A Long List of Family Friendly Things to Do

So much to do, so many choices. All family friendly. All nearby from your home-away-from-home at the Green Moutain Inn.

Visit the Rock of Ages granite quarry in Barre. Take in the splendor of Shelburne Farms via a horse drawn wagon ride. Step back in time at Shelburne Museum. Try the Catamount Outdoor Family Center’s trail running or mountain bike series in Williston. Take in a Vermont Lake Monsters Minor League Baseball game in Burlington. Be amazed at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Savor the Lake Champlain Chocolates tour in Burlington. Get in touch with your inner-brewer at the Magic Hat Brewery in South Burlington. Visit the Morgan Horse Farm in Burlington. Thrill to the 800 foot zipline at Sugarbush. Check out the Vermont Teddy Bear factory in Shelburne. Visit St. Johnsbury’s Fairbanks Museum. Taste Vermont’s world famous ice cream at the Ben & Jerry’s factory tour in Waterbury. Watch Vermont’s finest cheese being made at Cabot Creamery. Stop in at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury.

There’s nothing like an old-fashioned county or state fair and Vermont has plenty to offer. Experience the 88^th annual Champlain Valley Fair, the Tunbridge Worlds’ Fair, the 163^rd Vermont State Fair or one of many county fairs running throughout the region.. Other festivals and events include the Champlain Valley Folk Festival in Ferrisburg, the Jane Austen Weekend in Hyde Park, the Vermont Reggae Festival in Alburgh, Burlington’s Dragonboat festival, Warren’s Blueberry Moon festival, Super Science Days at the Montshire Museum in Norwich, Circus Smirkus in Greensboro, Essex and Montpelier, and the Kingdom Aquafest in Newport. Stowe’s list of events includes the Taste of Stowe Arts Festival, the Kaleidoscope Show, Cobras in the Mountains Conclave, the Stowe Summer Arts Festival, Steam Powered Autos of America Meet and the Stowe Antique and Classic Car Meet.

Get outside. Hike. Ride the gondola to Mount Mansfield’s Cliff House. Explore Smuggler’s Notch. Bike, golf, swim, play tennis. Stroll along Stowe’s scenic bike path. Whip down the mountain on the Alpine Slide at Spruce Peak. Enter the Vermont 8-Mile Road Race or bike or run to the top of Mount Mansfield in the Race to the Top of Vermont.

Take in one of the areas numerous theatre and music venues: Very Merry Theater and Vermont Stage Company in Burlington, the Lamoille County Players in Hyde Park, St. Michael’s Playhouse in Colchester, or the Stowe Theatre Guild. Enjoy evening concerts in the heart of Stowe at the Gazebo Summer Series, by the waterfront at Burlington’s City Arts Battery Park series or picnic at Shelburne’s Concert on the Green series.

The list goes on and on. Start planning your list of fun things to do for your next visit.