JulyMid-July, three sessions across two daysTicket neededwaterfront
The Vermont Brewers Festival fills Burlington's Waterfront Park on Lake Champlain each July with three tasting sessions, 40-plus Vermont breweries and 200-plus specialty pours; 2026 was its 33rd year.
Focus: Vermont craft beer
SeptemberThird Sunday of SeptemberTicket neededshelburne
14th annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival lands at the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms on Sunday September 20, 2026. Forty-plus cheesemakers and a separate.
Focus: Vermont cheese
SeptemberWeekend after Labor Day, three dayssouth-end
The South End Art Hop fills 1.5 miles along Pine Street September 11-13, 2026. SEABA is the organiser; food trucks at every block and the Pine Street.
Focus: Arts festival with food trucks and brewery taprooms
MarchThird weekend of March; next edition March 20-21, 2027various
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association coordinates 80-plus sugarhouses opening for tours, tastings and sugar-on-snow during peak boiling season.
Focus: Maple syrup, sugar on snow
May to OctoberEvery Saturday, May 9 to October 31south-end
The weekly Saturday farmers market is its own food festival across the season; 80-plus vendors with prepared food, produce, cheese, meat and crafts.
Focus: Vermont produce and prepared food