at 4:30pm - 7:00pm paddle
Swanton Crossroads & Explorers - MVSD After School Programs, Swanton
The Essex Experience, A Destination For Unique Vermont ..., Essex
  • 2:00pm — Jr. Chef Mini-Series - Baking Fundamentals B book now
  • 9:00am — Jr. Chef Mini-Series - Baking Fundamentals A book now

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

After School Care and Enrichment - Vermont Day School, Bolton — TBA at - name: Outdoor Education at Hosmer Point explore outdoors
After School and Summer Programs, Vergennes — TBA at - name: Funlab: Make Your Own Bubble Wand make bubble wand
Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes — Kitchen Gardens: Paint a Pot & Start a Vegetable Plant at 5:00pm kitchen gardens
Brownell Library, Essex Junction — Lego Fun! at 3:00pm lego fun
Champlain Valley Head Start - CVOEO, Franklin — Avoiding Scams and Financial Fraud at 11:00am avoid scams
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY
  • - name: A Guided Tour of Fort Ticonderoga’s Liberty Hill — TBA guided tour
  • - name: H.M.S. Pinafore — TBA hms pinafore
Charlotte Recreation Department, Charlotte — Villari's Martial Arts at 1:45pm learn martial arts
Heaven Is Also Known As The Tyler Place Family Resort, Highgate — Turf Tikes Soccer 2026 - Turf Tikes Soccer (Session 2) at 5:00pm - 5:45pm soccer
Highgate Parks & Recreation, Highgate — Turf Tikes Soccer 2026 - Turf Tikes Soccer (Session 2) at 5:00pm turf tikes soccer
Kamp Kill Kare State Park, South Burlington
Montgomery VT Public Town Library, Montgomery — TBA at - name: Watercolor Basics (Day 2) watercolor basics
Programs - Charlotte Recreation, Charlotte — Villari's Martial Arts at 1:45pm - 3:00pm martial arts
Programs - The Family Room, Burlington
  • 10:00am — Drop In Playgroups: Early Months (Baby Massage) baby massage
  • 4:00pm — Fatherhood Programs: Dads Night dads night
Scott Farm Orchards, Charlotte — MUSIC FOR KIDS WITH EMMA COOK at 10:00am - 10:45am venmo emmacook
Summer camp for youth with limited access to outdoors has gr, Fletcher — Summer Farm Tour: Choiniere Family Farm at 5:00pm - 6:30pm farm tour
Swanton Crossroads & Explorers - MVSD After School Programs, Swanton
Swanton Public Library, Swanton — Toddler Time Play Group at 10:30am play group
The Essex Experience, A Destination For Unique Vermont ..., Essex — TBA at - name: Jammin' in July learn more
Youth Programs, Westford — Hartland Public Library Collaborative Playgroup - FEATURING VINS! at 10:00 am read more

THURSDAY - 5/21

Adult and Family Community Enrichment Programs - Berkshire S, Berkshire
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY — TBA at - name: Chamber Series: Meadowmount School of Music, student concert student concert
Come live in Vernon! - Town of Vernon, Vergennes — Storytime at 10:30am storytime
Essex Junction City Events, Essex Junction
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Mah Jongg at Brownell Library mah jongg
  • 3:00pm, 6:00pm — Lego Fun at Brownell Library lego fun
Kamp Kill Kare State Park, South Burlington
Programs - The Family Room, Burlington
  • 9:00am — Drop In Playgroups: Family Play family play
  • 9:00am — Education and Classes: Sewing Class sewing class
Scott Farm Orchards, Charlotte — YOGA WITH LYNN ALPETER at 9am - 10am donate charlotte land
South Hero Historical Society, South Hero — Pre-School Play Group at 10:00am play group
South Hero Land Trust, South Hero — Morning Warblers and Wetlands Walk at 8:30am nature walk
St. Albans Recreation & Parks, St. Albans — Mom's Night Out! - Charcuterie Class! - Mom's Night Out! at 7:00pm, 9:00pm moms night out
Summer camp for youth with limited access to outdoors has gr, Fletcher
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm — Summer Farm Tour: Baird Farm Maple farm tour
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm — Pratt Refuge Trail Celebration trail celebration
Swanton Crossroads & Explorers - MVSD After School Programs, Swanton
  • 10:30am — Seam Rippers Sewing Club sew something
  • 2:00pm — Diamond Art: Flower Power create art
  • 4:15pm — Board Games Club for grades K-12 play games
Vermont Public Community Calendar, Burlington — TBA at - name: Burlington Discover Jazz Festival discover jazz fest
Worthen Library, South Hero

