Activities

Shopping & Antiques

Vermont Country Store (Weston or Rockingham)
657 Main Street, Weston, VT
1292 Rockingham Road (Route 103), Bellows Falls, VT
vermontcountrystore.com

Stone House Antique Center
557 Route 103, Chester, VT

Stone Cottage Collectables
196 North Street, Chester, VT

Vermont Picker Antiques
527 North Street, Chester, VT

General Stores & Local Markets

J. J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery
305 Main Street, Peru, VT · jjhapgood.com
An old-fashioned general store and eatery located in Peru featuring quality goods and local groceries with a wood-fired pizza and locally made foods.

Bromley Market
3776 Route 11, Peru, VT · bromleymarketanddeli.com
Bromley Mountain’s neighborhood country store, featuring a full-service gas station and grocery stocked with local Vermont items.

Dorset Farmers Market
Winter: JK Adams Kitchen Store, 1430 Route 30, Dorset, VT
​Summer: HN Williams General Store. 2732 Route 30, Dorset, VT
dorsetfarmersmarket.com
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, and live, local music.

Grafton Village Cheese Company
533 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT · graftonvillagecheese.com

West River Creamery
1061 Middletown Road, Londonderry, VT · westrivercreamery.com

Crowley Cheese Company
14 Crowley Ln, Mt Holly, VT · crowleycheese.com

Entertainment

Weston Theater Company
703 Main Street Weston, VT · westontheater.org
Vermont’s longest-running professional theatre features live performances of musicals, family-friendly productions, classic plays, and ground-breaking new works.

Museums & Art (Year Round)

Southern Vermont Arts Center
930 Southern Vermont Arts Center Drive, Manchester, VT · svac.org

Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont
654 Route 4, Rutland, VT

Bennington Museum
75 Main St, Bennington, VT · benningtonmuseum.org

American Museum of Fly Fishing
4070 Main St, Manchester, VT · amff.org

The Nature Museum
Thursdays & Fridays: 10am – 4pm (year around)
Saturdays: 10am – 4pm (June through September)
186 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT · nature-museum.org

Museums (Spring through Fall)

Vermont Marble Museum
Open seasonally, May through October · closed during winter
52 Main Street, Proctor, VT · vermontmarblemuseum.org
Visit the largest marble exhibit in the world, and a great source of pride for generations. The museum tells a unique story of the people and places that made up Vermont’s marble industry, linking historical, artistic and cultural traditions, and connecting the past with the present.

Hall Art Foundation
Open seasonally, May through November · closed during winter
Admission is free on the first Friday of every month, from 5 – 8 PM
544 Route 106, Reading, VT · hallartfoundation.org
Visit a stunning and unique art museum, converted from a former dairy farm, the property consists of a stone farmhouse, cow barn, horse barn and tractor barn, grouped together. Exhibitions are held seasonally with a program of rotating, temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.

Hildene – The Lincoln Family Home
1005 Hildene Rd, Manchester, VT · hildene.org

The Old Mill Museum
4 Park Street, Weston, VT

Flea Markets

The Original Newfane Flea Market
Late April to October · Sundays, 6am – 2pm · closed during winter
788 Route 30, Newfane, VT
Vermont’s longest-running flea market with diverse sellers.

Wilmington Antique and Flea Market
May to October · Saturday and Sunday, 8am – 4pm · closed during winter
236 Route 9, Wilmington, VT · vtflea.com
Home of “Rare Finds and Useful Items” in Southern Vermont — a must stop for both travelers and area residents for over thirty years. Vendors offer a potpourri of antiques, collectibles, jewelry, glass, furniture, flowers, plants, vegetables and artisan crafts.

Fairs & Festivals

Peru Fair
September, Peru, VT · perufair.org

Bondville Fair
30 VT Route 30, Bondville, VT · bondvillefair.org
The oldest continuous fair in Vermont since 1797.

Vermont State Fair
Late August, Rutland, VT · vermontstatefair.org

SolarFest
July, Central VT · solarfest.org

Art in the Park
Main Street Park, Route 4 at Route 7, Rutland, VT · chaffeeartcenter.org/art-in-the-park
The Chaffee Art Center hosts an annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Festival one weekend in August and one weekend in October.

Friday Night Live
Downtown Rutland, VT · downtownrutland.com/fridaynightlive
Friday Night Live is a free outdoor concert series that takes place on Center Street throughout July. This fun and casual series draws the community together to enjoy music, outdoor dining, shopping, children’s activities and more starting at 5pm.