THURSDAY, MAY 24TH...
Birdwatchers, now's your chance to visit VINS from 7 to 8:30 PM to learn why conservation in Panama matters in Vermont to neotropical migratory birds. Hear from Ezeikel Jakub, Director of Ornithology at Conservación Panamá Inc., as he takes us on a tour of this endangered paradise through photographs, sounds, and videos.
FRIDAY, MAY 25TH...
If you’re feeling the itch for live music…
- Stop by Pleasant Street Books from 7 to 9:10 PM for Revolutionary Jazz for Rojava.
- Hear Chris Bakriges, Joe Carter, and Jeff Fuller unite jazz with samba-canção and bossa nova styles at ArtisTree’s Hayloft from 7:30 to 9:30 PM with JazzPlus.
- Buy your tickets now for a 7:30 PM performance by the Jesse Colin Young Band, presented by Pentangle Arts at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre.
To explore local shops and handcrafted wares…
- Take a walk down Pleasant Street for our first Sidewalk Sale Day of the season.
- Visit Farmhouse Pottery for seconds, sale, and discounted items and stay for potter wheel demonstrations at their Grand Tent Sale.
SATURDAY, MAY 26TH...
For a piping-hot meal before the parade... be there for the grand opening of Eat Woodstock at 10 AM! Because what's more American than all-day breakfast?
For the main event… grab a spot on the sidewalk and help us celebrate with our Memorial Day Parade! The parade will march through town beginning at 10:30 AM, stopping at Post 24, Tribou Park, the Elm Street Bridge, and River Street Cemetery, ending at the World War II Monument by the Courthouse.
If you want to take a closer look at nature…
- Join Lisa Lacasse of the Quechee Area Camera Club for a 9 AM Working Woodlands Photography Workshop (registration required) at the Forest Center of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP.
- Just down the road, Billings Farm & Museum offers a day of sheep-centric fun, from story time to shearing and herding demonstrations beginning at 10 AM.
For an extra dose of local shopping…
- The Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market is back! From 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, shop organic local produce and handcrafted goods near the foot of Mt. Tom (located just north of Billings Farm on Route 12).
- Plant lovers, rejoice! Visit Norman Williams Public Library between 8 AM and 1 PM for the Woodstock Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale. Hop over to the Quechee Garden Club Annual Plant Sale on the Quechee Green beginning at 8:30.
- The Sidewalk Sale and Farmhouse Pottery’s Grand Tent Sale continue!
Your day’s not done yet! Avengers: Infinity Wars is playing all weekend long at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre at 7:30 PM.
SUNDAY, MAY 27TH...
If you’re looking to join great food with great music…
- Visit SILO Distillery for Music & Marys from 1 to 3 PM. With performances by Soulfix and a bloody mary bar, need we say more?
- The Barnard Inn Barn Pop-Up Event has you covered. From 1:30 to 5:30 PM, check out offerings from over 10 food, spirit, and art vendors while Tweed River Music Festival founder Bow Thayer performs.
Or explore the country life… Billings Farm & Museum’s Sheep Shearing & Herding event continues!
Or get in some last-minute shopping… Farmhouse Pottery’s Grand Tent Sale is still going on!
MONDAY, MAY 28TH...
To end your long weekend on a good note…
- Go local and take advantage of the Woodstock Farmers’ Market Customer Appreciation Day, with 20% off storewide!
- Don’t miss out on the Farmhouse Pottery Grand Tent Sale, ending today!
- Take in an evening game of ultimate frisbee from 5:30 to 7 PM in Watson Park, Hartford.