FRIDAY - 5/22

Adult and Family Community Enrichment Programs - Berkshire S, Berkshire — TBA at - name: Family Game Night join us
After School Care and Enrichment - Vermont Day School, Bolton — TBA at - name: Upper School Band Concert hear the music
After School and Summer Programs, Vergennes
  • - name: Bixby Storytime — TBA story time
  • - name: Fresh Air Fridays — TBA fresh air
Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes — Storytime at 10:30am storytime
Bolton Valley Resort, Vergennes
Brownell Library, Essex Junction — Read & Play at 10:00am read and play
Camp Farnsworth GSGWM, Georgia — STEM Van Program - (BOOKED- Plaistow, NH) - May 22 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm stem van
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction — Lil’ Vermonters Spring Consignment Sale- Early Bird Sale at 5:00pm buy tickets
Champlain Valley Head Start - CVOEO, Franklin — Garden Day at 9:00am garden day
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY — TBA at - name: REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Reenactment Event: Return of an Army reenactment event
Events - Children's Museum of the NEK, Bakersfield — Final Fridays at CMNEK at 5:00pm, 7:00pm play now
Heaven Is Also Known As The Tyler Place Family Resort, Highgate — Free Play Friday with the Highgate Library and Community Center - Free Play Friday at 9:30am - 10:30am free play
Highgate Parks & Recreation, Highgate — Free Play Friday with the Highgate Library and Community Center - Free Play Friday at 9:30am free play friday
Kamp Kill Kare State Park, South Burlington — Friday LEGO Builders at 3:00pm lego builders
Learning to Mountain Bike at Bolton Valley, Bolton — TBA at - name: Strider Races strider races
Museum Passes, Franklin — Teen Slime Time at 3:30pm make slime
Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation, Plattsburgh NY — Kindness Rock Garden - Kindness Rock Garden at 10:00am rock garden
South Hero Historical Society, South Hero
Spare Time Entertainment, Colchester — TBA at - name: Independence Day Deal independence day
Swanton Crossroads & Explorers - MVSD After School Programs, Swanton
  • 4:15pm — STEAM Club for grades K-12: Objects in Motion explore motion
  • 4:15pm — STEAM Club for grades K-12: DNA Necklaces make necklaces
Swanton Public Library, Swanton
Worthen Library, South Hero — Storytime at 10:15am storytime
Youth Programs, Westford — Montshire Museum Collaborative Playgroup at 10:00 am read more

