RECREATION ~ Local Activities
Welcome to the leading Vermont vacation destination.
While the explosion of Vermont’s red, yellow and orange foliage in the fall, green mountains in the summer, blue lakes in the spring and pristine white powder in the winter are truly something to see at Stowe, nature’s backdrop is only one reason to visit this world-class Vermont vacation destination. Whether you’re running, strolling, shopping, rowing, climbing, skiing, golfing, or simply sitting, the area that surrounds Stowe Mountain Lodge has a cosmopolitan allure that will beckon you back to Vermont again and again.
Join the many events on the mountain or take advantage of the many fun and cultural vacation activities throughout the local Stowe, Vermont area over the next few months:
View The Spruce Peak Arts Center
Come enjoy the Stowe Summer Arts Festival in August! This 10-day town-wide festival is comprised of more than 100 events representing the performing arts, fine arts, crafts and culinary arts. For more information Click Here.
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Stowe Theatre Guild Presents The Sound of Music
When: From 08/18/2010 to 09/04/2010
In Salzburg, Austria, Maria, a woman studying to become a nun, is sent from her convent to be the governess to seven children of a widowed naval commander, Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp. The children, initially hostile and mischievous, come to like her, and the woman finds herself falling in love with the captain.
Location: Stowe Theater, 67 Main St, Stowe
Website: www.stowetheatre.com
More Info: 802.253.3961 -
Stowe Mountain Resort Farmer’s Market
When: 09/03/2010
Takes place in the Spruce Peak at Stowe Plaza from 11am-3pm
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Live Entertainment and Movie Night!
When: 09/04/2010
Live Entertainment (Dan Walker Band) in the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm.
-Free “Over Easy” Gondola rides from 10am-4pm.
-“Movie Night” at Spruce Peak at Stowe: “Steep” Movie starts at dusk. -
Arts/Crafts caricature artist Marc Hughes
When: 09/05/2010
Arts/Crafts in the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm.
Free “Over Easy” Gondola rides from 10am-4pm.
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Stowe Performing Arts Music in the Meadow: United States Air Force Band of Liberty
When: 09/05/2010
Join Stowe Performing Arts in welcoming the United States Air Force Band of Liberty to their 'Music in the Meadow' series! More details to follow.
Admission: Free
Website: http://www.stowearts.com
More Info: 802.253.7792 -
Live music (Richie Ortiz)
When: 09/06/2010
Live Entertainment is at the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm
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Cliff House Summit Series Dinner
When: 09/11/2010
Cliff House Summit Series Dinner- Reservations required please email info@stowe.com.
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Live Entertainment (Raphael Groten Duo)
When: 09/11/2010
Live Entertainment is at the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm
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Arts/Crafts mural painting by Jess Graham
When: 09/12/2010
Arts/Crafts in the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm.
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20th Annual British Invasion Car Show
When: From 09/17/2010 to 09/19/2010
North America's largest British Classic Sports Car and Motorcycle Event! This year's featured marques are Rolls Royce, Bentley, Austin Healey and Triumph Motorcycles. Experience British cultural activities, shops, crafts, Auto Jumble and the Car Corral. The participants are primarily from the US and Canada with over 600 cars on field, and approximately 1000 total. This event is "A Four Day Celebration and Salutation to the Great British Motorcar and all manner of other things British."
Location: All around Stowe
Website: www.britishinvasion.com
More Info: 802.253.7558 -
Stowe Mountain Resort Farmer’s Market
When: 09/17/2010
Takes place in the Spruce Peak at Stowe Plaza from 11am-3pm
Last market of the season. -
Live Entertainment (Aaron Flinn)
When: 09/18/2010
Live Entertainment is at the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm
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The 12th Annual Celebration of the Vine Harvest Festival
When: From 09/18/2010 to 09/19/2010
The Harvest Festival is held on the 18th and 19th of September and includes a variety of events, from wine tasting to live music, with activities that will appeal to all ages.
Wine Festivities Include:
- Grape picking from the vine
- Viewing crushing and pressing
- Grape stomping contest
- Live blues music
- Historical farming demonstrations
- Clowns, face painting, hayrides, games and llamas
- And Much, Much More!!!
Location: Boyden Valley Winery
Admission: $7
Website: www.boydenvalley.com -
Arts/Crafts artist Jackie Mangione
When: 09/19/2010
Arts/Crafts in the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm.
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Stowe Theatre Guild Presents The Light in the Piazza
When: From 09/22/2010 to 10/09/2010
In 1953 the beautiful, twenty-six-year-old, although almost childish Clara Johnson and her mother Margaret Johnson are visiting Tuscany, in Italy. As they are walking in a plaza, a breeze carries Clara's hat away, only to be chased and returned by the handsome young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli. A romance begins between Clara and Fabrizio. Maragaret, seemingly a very protective mother, tries to keep the lovers apart.
Location: Stowe Theater, 67 Main St, Stowe
Website: www.stowetheatre.com
More Info: 802.253.3961 -
Waterbury Festival Players present The Drawer Boy
When: From 09/23/2010 to 10/09/2010
Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy, about an ambitious city actor who uncovers a long-buried family secret when he ventures into farm country to research the lives of two aging bachelors, is one of the most successful plays in Canadian theatre history. Since its premiere in 1999 at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille, The Drawer Boy has won countless awards, including Canada's Governor General's Literary Award and The Helen Hayes Award.
Location: Waterbury Festival Playhouse, 2933 Waterbury-Stowe Rd., Waterbury
Admission: $20 advance, $22 at door
Website: www.waterburyfestivalplayers.com
More Info: 802.498.3755 -
14th Annual Oktoberfest
When: From 09/24/2010 to 09/26/2010
Stowe's Jackson Ice Arena will be transformed into a Bavarian village for this annual celebration of harvests and fall foliage. From oompah bands to authentic German foods to freshly brewed Vermont beers to pumpkin and face painting -- there's something for every "villager" -- young and old. Voted a 'Top 10 Event in Vermont' for 2010!
- Sept 25th: 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. - Oktoberfest party, with free live music and dancing
- Sept 26th: 10:00 a.m.- parade; 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Oktoberfest party
- Sept 27th: 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. , Oktoberfest festivities continue!
Location: Jackson Ice Arena, Park St, Stowe
Website: http://www.stoweoktoberfest.com
More Info: 802.253.4788 -
Cliff House Summit Series Dinner
When: 09/25/2010
Cliff House Summit Series Dinner- Reservations required please email info@stowe.com.
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Live Entertainment (Chad Hollister Duo)
When: 09/25/2010
Live Entertainment is at the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm
**Guided Foliage hike at Spruce Peak.
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Arts/Crafts custom ski painting by Alison Bergman
When: 09/26/2010
Arts/Crafts in the Spruce plaza from Noon-4pm.
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Lamoille County Players Present 'LUCKY STIFF'
When: From 09/30/2010 to 10/10/2010
The show that the New York Post called "a delicious, zany throwback." A flawless musical farce, complete with slamming doors, mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair! Picture the Marx Brothers in Monte Carlo, and you'll get the idea! Pick your OWN seats, with NO online ticket fees, by ordering tickets online at www.LCPlayers.com
Times: 7:00 p.m. Thu - Sat / 2:00 p.m. Sun
Location: Hyde Park Opera House, 85 Main St, Hyde Park, VT
Admission: $18 Regular/ $12 Student or Senior
Website: http://www.lcplayers.com
More Info: 802.888.4507
