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

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  • Marble House Project’s Farm-To-Table-Dinner

    Marble House Project 1161 Dorset West Road, Dorset, United States

    Rhizosphere Friday, October 24, 2025 | 6-9pm Marble House Project will host a unique farm-to-table dinner with current culinary artists-in-residence Edible Affairs (Jamie Cheung and Natalie Cappellini). This dinner will feature a special performance by students and faculty from the Kinhaven Semester Program—the nation’s first and only semester boarding school for high school musicians—presented in […]

    $95
  • Marble House Project – Art Seed Open Studios

    Marble House Project Presents – ARTSeed: Open Studios, Performances and Food

    Marble House Project 1161 Dorset West Road, Dorset, United States

    ARTSeed: Open Studios, Performances and Food Join us for ARTSeed: an afternoon of art, music, dance and food. Come explore the creative process with Marble House artists! July 19, 2-4pm Marble House 1161 Dorset West Rd Dorset, VT Short presentations and samples of completed and in-progress works from visual artists, writers and performers currently in […]

  • Halloween at Merck Forest & Farmland Center

    Merck Forest 3270 VT-315, Rupert, United States

    Halloween at Merck Forest Halloween at Merck Forest is full of haunted fun, wagon rides, dance parties, and spooky surprises for all ages. Costumes highly encouraged! Time & Location Oct 26, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Merck Forest & Farmland Center, 3270 VT-315, Rupert, VT 05768, USA About the event Get ready for Halloween […]

  • Dorset Farmers Market – Every Sunday 10-2 at HN Williams

    Dorset Farmers Market – Every Sunday 10-2 at HN Williams

    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, […]

  • 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