Holiday Fun

Find the best family fun in Vermont this holiday season no matter how you celebrate. Towns and venues across Vermont bring light to the dark days of winter with everything from cozy caroling and parks lit up with festive lights to train rides and holiday markets. Please note that several events are ongoing, so click through to see multiple dates.

Top Holiday Events for Kids

Our list of kid-approved events perfect for making family memories.

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Free Family Fun

Leave the wallet at home as you enjoy these free festive activities.

Events

A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center

Drama & Theatre

Stowe, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Toddlers

Highlight: Burlington's New Year's Eve

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Sled Dogs LIVE @ ECHO

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Reindeer LIVE @ ECHO

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Sensory Friendly Winter Lights @ Shelburne Museum

Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

Sing in the New Year with Miss Emma

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Winter Fun

Bristol, VT

All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Kids, Kinder

New Year’s Celebration @ Smugglers' Notch Resort

Winter Fun

South Cambridge, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

New Year’s Eve @ Bolton Valley

Winter Fun

Bolton, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Annual New Year’s Eve Celebration @ Stowe Mountain Resort

Winter Fun

Stowe, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

New Year’s Eve Concert and Fireworks @ Jay Peak Resort

Winter Fun

Jay, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens, Toddlers, All Ages

New Year's Eve Celebration & Fireworks @ Killington Resort

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Winter Fun

Killington, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

New Year’s Eve Fireworks and Torchlight Parade @ Sugarbush Resort

Winter Fun

Warren, VT

All Ages, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Magic Show, Fireworks and Torchlight Parade @ Sugarbush Resort

Winter Fun

Warren, VT

All Ages, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

The Beat Goes On! Montpelier's New Year's Eve Celebration

Music & Movement

Montpelier, VT

All Ages, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Noon Year's Eve @ Fletcher Free Library

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

Babies, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids

Light Up the Night Holiday Parade

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Winter Fun

Lyndonville, VT

All Ages

Run/Walk to Highlight @ Waterfront Park

Outdoor Activities

Burlington, VT

All Ages, Kids, Tweens, Teens

First Night North @ Catamount Arts

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Winter Fun

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

Solstice Holiday Party @ Big Picture Theater & Cafe

Winter Fun

Waitsfield, VT

All Ages

Fireworks @ Taylor Park

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Outdoor Activities

St. Albans, VT

All Ages

Winter Solstice Celebration @ Audubon Vermont

Winter Fun

Huntington, VT

All Ages

Christmas Eve with Daybreak Community Church

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Winter Fun

Colchester, VT

All Ages

The Okemo Valley Holiday Express

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Winter Fun

Chester, VT

All Ages

Christmas on the Farm @ North Meadow Farm

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Winter Fun

Manchester, VT

All Ages

Cookies and Carols with Bernie

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Lumen, Bristol's Celebration of Fire & Light

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Winter Fun

Bristol, VT

All Ages

22nd Annual Gingerbread Festival @ Tracy Hall

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Indoor Activities

Norwich, VT

All Ages

Winter Wonderland @ Merrymac Farm Sanctuary

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Outdoor Activities

Charlotte, VT

All Ages

Winter Wonderland @ Merrymac Farm Sanctuary

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Outdoor Activities

Charlotte, VT

All Ages

Chanukah Party @ Ohavi Zedek Hebrew School

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Waterbury River of Light Celebration

