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Cross Country skiing at Mad River Valley, Waitsfield Vermont (photo by Dennis Curran)

Whether it's a free or budget-friendly event or an upscale attraction, we have a wide variety of Vermont events and attractions listings to help with your your Vermont trip planning. We look to include local attractions, fairs, festivals, carnivals, town common community events and dinners, local concerts and art exhibits, sleigh rides, hay rides, sporting and recreational events and everything else "Vermont." If you have a family-friendly, calendar of events press release you'd like published on VisitingNewEngland.com, please email us and we'll consider it for publication. Please check back often for Vermont calendar updates!

May Events Offer Endless Spring Fun in Vermont
Source: www.VermontVacation.com

MONTPELIER, Vt. – May in Vermont is an ideal time to experience the famous green that blankets and defines the entire state. From the landscape of our hills and mountains to the roadside gardens full of color (and flavor), this time of year Vermont is alive and we celebrate with verve. Take in the festivals, outdoor concerts, running races, art galleries and so much more. Here’s a look at what’s happening in May.

22nd Annual Plowing Match
May 4, 2008
Woodstock – 802-457-2355
Billings Farm & Museum celebrates its 25th Anniversary Year with the 22nd Annual Plowing Match, when teams of horses and oxen from the region’s farms will once again compete in the farm fields. Special activities will include horse-drawn wagon rides, visitor plowing with the Billings team, ox programs with the farm’s Shorthorn steers, and rope making demonstrations. For more information, visit www.billingsfarm.org.

2008 Vermont Going Green Expo
May 10-11, 2008
Burlington – 603-786-9278
Come to Vermont's first Going Green energy and eco-living exposition. Learn more about environmental construction in the Green Building and Design Zone, or discover the latest in sustainable clothing at the Eco-Fashion Show. Are you curious about a specific topic of conservation? Explore dozens of workshops taking place throughout the weekend. Gather up the kids for story time, free Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and a musical puppet show in the Green Kids Zone. University of Vermont’s Gutterson Athletic Center. For more information, visit goinggreenexpos.com.

Jamaica Fiber Festival
May 17, 2008
Jamaica – 802-874-7201
The festival, now in its fifth year, is a community street fair celebrating spring, Vermont’s history of merino sheep keeping, community spirit, and fabulous fiber fun. The event includes sheep shearing demonstrations, carding, spinning and weaving demos, children’s hands-on activities, as well as fiber craft and fiber art vendors. Route 30, Jamaica Village. For more information, visit www.jamaicafiberfestival.org.

Vermont Chocolate Show
May 17-18, 2008
Essex – 802-244-8354
The Vermont Chocolate Show at the Inn at Essex features chocolatiers, chefs, and other vendors from Vermont and throughout the Northeast. The show includes educational programs, a chocolate art exhibit, product sales and other culinary activities. It is an opportunity for chocolate lovers of all ages to buy chocolate products, learn from noted Vermont pastry chefs and food experts, and enjoy chocolate spa treatments. For more information, visit www.vermontchocolateshow.com

Open Studio Weekend
May 24-25, 2008
Statewide – 802-223-3380
Vermont’s natural scenic beauty is enhanced each spring when the work of Vermont artists and craftspeople can be seen firsthand during Vermont’s 16th annual Open Studio Weekend on May 24-25. Open Studio Weekend is a statewide celebration of the visual arts and the creative process in which Vermont artists and craftspeople invite the public to visit them in their studios during Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-25. More than 260 sites will be open during this event, with more than 285 artists and artisans participating. For more information, visit www.vermontcrafts.com.

Mayfest Arts Festival
May 24, 2008
Bennington – 802-442-5758
The 23rd annual Mayfest is a juried arts and crafts festival held on Main Street in Bennington. Artisans and specialty food vendors come from all over to participate in Southern Vermont’s premier spring kickoff event. Mayfest artisans create and design all wares sold. For more information, visit www.betterbennington.com/mayfest

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
May 30-June 8, 2008
Burlington – 802-86-FLYNN
The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival celebrates its 25th year with the sounds of jazz, blues, funk, swing, and Latin music. For ten days an estimated 40,000 revelers enjoy a unique mix of concerts, dances, jams, street parties, cruises on Lake Champlain, meet-the-artist sessions and workshops. Performers include the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Eek-A-Mouse, and the Grippo Funk Band. For more information, visit www.discoverjazz.com.

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