Bennington, Vermont
ranked 4th in the United States as
"Most Arts Vibrant Small Community"

ArtsData at SMU’s National Center for Arts Research released its fifth annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which ranks more than 950 communities across the country.

We are pleased to share with you that Bennington, VT SMA has ranked #4 on the list of top 10 most arts vibrant small communities (areas with population less than 100,000 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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First Fridays
July - October

Downtown Food Truck Festival
September 14

Fallapalooza!
Saturday before Halloween
October 26

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

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2020 Downtown Events

Vermont Green-Up Day
First Saturday in May

Library Book Sale
First Baptist Church

Mayfest Craft Festival
Memorial Day Weekend

Midnight Madness
Third Thursday in July
July 16 

Bennington Arts Weekend
First Weekend in August
Aug 1-2 

Battle Day Parade
Aug  - 12:30pm

Funtastic Fridays
July -  August 

Hemming's Cruise-Ins
May - August