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Discover Montpelier: For Beer Lovers

Join our friends at Three Penny Taproom for a taste of Montpelier's exceptional beer scene. We give beer lovers a rundown of the best places to eat, drink, shop, and visit! Grab a Drink...
Hunger Mountain Coop Brown Bag Concert Series

The Hunger Mountain Co-op Brown Bag Summer Concert Series invites you to bring your lunch to the Christ Church Courtyard and enjoy live music and friends every Thursday at noon in July and August. Get Into the Groove...
Seasons of #MontpLove: Summer in the City

Some would say that summer is the best season in Montpelier. It's hard to argue with gorgeous weather, long summer evenings, front porch living, and dips in the swimming hole. Here are some of our summer favorites! Enjoy Summer in Montpelier!
Summer Events in Downtown Montpelier

Montpelier comes alive this summer with tons of great downtown events! Join us Downtown...!

What's Happening IN Montpelier

Jul 19
Hunger Mountain Coop Brown Bag Concert Series
The Hunger Mountain Co-op Brown Bag Summer Concert Series invites you to bring your lunch to the Christ Church Courtyard and enjoy live music and friends every Thursday at noon (except for the additional 6pm performance on August 2) in July and August. The lineup includes Nashville’s Twangtown Paramours, Starline Rhythm Boys, and Dave Keller!
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Jul 21
BioBlitz Montpelier 2018
For One Wild Weekend, Montpelier transforms into a giant nature festival! Based at two hubs, Hubbard Park and North Branch Nature Center, the Montpelier BioBlitz 2018 is a huge outdoor celebration coupled with a 24-hour survey of our city’s flora and fauna. Hundreds of Vermonters will be out enjoying a huge menu of outdoor activities while biologists from across the northeast scour the city to catalog every form of life within its boundaries. BioBlitz gathers critical data for local environment...
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Jul 26
Hunger Mountain Coop Brown Bag Concert Series
The Hunger Mountain Co-op Brown Bag Summer Concert Series invites you to bring your lunch to the Christ Church Courtyard and enjoy live music and friends every Thursday at noon (except for the additional 6pm performance on August 2) in July and August. The lineup includes Nashville’s Twangtown Paramours, Starline Rhythm Boys, and Dave Keller!
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VIDEO TOUR OF MONTPELIER
If you can see a golden dome when you exit Interstate I-89, then you have found it, the smallest capital city in the United States. The City of Montpelier is located on the shores of the Winooski River, in the Green Mountains, in north central Vermont. Montpelier may be small but it is known for its vibrant, historic downtown. We invite you to watch this 1-minute video tour of downtown Montpelier. Then come for a visit and experience all the Capital City has to offer.

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The Capital City Farmers' Market

The Capital City Farmers' Market is one of the jewels in the crown of Montpelier's downtown. Over 50 vendors gather each Saturday to sell locally-grown and handmade products, unique to Vermont and astounding in quality. Live music every week and special events throughout the season make the market a gathering place. Fresh vegetables and fruits, quality meats, specialty cheeses, artisan bread, baked goods, ethnic foods, herbs, plants, flowers, arts and crafts, honey and maple syrup…the list goes on and on. Join us and see how much Vermont has to offer!

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The Vermont State House

Montpelier is proud to be home to the Vermont State House, one of the oldest and best preserved of our nation's state capitols. After 140 years, the State House Chambers are the oldest legislative chambers in their original condition in the United States. As you tour the halls and chambers, we hope you will develop a sense of what makes this historic building, and the State for which it was built, unique.

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