This Saturday, May 25th - Join us
for the 34th Annual Rite of Spring
in Downtown Bennington!

Memorial Day Weekend
means it's time for 
Mayfest Arts & Craft Festival

This Saturday - May 25th

The streets of Downtown Bennington transform into
the area's largest outdoor marketplace.  With over
125 artisans and crafters, food trucks, live
entertainers, children's activities you are guaranteed
to find something for the entire family to
enjoy themselves for the entire day!

No entrance fee and free parking all
throughout downtown make this event the best entertainment value ever! 

10am - 5pm on Main Street
in Beautiful Bennington, VT

The Place to Be On Memorial Day Weekend

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Click on Putnam Block logo and
learn how to become part of 
downtown Bennington's largest redevelopment project ever!
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Bennington, Vermont 
ranked in Top 10
in the United States as

"Most Arts Vibrant Small Community"

SMU’s National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) today released its third annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which ranks more than 900 communities across the country.

We are pleased to share with you that Bennington, VT Micro Area has ranked #7 on the list of top 10 most arts vibrant small communities (areas with an urban core of 10,000-50,000 people). The overall index is composed of three dimensions: supply, demand and government support. Supply is assessed by the total number of arts providers in the community, including the number of arts and culture organizations and employees, independent artists, and entertainment firms. Demand is gauged by the total nonprofit arts dollars in the community, including program revenue, contributed revenue, total expenses and total compensation. Lastly, the level of government support is based on state arts dollars and grants and federal arts dollars and grants.

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Library Book Sale
First Baptist Church

Mayfest Craft Festival
Memorial Day Weekend

Midnight Madness
Third Thursday in July
July 18, 2019 

Bennington Arts Weekend
First Weekend in August
Aug 2-4 2019

Battle Day Parade
Aug 18 - 12:30pm

Funtastic Fridays
July -  August 

Hemming's Cruise-Ins
May - August

First Fridays
July - October

Downtown Food Truck Festival
September 14

Fallapalooza!
Saturday before Halloween
October 26, 2019

Veterans Day Parade
November 11 - 11AM 

Small Business Saturday
Hometown Holiday
November 23, 2019

Farmers' Market
Winter Market Dates

VAE Music Series
Entertainment Series

Bennington Bookshop
Event Schedule

Meetinghouse Café 
Concert Series

South Street Café
Entertainment Schedule 

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2020 Downtown Events

Vermont Green-Up Day
First Saturday in May