Local Events
Upcoming Events
Summer Reading at Dorset Library
Jun 14 2025 - Jul 23 2025
Summer Reading at Dorset Library Saturday, June 14th to Wednesday, July 23rd Attend library events, do fun challenges and READ to earn raffle tickets for our prize baskets. Pick up a summer reading challenge booklet at the front desk to get started. Make sure to get your raffle tickets in by Wednesday, July 23rd! For kids of all ages.
Rainbows of Kindness at Dorset Village Library
Jun 14 2025 • Time: 3-5pm
Rainbows of Kindness - Saturday, June 14th from 3PM to 5PM Rainbows of Kindness is our Summer Reading Program kickoff event! It’s an all ages celebration that starts with Drag Queen Story Hour, reading books for everyone. Then feel free to visit the informational booths, get your face painted, play games and attend demonstrations. Don’t forget to pick up your...
Live Music at Bromley: Milkhouse Heaters
Jun 14 2025 • Time: 2-5pm
Enjoy live music on the sun deck at Bromley all summer long! Americana stories painted with male/female duel vocal harmonies on a canvas of distinctive roots-oriented music that includes elements of Folk, Country, Rock and Blues resulting in catchy songs that stay with the listener.
Birding Walk at Smokey House Center
Jun 14 2025 • Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Birding Walk Saturday, Jun 14, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Smokey House Center, 426 Danby Mountain Rd, Danby, VT 05739 Join us for a guided birding walk led by local birder and forester Lee Allen as we explore the diverse habitats of Smokey House Center. Learn to identify local and migratory bird species, discuss habitat conservation, and discover how...
Dorset Theatre Festival Presents: Salvage
Jun 20 2025 - Jul 05 2025
SALVAGE: A HEARTWARMING NEW COMEDY At her small town dump, Carla attempts to junk the overwhelming collection of mirrors from her childhood home. Instead, amid other people’s trash, she finds the treasure of two new friends she didn’t know she needed. Past lives and future plans intertwine – and sometimes collide – as together these neighbors sort through what to...
Longest Day 5K
Jun 21 2025 • Time: 8:00AM (9:00 AM RACE START)
Join Hike Dorset on their Longest Day 5k! Click here to register. When: June 21st, 2025 at 9:00 AM (Plan to arrive between 8:00-8:30am) Where: Parking at JK Adams Kitchen Store and Raptor Lane (across from the Dorset RV Park) Parking will be limited so arrive early if possible. Overflow will be at Raptor Lane. $30 Registration fee. NO STROLLERS! NO DOGS! Sections...
Fern Walk at Smokey House Center
Jun 22 2025 • Time: 1PM - 3PM
Fern Walk Sunday, June 22 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Smokey House Center, 426 Danby Mountain Rd. Danby, VT 05739 Join us for a guided woods walk and discover the fascinating world of ferns at Smokey House Center with Laura Green! On this walk, we’ll learn how to identify local ferns, explore their habitats, and uncover the unique life cycle...
Say Goodbye to Nature?
Jun 24 2025 • Time: 5:30-7p
Say Goodbye to Nature? Tuesday, June 24 from 5:30 - 7:00pm online via Zoom webinar Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) presents Say Goodbye to Nature: How the Trump Administration is Rapidly Dismantling a Half-Century of Environmental Protection. GMALL three environmentalists, Bob Dreher, Sharon Tisher, and Jim Engell with extensive careers in environmental law, government agencies, non-profit conservation organizations, and...
Dorset Harp Colony Musical Story Time
Jun 26 2025 • Time: 2pm
Dorset Harp Colony Musical Story Time - Thursday, June 26th at 2PM The Dorset Village Library Join the talented harp students of the Dorset Harp Colony as they lead an afternoon of music, instrument demonstrations and musical storytelling. No registration.
Every Sunday: Dorset Farmers Market
Jul 01 2025 • Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Dorset Farmers Market, Every Sunday in the Summer 10am-2pm at HN Williams. From over 50 area producers, you will find freshly picked vegetables and fruits, home baked breads and pastries, artisan cheeses, wines, and spirits, grass-fed beef, bison, and poultry, free-range eggs, canned goods and pickled produce, specialty goods, hot prepared foods, functional Vermont crafts, and live, local music. Rain...
Every Wednesday at 10am - Story Time!
Jul 01 2025 • Time: 10 a.m.
Wednesdays at 10am at The Dorset Village Library Read, sing and learn together each week during story time. For ages 0-5. No registration required and free admission. We hope to see you there!
Trailhead Thursdays at Bromley: A weekly group trail run or hike!
Jul 01 2025 • Time: 6pm
Bromley is excited to launch "Trailhead Thursdays" in partnership with The Trailhead Restaurant and The Mountain Goat! What: A group hike or trail run When: Thursdays at 6PM, June 5 - August 21 Where: Bromley base to summit | 3.39 miles/1,283' elevation Cost: Optional $5 donation to the Bart Adaptive Sports Center Post-Run: Hang out by the fire pit and get 10% off food at The...
Calling all racers: Sun Mountain Challenge
Jul 05 2025 • Time: 8am-12pm
Calling all racers to our 3rd Annual F.I.T. Sun Mountain Challenge! We're offering challenges for all levels and abilities this year: 5K, 10K, and 25K. Make your way up beautiful trails with gradual ascents and descents. Soak in the scenery atop the summit which boasts 360-degree views of neighboring mountains. Prizes: Winter lift tickets will be awarded to the 1st place...
