Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade

The first float in the Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade will roll up Church St. on Saturday, February 27th at 3pm!

The highly anticipated floats will enter Church Street from the south and travel north in a wandering line of wonder and whimsy toward the top of the block. The parade route comes to an end once the floats (in all their glory) turn onto Cherry Street and head off toward the sunset!

Make sure to get downtown early to experience all of the festivities that the day has to offer!

The Women's Rape Crisis Center of Chittenden County (WRCC) is the beneficiary for the Magic Hat Mardi Gras. The WRCC of Chittenden County is committed to serving our community through the continued provision of services and through advocating for meaningful change in Vermont State law and society. To learn more, visit WRCC.


Discover Jazz Festival

For over a quarter of a century Burlington, Vermont, has celebrated amazing live music during the annual Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. In 1983 the Festival gave Vermont's flourishing jazz community the recognition it deserved – a celebration combining incredible local talent with jazz legends from every corner of the globe.

Throughout the event the city comes alive. Music resonates from every corner of Downtown Burlington — from the region’s premier performing arts facility, the Flynn Center, to the Church Street Marketplace stages, to Waterfront and City Hall Parks, to neighborhood clubs and restaurants. This 10-day event has become a tradition, a chance for the community to revel in jazz’s spectrum of different forms and an opportunity for fans to learn from and meet the world-renowned artists who have inspired them for years. This year's festival takes place June 4-13.


Festival of Fools

Festival of Fools is a curated festival of street theater devoted to community engagement through the celebration of circus arts, music and comedy for family audiences. The festival features the best international street performers from around the globe. Audiences of all ages will feast their eyes on some of the zaniest comic performers as downtown Burlington becomes an epicenter for laughter and spirited entertainment from August 6-8

First Night

First Night Burlington brings the entire community together for 12 hours of responsible celebration with over 1,000 fantastic artists and activities at 25 sites! First Night is celebrating the new year as a substance-free, accessible festival of the arts.  Visit  First Night Burlington for information about ringing in the new year in 2011.