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…

  • NEA Big Read Book Discussion Group: Lab Girl

    Manchester Community Library

    In partnership with Merck Forest: Book Discussion - Lab Girl Time & Location Oct 27, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA About the event Join Burr and Burton Academy science teacher and food & farm system coordinator Nora Hefner for a discussion of the […]

  • Dorset Knitters at Library

    Dorset Knitters at Library

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

    Are you an expert knitter? Can only knit and purl? Or want to learn from scratch? Join the Dorset Knitters at 5pm every Tuesday! Snacks (finger foods) and beverages are pot-luck style! Email: dorsetvillagelibrary@gmail.com if you have questions…or if you’re interested in Loom Knitting!

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Trick-Or-Treating On the Village Green

    Come and trick-or-treat with friends and families on the village green! The Dorset Union Store will be kicking off the night handing out candy at 5pm. The Dorset Village Library will have the haunted house opened for younger children starting at 4:30pm (without actors inside), and open for older children from 6-8pm - with actors, […]

  • Pig Processing Workshop at Merck Forest

    Rural Vermont and Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert are proudly partnering to bring an educational pig slaughter and processing workshop to those of you interested in self-reliance, homesteading, adding pigs to your farm, and/or are just generally food/farm curious. 2 Day Event. To sign up and for more information: https://www.merckforest.org/programs-and-events  

  • GMALL Presents: NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE The best of British theatre broadcast around the world

    Southern Vermont Arts Center

    NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE The best of British theatre broadcast around the world Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic. Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, […]

  • Dorset Knitters at Library

    Dorset Knitters at Library

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

    Are you an expert knitter? Can only knit and purl? Or want to learn from scratch? Join the Dorset Knitters at 5pm every Tuesday! Snacks (finger foods) and beverages are pot-luck style! Email: dorsetvillagelibrary@gmail.com if you have questions…or if you’re interested in Loom Knitting!

  • 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 […]

  • GMALL Presents – Greetings from Manchester: A Pictorial History II

    Southern Vermont Arts Center

    GMALL Presents - Greetings from Manchester: A Pictorial History II Thursday, November 6 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at The Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this talk about the history of postcards of Manchester, VT. […]