The Waterbury Historical Society celebrates Memorial Day this weekend with special hours and exhibits at the History Center, and a Monday commemoration ceremony at Hope Cemetery followed by the 19th annual Ghost Walk. 

Now that the transformation of the alley on Stowe Street renamed Jack’s Alley is complete, it will take its place among Waterbury’s downtown venues for outdoor music, art and events this summer. 

Waterbury Winterfest has extended its 2025 recreation grant application deadline to June 4.

The Waterbury Tree Board will host a memorial tree planting on May 24, honoring former town planner Steve Lotspeich and his 30 years of service to the community.

Dan Greenleaf carries a musical pedigree steeped in local influence. With his upcoming debut album, the 24-year-old from Waterbury wants to bring a new, communal approach to jazz in the Green Mountain State.

Vermont Parks Forever, the only nonprofit foundation for Vermont’s 55 state parks, recently announced a first-in-the-nation, privately funded pilot program to provide free day-use entry to Vermont State Parks for more than 100,000 income-eligible Vermonters this year. 

The Stark Mountain Foundation had announced a series of six free, monthly, family-friendly naturalist-led hikes on Stark Mountain starting May 31.

On Saturday, May 17, the Waterbury Community Volunteer Fair is happening at Brookside Primary School to give folks in town a chance to connect prospective volunteers with a wide array of volunteer opportunities. 

The U.S. Coast Guard Station in Burlington plans an open house on Saturday, May 17, to kick off National Safe Boating Week and the summer boating season. 

As soon as the ice is off the pond, I start looking for turtles. In this Moretown pond, the most common species to spot are painted turtles and snapping turtles. There's no mistaking the two, although they do spend some early sunny days sharing the same space.

TURNmusic presents a variety of unique, original listening experiences this May. All events take place at The Phoenix Music Gallery and Music Hall on Stowe Street in Waterbury. 

You’ve heard of ski swaps and bike swaps, but Axel’s Gallery and Frame Shop has a different twist on that theme coming up: an Art Swap.

Few events handle the test of time as well as the Hooked in the Mountains Fiber Art/ Rug hooking show hosted by the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild.

Thoughts of boating come to mind along with the warmer air temperatures, but people should not be fooled. Vermont’s waterway temperatures remain dangerously cold, only in the 40s to low 50s, during the month of May.

Montpelier will be the setting for two upcoming annual events: the 42nd Annual Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge & State Agency 5K Race on May 15 and the Central Vermont Humane Society’s Walk for Animals on June 7. 

Onion River Chorus presents two performances of its spring concert, “True North: A Love Letter to Canada,” this Friday-Saturday, May 9-10, at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. 

The Green Mountain Club on Saturday will celebrate the release of its updated comprehensive guidebook, the Long Trail Guide, with details for hikers to enjoy nearly 500 miles of Vermont trails. 

Author of more than a dozen books for middle-grade and young-adult readers, Waterbury author Aaron Starmer has a new novel out. In an interview with UVM’s Community News Service, he discussed the book, his process, and what he thinks makes kids tick when it comes to reading.