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Winter Fun

Waterbury, VT

All Ages

The Dance Factory's "The Nutcracker" @ Springfield High School

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Drama & Theatre

Springfield, VT

All Ages

The Dance Factory's "The Nutcracker" @ Springfield High School

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Drama & Theatre

Springfield, VT

All Ages

Holiday Book Sale @ Carpenter-Carse Library

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Gifts & Gear

Hinesburg, VT

All Ages

Cookies & Cocoa Day Camp

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Camps

Burlington, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens

Winter Lights @ Shelburne Museum with Burlington Parks

Outdoor Activities

Shelburne, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens

The Gift Figure Skating Show

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Forest of Lights @ VINS

Winter Fun

Quechee, VT

All Ages

Santa & North Pole Express Mailboxes @ Church Street Marketplace

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Winter Fun

17 Church St., VT

All Ages

Santa & North Pole Express Mailboxes @ Church Street Marketplace

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Winter Fun

17 Church St., VT

All Ages

St. J Sparkles! Holiday Weekend

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Winter Fun

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

St. J Sparkles! Holiday Weekend

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Winter Fun

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

Holiday Lights @ the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial

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Winter Fun

South Royalton, VT

All Ages

Make a Holiday Wishlist with Ted @ The Tinkering Turtle

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

Toddlers, Tweens

Holiday Storytelling @ Carpenter-Carse Library

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Indoor Activities

Hinesburg, VT

All Ages

New Year's at Noon @ The Montshire Museum

Winter Fun

Norwich, VT

Toddlers, Kinder, Kids

Hi-LED-Day Studio @ The Montshire Museum

Winter Fun

Norwich, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens

Kids Night Out @ Waterbury Recreation

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Family Resources

Waterbury, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens

Mater Christi School Christmas Market

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Holiday Maker Market

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Champlain Islands Christmas Parade

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Winter Fun

South Hero, VT

All Ages

Caroling on the Church Street Marketplace

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Krampus Walk @ Church Street Marketplace

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens

Vermont Reindeer Visit @ Smugglers' Notch Resort

Winter Fun

South Cambridge, VT

All Ages

Winter Carnival @ Smugglers' Notch Resort

Winter Fun

South Cambridge, VT

All Ages

"I'll Be Gnome for Christmas" Paint Night @ Awaken Yoga

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Winter Fun

Saint Albans, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens

Nine Lessons and Carols

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Winter Fun

Montpelier, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens

Two For Christmas @ Lost Nation Theatre

Winter Fun

Montpelier, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story @ Lost Nation Theatre

Winter Fun

Montpelier, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

Downtown Montpelier Cocoa Crawl

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Winter Fun

Montpelier, VT

All Ages

The Lighting of the Vermont State Christmas Tree

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Winter Fun

Montpelier, VT

All Ages

Chill with Snoopy @ Spruce Peak Village

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Winter Fun

Stowe, VT

All Ages

Spruce Peak Lights Festival

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Winter Fun

Stowe, VT

All Ages

A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center

Drama & Theatre

Stowe, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Toddlers

A Charlie Brown Christmas Matinee @ Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center

Drama & Theatre

Stowe, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Toddlers

A Charlie Brown Christmas Matinee @ Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center

Drama & Theatre

Stowe, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Toddlers

A Charlie Brown Christmas 12pm Matinee @ Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center

Drama & Theatre

Stowe, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Toddlers

Wednesday Movie Night @ Talta Lodge

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Winter Fun

Stowe, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Toddlers

Holiday Light Parade @ the Champlain Valley Exposition

Winter Fun

Essex Junction, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Vermont's Own Nutcracker @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

Vermont's Own Nutcracker @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

Vermont's Own Nutcracker @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

Vermont's Own Nutcracker @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

Orchestrapalooza @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Winter Lights @ Maple Street Park

Winter Fun

Essex Junction, VT

All Ages

Essex Junction Train Hop

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Winter Fun

Essex Junction, VT

All Ages

Touch a Truck Christmas Toy Drive

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Winter Fun

Essex Junction, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids

Winter Whimsical Walk @ Sand Hill Park

Winter Fun

Essex Town, VT

All Ages

Breakfast with Santa at The Essex: 10:30am Seating

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Winter Fun

Essex, VT

All Ages

Breakfast with Santa @ The Essex: 8am Seating

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Winter Fun

Essex, VT

All Ages

The Nutcracker @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

The Nutcracker @ The Flynn

Drama & Theatre

Burlington, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens, Kinder

Happy Grinchmas by Fusion 802

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Drama & Theatre

Colchester, VT

Kids, Kinder, Teens, Toddlers, Tweens, All Ages

Christmas Open House @ the Sinclair Inn Bed and Breakfast

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Winter Fun

Jericho, VT

All Ages

Vermont Teddy Bear Santa's Workshop!

Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Kids Train @ Church Street Marketplace

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Sled Dogs @ Church Street Marketplace

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Church Street Tree Lighting Ceremony

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

BTV Winter Market

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

BTV Winter Market Saturdays

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

BTV Winter Market Sundays

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Make a Potato Turkey @ Turner Toys

Art

Williston, VT

Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens

Vergennes Recreation Thankstuffing Fun Run

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Outdoor Activities

Vergennes, VT

Kids, Tweens, Teens

Saint Albans Hallmark in the Park

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Winter Fun

Saint Albans, VT

All Ages

Northeast Kingdom Craft Fair @ Good Shepherd Catholic School

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Gifts & Gear

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

Holiday Model Train Display @ St. Johnsbury Welcome Center

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Indoor Activities

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

Craft & Vendor Event @ St. Johnsbury Moose Club

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Winter Fun

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

Wassail Weekend @ Billings Farm & Museum

Winter Fun

Woodstock, VT

All Ages

Church Street Santa Parade

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Christmas at the Farm @ Billings Farm and Museum

Winter Fun

Woodstock, VT

All Ages

Newport's Hometown Holidays

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Winter Fun

Newport, VT

All Ages

St. Johnsbury Town Band Holiday Concert @ United Community Church

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Winter Fun

St. Johnsbury, VT

All Ages

Traditional Christmas in Stowe

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Winter Fun

Stowe, VT

All Ages

Reindeer Rendezvous: Real Reindeer in Waterbury Village

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Outdoor Activities

Waterbury, VT

All Ages

George Woodard: The Christmas Calf Reading @ Bridgeside Books

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Indoor Activities

Waterburgy, VT

All Ages

Spark the Park Kick Off @ Veterans Memorial Park

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Winter Fun

South Burlington, VT

All Ages

Spark the Park @ Veteran's Memorial Park

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Winter Fun

South Burlington, VT

All Ages

Local Maverick Holiday Market @ Hotel Champlain

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Gifts & Gear

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Sundays with Santa @ Hotel Champlain

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Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Montpelier Bridge Lighting Opening Ceremony

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Winter Fun

Montpelier, VT

All Ages

Holiday Hoopla @ Coldwell Banker Islands Realty

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Winter Fun

South Hero, VT

All Ages

Movie Night: The Polar Express @ Pierson Library

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Indoor Activities

Shelburne, VT

Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Glitter Bauble Ornaments @ Pierson Library

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Art

Shelburne, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Shelburne’s Annual Tree Lighting & Festivities

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Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

Highlight: Burlington's New Year's Eve

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages

Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides @ Shelburne Farms

Outdoor Activities

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

Winter Gifts & Craft Making @ Shelburne Farms

Art

Shelburne, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens

Family Winter Fair @ Lake Champlain Waldorf School

Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

Kids' Cozy Craft Fest @ Saxon Hill School

Gifts & Gear

Jericho, VT

All Ages

Williston Community Tree Lighting

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Winter Fun

Williston, VT

All Ages

Holiday Card Making Workshop

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Winter Fun

Bristol, VT

Kinder, Kids, Tweens

Sled Dogs LIVE @ ECHO

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Reindeer LIVE @ ECHO

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

All Ages, Toddlers, Kinder, Kids, Tweens, Teens

Holiday Open House @ Milton Library

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Winter Fun

Milton, VT

Tweens, All Ages, Babies, Kids, Kinder, Toddlers

Winter Lights @ Shelburne Museum

Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

Winter Lights Drive Around Evenings @ Shelburne Museum

Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

Sensory Friendly Winter Lights @ Shelburne Museum

Winter Fun

Shelburne, VT

All Ages

SFX Annual Holiday Craft Fair

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Winter Fun

Winooski, VT

All Ages

VSO: Holiday Pops @ The Flynn

Music & Movement

Burlington, VT

Tweens, Teens, Kids

Toy Donations for Community Swap @ Brownell Library

Gifts & Gear

Essex, VT

All Ages

Siber Sled Dogs Puppies Program @ Brownell Library

Outdoor Activities

Essex, VT

All Ages

Saturnalia for Teens and Tweens @ Brownell Library

Indoor Activities

Essex, VT

Tweens, Teens

Winter Luminaries @ Brownell Library

Indoor Activities

Essex, VT

All Ages

Jolabokaflod: A Cozy Evening of Books and Chocolate @ Fletcher Free Library

Winter Fun

Burlington, VT

Toddlers, Kinder, Kids

Vermont Holiday Market @ Champlain Valley Expo

Winter Fun

Essex Junction, VT

All Ages

New Year’s Eve Playgroup Celebration @ Winooski Library

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Indoor Activities

Winooski, VT

Kinder, Babies, Toddlers, Kids

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