The Mad River Valley Village

Live Music at Emily’s Bar & Bistro
2025-07-05 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Emily’s Bar & Bistro, 5081 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 056673
Come enjoy some good eats at Emily’s Bar & Bistro with live music from Madigan Linnane from 7-10pm!
Hope to see you there!

SUMMER SPARKS: DRAG & BURLESQUE SHOW
2025-07-05 20:00 - 23:59 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Get ready to sizzle — it’s a Wet Hot Summer like you’ve never seen before. Drag, tease, and heat turned all the way up.
On Saturday, July 5th, enjoy the hottest Summer Drag & Burlesque show the Valley has ever seen…at Afterthoughts.
Featuring:
EMOJI NIGHTMARE
KATNISS EVERQUEER
PONY BAMBINO
RHEDD RHUMM
MISS CHEKOVA
PUCK WILD
FAYE KING
AND DJ cRAIG mITCHELL keeping the dance floor hot for the after party.
$20 COVER. DOORS 8PM. SHOW 8:30PM
A la carte menu from Peace Burger will be available.

Afternoon Tea at the Round Barn Farm
2025-07-06 12:30 - 16:00 | Inn at the Round Barn, 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Join us for a leisurely afternoon steeped in tradition and Vermont charm. Delight in a classic English tea service—complete with scones, finger sandwiches, and delicate sweets—reimagined with local ingredients and seasonal flavors. Sip and savor in the beauty of the Round Barn Farm’s gorgeous gardens. Reserve your seat for this refined summer gathering. $49 adults/$24 kids under 10
Space is limited! Call Ashley at 802-496-2276 or email lodging@theroundbarn.com to reserve your spot.

Taco Tuesday
2025-07-08 16:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-15 16:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-22 16:00 - 22:00 | Hyde Away, 1428 Mill Brook Rd, Waitsfield, 05673
Taco Tuesday. Great Specials on Food and Drink. $3 Tacos, $6 Margaritas.
Every Tuesday, in addition to our full menu.

Tuesdays on the Big Deck
2025-07-08 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-07-15 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-07-22 17:30 - 20:30 | The Big Deck, Mt Ellen
Kick back like a local with Tuesday evenings, rain or shine, on the Big Deck at Mt. Ellen. Enjoy live music, tasty food specials, and unbeatable sunset views. The perfect way to soak up those easy summer vibes.

$65 Thursdays at the Golf Club
2025-07-10 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-07-17 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-07-24 00:00 - 23:59 | Golf Club, 1091 Golf Course Road, Warren VT 05674
Hit the course for $65 rounds, then sink your teeth into ½ priced burgers at Hogan’s Pub from 4-8PM. Golf, grub, and good times all in one swing.

Live Music at Hogan’s Pub
2025-07-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Hogan’s Pub, 1091 Golf Course Road, Warren VT 05674, Warren, 05674
Tunes, taps, and twilight views.Live music every Friday night from 5–8 PM at Hogan’s Pub. Swing by, stay awhile, and let the weekend begin.

FREE- THE GRIFT CONCERT KICK-OFF FOR MAD RIVER MARATHON
2025-07-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Inn at the Round Barn, 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
FREE Dance Party featuring Mad River Valley favorites THE GRIFT!
Food and beverage available for sale. Rain or Shine.
Sponsored by Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Waitsfield Farmer’s Market
2025-07-12 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Mad River Green Shops, 107 M, waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Rain or Shine, May 17th to October 18th. 9AM to 1PM.
Enjoy local food, live music, and support local Vermont small businesses.
Our vendors consist of 57+ small family farms, handmade artisans, and unique culinary producers.

KS Coffee Anniversary Bash
2025-07-12 09:00 - 13:00 | KS Coffee, 8 VT Route 17, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Date/Time: Festivities will be July 12, 9am-1pm, but the tiny coffeehouse will open regular time at 7:30.
Location: 8 Vermont Route 17, Waitsfield (Afterthoughts and Valley Meade parking lot)
Parking & Restroom: Please park directly across the street behind the Localfolk/Welcome Center building in the Mad River Path trail and Rec Hub public parking lot. This is also where you’ll find the Yestermorrow built composting toilet available for public use. It’s the nicest outhouse ever!
Kids, Dogs, & Safety: This is a family friendly event, but we ask that parents monitor their kids well because this is being held in a high traffic location. The location is a parking lot with other businesses functioning during this event and it is positioned at the intersection of 2 state highways! You know we love all the pups, but please leave dogs at home, with the exception of service dogs who are of course always welcome!
Weather: This is a rain or shine event, but will be cancelled or postponed if torrential rain, intense wind, or thunderstorms are predicted. In the event of severe weather, cancellation would be called by 8am on July 12th, and announced on Instagram and Facebook.
What’s Happening: There will be a musician’s tent, a crafting tent for kids (and adults), an artisan’s goods tent, and a Peaceburger food tent, in addition to the tiny house. An area to accommodate all of this will be flagged off in the parking lot. If weather and space allows, there will be Cornhole set up. Seating is limited.
Music Set Times:
9:00 -10:00 Rock Wall (cross-genre acoustic guitarist and bass guitarist)
10:30 – 11:30 Ridgeline (traditional Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton instrumental)
12:00- 1:00 Murdock (solo modular synthesizer artist)
Food/Drink: Peaceburger will be serving breakfast burritos! KS Coffee will have menu specials, and free cupcakes from Red Poppy Cakery while they last. Cold water will be available on-site for folks to grab themselves.
Artisans (please be prepared to pay by cash or Venmo):
Wild Sings The Bird – Local Waitsfield apothecary and certified herbalist specializing in distilled herbal tinctures, bitters, smokeable herbal blends, medicinal teas, and personal care fragrance sprays, bath salts, beard care, & more. Allison, the proprietor, has a wealth of herbalism knowledge to share.
RobinJoanArt – Long time artist and dear friend, Robin, will be offering provocative little canvases with hopeful messages coded throughout, as well as up-cycled furniture once discarded by others, but given new life and better purpose by her skilled handy work and attention to detail. All of Robin’s pieces are filled with intense energy, are literally plastered with love and insight, and inspire us all to have “courage my love.”
Woodcraft Farm – Local Waitsfield farm and plant nursery, offering native Vermont pollinator friendly perennials, culinary and medicinal herbs and roots, cured herbs, tinctures, and perennial landscaping knowledge. Kevin is intentional in his plantings, constantly educating himself on old and new agricultural traditions and science, listening and considering how the land calls out to be nurtured, and methodically curating plants to find those that symbiotically thrive with the land and ecosystem he is cultivating.
There will also be sustainably produced illustrated prints, cards, and patches from Middlebury based As Little Cooking As Possible for sale by KS Coffee, as well as reusable straws and stickers made by K of KS Coffee.
Why Celebrate? KS Coffee has been in business since June 2017 (8 years), roasting for wholesale, retail, farmer’s market/pop ups, and more recently opened the tiny coffeehouse 2 years ago on July 5th. We’ve never celebrated, so why not now? It’s also an excellent opportunity to say THANK YOU to all of our customers old and new for ongoing support of this tiny venture trying to make positive waves in our community and the lives of coffee farmers abroad.

