Penguin Community Calendar

Pen Pals with Riot Craft Studio – 7 Jericho Center Cir, Jericho, VT – 3:00-5:00pm – There’s no mail like snail mail, especially around the holidays! Join Riot at the library to write holiday cards and write letters for friends and family. FREE! Drop-ins welcome, registration helpful.

Craftytown at South Burlington Public Library – 180 Market St, South Burlington, VT – 3:00-4:00pm – All are welcome, and no pre-registration is necessary. FREE! Projects are geared to kids ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. A reminder that only kids in grades 5 and up can come to the library without a grown-up. Kids in grades 4 and younger need to come with an adult. Bring a friend! From painting to print-making and from collage to sculpture we’ll explore different projects and mediums. A finished project can be taken home after every session.

Crochet and Knitting Club – Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, CT – 3:30-4:30pm – Join this weekly after-school club for those 7 and up interested in learning fiber arts! All skill levels are welcome, including complete beginners. Materials provided.

Take ‘N’ Make Crafts – Essex Free Library, Essex, VT – 9:00am-5:00pm – Grab’n’Go craft kits are available every Friday at Essex Free Library.

Holiday Market and Craft Show – Vermont State University, Judd Hall, Randolph Center, VT – 9:00am-2:00pm – It’s going to be a fun filled, festive day! Free admission! Forgot someone on your list? We’ve got a variety of vendors to help you find the perfect locally, handmade gift.

St. Johnsbury Winter Farmers’ Market – Depot Square, St. Johnsbury, VT – 10:00am-1:00pm – Stop by to enjoy locally-grown produce, meats, breads, cheeses, crafts, and delicious prepared foods between 10am – 1pm.

Spruce Peak Lights Festival – Spruce Peak Village, Stowe, VT – 12:00-1:00pm – Celebrate winter and the festive holiday season with a day filled with beautiful ice dancing performances, complimentary photobooth, and family friendly activities, all capped with a tree & Village lighting celebration and fireworks display.

Lumen, Bristol’s Celebration of Fire & Light – Bristol Town Green, Bristol, VT – 4:00-7:00pm – Celebrations will kick off with a lantern-making workshop in Holley Hall at 4 pm. At 6 pm there will be a fire dancing performance from Cirque de Feugo on the Town Green. There will be fire pits and delicious foods throughout the evening.

Winter Solstice Celebration – Town Hall Theatre, Middlebury, VT – 2:00-4:00pm – At 2:00 families are encouraged to join us for edible ornament creation while they gobble delicious goodies, quaff holiday beverages, and partake in an interactive performance of Solstice stories celebrating THE SHORTEST DAY.

Menorah Lighting – Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, VT – 4:00-5:00pm – Celebrate Hanukkah on the Church Street Marketplace with a beautiful 9-foot Menorah on display for its duration (December 14 – December 22). Join us for a special gathering at sundown on Sunday, December 21, from 4 – 5 pm, as we come together in joy and tradition. All are welcome!

Longest Night Vigil – Statehouse Steps – 4:25-5:30pm – Please join us for the Annual Longest Night Vigil to honor our neighbors who we have lost over the last year during/due to their experiences of homelessness. This candlelight vigil and short service will be held on the Statehouse steps with songs by Karolyn’s Angel Band. It gives us an opportunity to come together to raise community awareness about the housing and unsheltered homelessness crises we are facing in our rural region.

Craftytown at South Burlington Public Library – 180 Market St, South Burlington, VT – 3:00-4:00pm – All are welcome, and no pre-registration is necessary. FREE! Projects are geared to kids ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. A reminder that only kids in grades 5 and up can come to the library without a grown-up. Kids in grades 4 and younger need to come with an adult. Bring a friend! From painting to print-making and from collage to sculpture we’ll explore different projects and mediums. A finished project can be taken home after every session.

Crochet and Knitting Club – Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, CT – 3:30-4:30pm – Join this weekly after-school club for those 7 and up interested in learning fiber arts! All skill levels are welcome, including complete beginners. Materials provided.

Vermont Reindeer Visit Smugglers’ Notch Resort – 4323 Route 108, South Cambridge, VT – 12:30-3:30pm – Meet Dasher & Cupid from the Vermont Reindeer Farm, before they trek to the North Pole to help Santa! The Vermont Reindeer Farm will bring Cupid and Dasher to Smuggs. The reindeer live on the Broe Family Farm in West Charleston, Vermont. They will be next to the basketball courts in the main parking lot.

Take ‘N’ Make Crafts – Essex Free Library, Essex, VT – 9:00am-5:00pm – Grab’n’Go craft kits are available every Friday at Essex Free Library.

Champlain Island Farmers Winter Market – 24 South St, South Hero, VT – 10:00am-2:00pm – Our farmers bring fresh seasonal produce, eggs, canned goods, maple, wool, wine, spirits, blackcurrant products, goat milk fudge & caramels. Shop for the perfect gifts for everyone on your list from our talented artisans – you’ll find handknit goods, wooden gifts and toys, leather bags and wallets, jewelry, paintings, prints, ornaments, cards, upcycled clothing and more!