Vermont Brewers Festival ★ 4.7
33rd annual Vermont Brewers Festival returns to Burlington's Waterfront Park July 17-18, 2026 with 40-plus breweries and 200-plus specialty pours across three sessions.
Focus: Vermont craft beer
Food festivals in Burlington worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival ★ 4.8
14th annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival lands at the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms on Sunday September 20, 2026. Forty-plus cheesemakers and a separate Industry-only morning session.
Focus: Vermont cheese
South End Art Hop ★ 4.6
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
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend ★ 4.6
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association coordinates 80-plus sugarhouses opening for tours, tastings and sugar-on-snow during peak boiling season. Next edition March 20-21, 2027.
Focus: Maple syrup, sugar on snow
Burlington Farmers Market (season) ★ 4.5
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