Dorset, Vermont is filled with year-round events and things to do such as acclaimed theater productions, art exhibitions, children's events and more!

DORSET EVENTS

Wilderness outings, Parades? Dorset hosts it all…

Nonfiction Book Club at The Dorset Village Library

The Dorset Village Library 13 Church Street, Dorset, VT, United States

Nonfiction Book Club | Tuesday, August 12th at 5PM This book club focuses on modern history and other nonfiction books chosen by participants. You will find good conversation and refreshments at each meeting! No registration. This month’s book: The Wager by David Grann From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, […]

GMALL Presents – Can SILK Help Save the Planet?

Burr and Burton Academy - Riley Center for the Arts 57 Seminary Ave, Manchester, VT, United States

GMALL Presents - Can SILK Help Save the Planet? Tuesday, August 12 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Burr and Burton Academy, Riley Center for the Arts Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Tufts University Professor Fiorenzo Omenetto to talk about silk as a viable alternative to plastics.   Remember “There’s a great future in plastics” […]

Kits & Cubs at Merck Forest

Kits & Cubs at Merck Forest

Merck Forest 3270 VT-315, Rupert, United States

Kits & Cubs Wednesdays and Fridays all year -  10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Introduce your little ones to the wonders of nature with Merck Forest's Kits and Cubs program! This engaging nature experience is specially designed for children ages 18 months to 5 years and their caregivers. Crafts, stories, songs and adventures around the […]

Satellites at The Dorset Playhouse

Satellites at The Dorset Playhouse

The Dorset Playhouse 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset, VT, United States

Satellites By: Erin Breznitsky Directed By: Adrienne Campbell-Holt 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 […]

Satellites at The Dorset Playhouse

Satellites at The Dorset Playhouse

The Dorset Playhouse 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset, VT, United States

Satellites By: Erin Breznitsky Directed By: Adrienne Campbell-Holt 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 […]

Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival

Hunter Park 410 Hunter Park Rd, Manchester Center, VT

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 […]

Meet and Feed at Merck Forest

Meet and Feed at Merck Forest

Merck Forest 3270 VT-315, Rupert, United States

Meet and Feed the farm animals! Aug 09, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Merck Forest and Farmland Center, 3270 VT-315, Rupert, VT 05768, USA Join MFFC staff on afternoon wellness checks on the farm animals. https://www.merckforest.org/event-details/meet-and-feed-2025-08-09-14-00-1

Tea & Flowers with Ann Ogden Hausslein at Hildene

Hildene, A Lincoln Family Home 1005 Hildene Rd, Manchester, VT, United States

TEA & FLOWERS with Ann Ogden Hausslein Thursday, August 14 3:00 - 4:00 pm Gather with friends in the garden in the dene at the height of the summer season to learn how to cut and arrange glorious flowers, while sipping refreshing herbal teas made from garden plants. Take a bouquet home to enjoy. Registration required […]

Film Screening – Vanish – Disappearing Icons of a Rural America

Southern Vermont Arts Center

Vanish - Disappearing Icons of a Rural America Thursday, August 14   from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm  at Southern Vermont Arts Center, Arkell Pavilion Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning is excited to present the screening of Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America. Equal parts art, history, and storm chasing, Vanish is a feature length documentary film that […]

Trailhead Thursdays at Bromley: A weekly group trail run or hike!

Bromley Mountain

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 […]

Satellites at The Dorset Playhouse

Satellites at The Dorset Playhouse

The Dorset Playhouse 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset, VT, United States

Satellites By: Erin Breznitsky Directed By: Adrienne Campbell-Holt 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 […]