The Dorset Equine Rescue's 10th Annual Barnyard Ball!
Jul 10 2025 • Time: 5:15pm
The Dorset Equine Rescue's 10th Annual Barnyard Ball! The Dorset Equine Rescue and Honorary Chairs Greg & Emily Dowd cordially invite you to attend the 10th annual Barnyard Ball fundraiser on Thursday, July 10th at The Old Gray Barn at 1582 Route 30, Rupert, beginning at 5:15 p.m. This year’s Barnyard Ball fundraiser will include a chance to meet some...
Dorset Theatre Festival presents: The Book Club Play
Jul 11 2025 - Jul 26 2025
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY: AN AWARD-WINNING COMEDY JULY 11 - JULY 26 By KAREN ZACARÍAS Directed by JACKSON GAY A comedy about books and the people who love them. When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary film, their intimate discussions of life and literature take on new meaning with the camera rolling. Add...
Every Sunday: Dorset Farmers Market
Aug 01 2025 • Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Dorset Farmers Market, Every Sunday in the Summer 10am-2pm at HN Williams. From over 50 area producers, you will find freshly picked vegetables and fruits, home baked breads and pastries, artisan cheeses, wines, and spirits, grass-fed beef, bison, and poultry, free-range eggs, canned goods and pickled produce, specialty goods, hot prepared foods, functional Vermont crafts, and live, local music. Rain...
Every Wednesday at 10am - Story Time!
Aug 01 2025 • Time: 10 a.m.
Wednesdays at 10am at The Dorset Village Library Read, sing and learn together each week during story time. For ages 0-5. No registration required and free admission. We hope to see you there!
Trailhead Thursdays at Bromley: A weekly group trail run or hike!
Aug 01 2025 • Time: 6pm
Bromley is excited to launch "Trailhead Thursdays" in partnership with The Trailhead Restaurant and The Mountain Goat! What: A group hike or trail run When: Thursdays at 6PM, June 5 - August 21 Where: Bromley base to summit | 3.39 miles/1,283' elevation Cost: Optional $5 donation to the Bart Adaptive Sports Center Post-Run: Hang out by the fire pit and get 10% off food at The...
Dorset Theatre Festival Presents: Satellites
Aug 06 2025 - Aug 16 2025 • Time: 7:30p
Satellites By: Erin Breznitsky Directed By: Adrienne Campbell-Holt The Dorset Playhouse Girl meets Boy, Girl marries Boy, Girl moves on after Boy goes missing in outer space...Until Boy mysteriously reappears on Earth 7 years later. Katherine and Mike awkwardly meet again for the first time in a NASA waiting room. While he has dreamt of home from the far reaches...
Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival
Aug 14 2025 - Aug 17 2025
Mark your calendars, music lovers! The Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival is back—August 14–17, 2025—right here at the Northshire Civic Center in Manchester, VT. Catch an all-star lineup including Watchhouse, Molly Tuttle, Steeldrivers, Peter Rowan, and more. Come for the music, stay for Vermont in August: farmers markets, mountain views, swimming holes, and that unmistakable Dorset charm.
Dorset Theatre Festival Presents: Other Desert Cities
Aug 22 2025 - Sep 06 2025 • Time: 7:30p
Other Desert Cities By: Jon Robin Baitz Directed by: Robert Egan The Dorset Playhouse When Brooke arrives at her parents’ Palm Springs mansion with the manuscript of her tell-all memoir in tow she unearths a devastating family secret—throwing her parents into a panic that threatens to rip the clan apart. With biting wit and razor-sharp insight, this gripping story, a...
Every Wednesday at 10am - Story Time!
Sep 01 2025 • Time: 10 a.m.
Wednesdays at 10am at The Dorset Village Library Read, sing and learn together each week during story time. For ages 0-5. No registration required and free admission. We hope to see you there!
Every Sunday: Dorset Farmers Market
Sep 01 2025 • Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Dorset Farmers Market, Every Sunday in the Summer 10am-2pm at HN Williams. From over 50 area producers, you will find freshly picked vegetables and fruits, home baked breads and pastries, artisan cheeses, wines, and spirits, grass-fed beef, bison, and poultry, free-range eggs, canned goods and pickled produce, specialty goods, hot prepared foods, functional Vermont crafts, and live, local music. Rain...
Every Wednesday at 10am - Story Time!
Oct 01 2025 • Time: 10 a.m.
Wednesdays at 10am at The Dorset Village Library Read, sing and learn together each week during story time. For ages 0-5. No registration required and free admission. We hope to see you there!
Every Sunday: Dorset Farmers Market
Oct 01 2025 • Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Dorset Farmers Market, Every Sunday in the Summer 10am-2pm at HN Williams. From over 50 area producers, you will find freshly picked vegetables and fruits, home baked breads and pastries, artisan cheeses, wines, and spirits, grass-fed beef, bison, and poultry, free-range eggs, canned goods and pickled produce, specialty goods, hot prepared foods, functional Vermont crafts, and live, local music. Rain...
Every Wednesday at 10am - Story Time!
Nov 01 2025 • Time: 10 a.m.
Wednesdays at 10am at The Dorset Village Library Read, sing and learn together each week during story time. For ages 0-5. No registration required and free admission. We hope to see you there!
Every Wednesday at 10am - Story Time!
Dec 01 2025 • Time: 10 a.m.
Wednesdays at 10am at The Dorset Village Library Read, sing and learn together each week during story time. For ages 0-5. No registration required and free admission. We hope to see you there!