Farmers Market to Table Kids Cooking Class
2025-07-12 10:00 - 12:30 | Evergreen Place, 5308 Main St, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
We will meet at the Waitsfield Farmers Market to shop for local ingredients and then head over to Evergreen Place to make a delicious lunch.
This is for kids going into grades 1-6.

MAD CARBO DINNER a Mad Marathon Event Open to All
2025-07-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Inn at the Round Barn, 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield 1661 East Warren Rd, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
PRE-RACE CARB DINNER
Saturday, July 12 | 5:30-7:30PM |
$35 per guest pre-sell| $40 at the door
Hosted by Chuck Engle, the Marathon Junkie
Guest Speakers Bart Yasso and Aaron Burros
Dubbed the best pre-race carb load dinner!
All You Can Eat Buffet
Featuring healthy grains, vegetables, lean proteins, pastas, and more. A modern carb dinner for runners with options for everyone, including runners with dietary considerations.
$35 per person PRESELL
$40 at the door
$15 kids under 12
plus VT State Meals Tax
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PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS
kim@theroundbarn.com
802-496-2276

46th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green
2025-07-13 19:00 - 21:45, 2025-07-14 19:00 - 21:45, 2025-07-15 19:00 - 21:45, 2025-07-16 19:00 - 21:45, 2025-07-17 19:00 - 21:45, 2025-07-18 19:00 - 21:45, 2025-07-19 19:00 - 21:45 | Middlebury Village Green, 3 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont, 005753, United States
Join us for a delightful week of free, family-friendly performances at the 46th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green.
The Festival offers a unique blend of music and community spirit under the big white tent on the Middlebury, Vermont, Village Green. Enjoy “Brown Bag” programs weekdays from 12:00–1:00 PM, perfect for families and lunch-break entertainment.
In the evenings, live musical performances light up the night from 7:00–9:45 PM, Sunday through Saturday culminating in a Street Dance with the Vermont Jazz Ensemble.
Free admission; donations welcomed. Events take place rain or shine. In the event of severe weather, performances move to Town Hall Theater, 72-76 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Back Porch Music Series
2025-07-15 17:00 - 21:30 | Lareau Farm Inn, 46 Lareau Rd., Waitsfield, 05673
Live Music, Food and Beverage at Lareau Farm June 17, July 15, August 19 and September 16th.
Lawn games, families welcome! Come one come all! Fun Times!!
5-9:30pm.

PING PONG NIGHT @ AFTERTHOUGHTS
2025-07-17 20:00 - 22:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Paddles up! 🏓 Come out for some friendly ping pong Thursday, June 26th!
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME! Whether you’re a pong master or just starting out and want to hone your skills, come out and play and meet other ping pong appreciators.
Say hi to Dan, our official Valley Ping Pong Coordinator.
You can play ping pong most days we are open but on Valley Pong Nights we go hard. 😁 Two tables of play!
Mark your calendars for upcoming Pong Nights:
June 26
July 17
August 21

Live Music at Hogan’s Pub
2025-07-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Hogan’s Pub, 1091 Golf Course Road, Warren VT 05674, Warren, 05674
Tunes, taps, and twilight views. Live music every Friday night from 5–8 PM at Hogan’s Pub. Swing by, stay awhile, and let the weekend begin.

Family Summer BBQ Party
2025-07-23 17:30 - 20:30 | Chabad of Stowe, 1357 Maple Street, Waterbury Center, Vermont, 05677, United States
This coming Wednesday, join us for a backyard BBQ party that is fun for adults and kids alike, hosted by Chabad of Stowe-Waterbury.
This is a community celebration full of sun, fun, and food. At 5:30 pm, join us for a delicious summer BBQ spread, games for the kids, smores, drinks, music, bubble fun, and more!
July 23rd, 2025
5:30 PM
At Chabad of Stowe (RSVP for address)
Please RSVP to: sara@chabadofstowe.com
