BURKE AREA EVENTS

Farmers' Markets, the Strawberry Festival, VT Children's Theater performances, The Annual Burke Fall Festival, WinterBike.... events of all sorts happen in and around Burke. Moonlit snowshoe treks, live music performances, seasonal parades, craft fairs, Open Studios weekend, snowmobile drag races...it's all here! To keep up to date on local happenings and special deals, sign up for the monthly Burke enewsletter.

From October - March, enjoy ice skating at Chester Arena - check their website for Public Skate times and other events.

The Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury also features a range of events every week including independent film showings, classic films, theater, opera performances, live music as well as classes and workshops for all ages. Check out their Events Calendar to see what's going on.

For events in neighboring towns of Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury, please visit www.lyndonvermont.com and www.discoverstjvt.com. For event listings in other Northeast Kingdom towns, visit www.nekchamber.com.

Tri-county Kids Ice Fishing Tournament

February 21, 2025 - February 23, 2025

This weekend tournament gets kids out on the ice enjoying our frozen local lakes. A great way to include family and friends and introduce young ones to the sport, the weekend tournament culminates in a fish weigh-in and prize ceremony.

Brighton Recreation is gearing up for the annual Tri-County Kid’s Fishing Tournament. 250 Children from the Tri-County area have participated in this fishing tournament each year. Through the generosity of our sponsors, we have been able to provide an opportunity to learn the tradition of ice fishing in Vermont as well as provide prizes and trophies to participants to encourage their future involvement in a sport with dwindling numbers. This kid’s tournament has been a tradition for many of our participating families and allowed them to form life-long memories of being outdoors in the winter in Vermont.

Participants are able to fish any legal body of water in Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties and fish for any legal species from those waters. Additionally, Vermont Fish and Game Officers are on hand at participant package pickup to answer questions and meet the children participating.

Donations are used to provide prizes, snacks, trophies and other engaging items to encourage children to participate and learn this great tradition. We hope you will consider being a part of this amazing event!

Registration begins in January

Phone: 802-723-0931
Email: info@brightonrecreationvt.org
Website: https://brightonrecreationvt.org/events

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