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Cultural Heritage Days offers a chance to explore the richness and depth of Vermont’s unique cultural heritage through a wide variety of events, attractions, and experiences from fishing and hiking, to art exhibits, music festivals, and parades. Experience the arts, agriculture, history, the humanities and our natural heritage in the beauty and tranquility for which Vermont is world famous.
Vermont Cultural Heritage Days provides a window into the vast array of
traditions, old and evolving, that can be discovered during a visit to Vermont. You can take
advantage of one of our convenient Travel Packages or visit the Vermont
Travel Planner to design your own Vermont adventure.
Signature Events
Signature events are the four major events with a statewide focus that occur during Cultural Heritage Days.
VermontDays, June 13 – 14 (Statewide)
Hike, paddle, climb, fish or just relax in beautiful and unusual settings in any or all fifty Vermont state parks. Relive history and learn about historic contributions by Vermonters at Vermont’s state owned historic sites. Vermont Days includes free day-use admission to state parks and historic sites on Saturday and Sunday. On Free Fishing Day, Saturday June 10, the whole family can fish without a license or learn how to fish at free clinics. You can find out more about Vermont state parks at www.vtstateparks.com and Vermont historic sites at http://www.historicvermont.org
Special Events
Special events include Art Fits Vermont, a statewide community arts project, the Vermont Dairy Festival, the Vermont Quilt Festival, the LCI Father’s Day Fishing Derby, the Strolling of the Heifers, Vermont Outdoor Woman’s ‘Doe Camp’, Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival, Roots on the River Music Festival, the Franco-American Heritage Celebration, the Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival, Ethan Allen Days, Independence Day celebrations across the state, and many more.
Ongoing Experiences
The ongoing experiences are non event-based attractions that can be experienced during Cultural Heritage Days or throughout the year.
Among the ongoing experiences are some of Vermont’s best-known treasures including the Green Mountain National Forest, the Vermont State House, Vermont state parks, Vermont historic sites and trails, as well as several art galleries, country stores, farmer’s markets and historic community theaters.
For more information about on any of these events and others happening this summer in the Vermont Travel Planner
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