SATURDAY - 5/23

Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes
Bolton Valley Resort, Vergennes
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction
  • 10:00am — Girls on the Run 5K girls run
  • 10:00am — The Vermont Renaissance Faire buy tickets
  • 10:00am — 45th Annual Champlain Valley Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show gem show
  • 12:00pm — Lil’ Vermonters Spring Consignment Sale-Public Sale buy tickets
  • 12:00pm — New England’s Odd and Unusual Show buy tickets
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY
  • - name: 4th Annual Lake City Running Festival — TBA running festival
  • - name: Autism Alliance Meet-up - Sweet Treats Ice Cream Social — TBA ice cream social
  • - name: Costume School: Decorate A Hand Fan — TBA costume school
  • - name: Dairy Days — TBA dairy days
  • - name: Dozerfest 2026 — TBA dozerfest
  • - name: Living History Event: Scots Day — TBA living history
  • - name: REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Memorial Day Weekend — TBA living history
  • - name: Second Annual Rainbow Concerts — TBA rainbow concerts
  • - name: St. B's Black Fly 5K Run, Walk, Roll or Stroll — TBA 5k run
  • - name: Step Right Up for Independence Family Fun Day — TBA family fun day
  • - name: The Little Plattsburgh Renfaire 2, Presented by the Plattsburgh Farmers' and Crafters' Market — TBA renfaire
Come live in Vernon! - Town of Vernon, Vergennes — Baby Picnic at 10:30am baby picnic
Essex Junction City Events, Essex Junction
  • 10:00am, 10:45pm — Read and Play at Brownell Library read and play
  • 12:00pm, 2:00pm — 100th Anniversary 1920s Style Party at Brownell Library 1920s party
  • 1:00pm, 2:00pm — TAC Tree Walk 2026 tree walk
Fairfax Egg Run - RunVermont, Fairfax
  • 8:00am — M&T Bank Vermont City Two Mile and Mini Marathon two mile
  • 8:00am — Colchester Causeway Race causeway race
  • 8:00am — Fairfax Egg Run egg run
  • 8:30am — Clarence DeMar Road Race - 5K demar race
  • 9:00am — Bear Crawl 5K Fun Run bear crawl
Ferrisburgh Town Events, Ferrisburgh — Karate at 9:00am karate
Kamp Kill Kare State Park, South Burlington
Montgomery VT Public Town Library, Montgomery
Old Fashioned Fun - Underhill Harvest Market, Underhill — Spring Community Day at 1:00pm learn more
Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation, Plattsburgh NY — Storybook Trail - Meet the Author - Cindy Grant at 10:00am meet author
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne — TBA at - name: Pollinator Celebration Day celebrate pollinators
St. Albans Recreation & Parks, St. Albans — Boating Safety - Boating Safety Class at 8:30am, 4:30pm boating safety
Summer camp for youth with limited access to outdoors has gr, Fletcher — Women’s Game of Logging Levels 1 & 2 at 9:00am - 4:00pm game logging
Swanton Public Library, Swanton
The Essex Experience, A Destination For Unique Vermont ..., Essex
  • 5:00pm — Classic Italian book now
  • 5:00pm — Italian Summer book now

SUNDAY - 5/24

Adult and Family Community Enrichment Programs - Berkshire S, Berkshire — Every Body Bounces at 1:00pm register here
Brownell Library, Essex Junction
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction — Lil’ Vermonters Spring Consignment Sale-Half Price Sale at 9:00am buy tickets
Champy's FunCity - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY
Events - Children's Museum of the NEK, Bakersfield — Sunday Morning Story Time at 10:30am, 11:00am story time
Fairfax Egg Run - RunVermont, Fairfax
  • 10:00am — Finding Our Stride Community Color Splash and Dash color splash
  • 10:00am — Common Ground 5k common ground
  • 8:15am — Big Beautiful Life: Run, Walk & Roll + Touch-A-Truck run roll
Hinesburg Recreation Department, Hinesburg — Mini Shooting Stars Soccer at 4:00pm - 4:45pm play soccer
Montgomery VT Public Town Library, Montgomery — TBA at - name: Craft Traditions Documented In Clay clay craft
Old Fashioned Fun - Underhill Harvest Market, Underhill — TBA at - name: Adventure GameTheater register now
Scott Farm Orchards, Charlotte
  • 10:00am - 10:45am — KIDS YOGA ON THE FARM register
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — S’MORES NIGHT WITH BURGERS BY GRASS CATTLE COMPANY join us
Spare Time Entertainment, Colchester — TBA at - name: Father's Day fathers day
Summer camp for youth with limited access to outdoors has gr, Fletcher — Jay Area Butterfly Blitz at 10:00am - 3:00pm butterfly blitz
Vermont Public Community Calendar, Burlington — TBA at - name: Vermont Public Kids Day at ECHO kids day at echo
Worthen Library, South Hero — LCATV Film Camp at 9:00am, 12:00pm film camp

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