The perfect destination for your getaway is in the heart of Vermont Valley. Dorset offers a variety of restaurants, lodging options, outdoor activities, and performing arts programs for you and your family to create special memories.
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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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Merck Forest Explore-A-Thon!

Merck Forest 3270 VT-315, Rupert, United States

Explore-A-Thon at Merck Forest! 11a-3pm Scavenger Hunts, Wagon Rides, Discovery Stations, Habitat Explorations and Picnic Areas! A great day for all! $5 per person

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Birdhouse Customization at Hildene

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

BIRDHOUSE CUSTOMIZATION           Saturday, July 19     12:00 to 3:00 pm  Join us in The Museum Store on Saturday, July 19th from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.  Meet Dave Yendell, a self-taught woodcrafter from Vermont. Collaborate with Dave to customize your ideal birdhouse.  Your bird neighbors will thank you!  Admission is not required […]

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 […]

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, […]

Storytime on the Farm at Hildene

Storytime on the Farm at Hildene

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

11:00 am to 12:00 pm FREE WITH ADMISSION Put on your overalls and boots, then step through the magical book barn door to join the farmers in the dene for a different interactive story time each week featuring one of our many farm animal friends. Pre-registration is not required.  Members always visit for FREE, non-members pay admission, and […]

Earth Sky Time Concert – Yeison Landero

Earth Sky Time 1547 Main Street, Manchester, VT, United States

Sunday, July 20, 2025 5:00 PM  9:00 PM EarthSkyTime Yeison Landero, from San Jacinto on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, is called “el heredero de la cumbia” – the heir to cumbia.  He’s from the birthplace of that style of music, a style that’s now enormously popular all across Latin America and increasingly in the USA as well. Yeison is […]

Architectural Gems: Historic Buildings of Dorset and East Rupert

United Church of Dorset 143 Church Street, Dorset, VT, United States

Tuesday, July 22 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at United Church of Dorset Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is delighted to present this talk on historic buildings in Dorset and East Rupert. Join us for an engaging and in-depth illustrated lecture and discussion about the architecture, history, and development of Dorset and East Rupert, […]

HITS Vermont Summer Festival

HITS Vermont Summer Festival

Harold Beebe Farm 3028 Rt 7, East Dorset, VT, United States

The six-week USEF National/4*-Rated Vermont Summer Festival offers an all-inclusive horse show located in East Dorset, July 2 through August 10. The entire family will enjoy this boutique-style competition, which features divisions for every level of equestrian. More information here: https://www.hitsshows.com/hits-events/hits-vermont-summer-festival/

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 […]