Summer in the City
Summer in the City is Burlington’s season-long celebration of the music, arts, culture, and community moments that make our city shine. With more than 100 free events, summer comes alive with vibrant energy, creativity, and connection –come be a part of it all!
Join us for local live music, unforgettable festivals, immersive art experiences, unique offerings from local businesses, family friendly fun, and so much more. This is Burlington at its very best, and it’s all waiting for you.
Discover everything that’s happening at loveburlington.org/summerinthecity and get ready for an unforgettable Summer in the City!
June
Downtown Jazz
Wednesday, June 3-Saturday, June 6
Church Street Marketplace
Get into the groove of Summer in the City with four evenings of live, local jazz presented by BCA and the Church Street Marketplace during the Flynn’s Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.
Wednesday, June 3
Soule Monde w/ EVNGwear
6-9 PM, Top Block Stage
Birdcode, 6-8 PM, College Street
Thursday, June 4
Madaila w/ Andriana & The Bananas
6-9 PM, Top Block Stage
Trio Gusto & Mike Martin
6-8 PM, College Street
Friday, June 5
Joe’s Big Band w/ Andrew Richards Quartet
6-9 PM, Top Block Stage
Geoff Kim’s Organ Trio, 6-8 PM, College Street
Saturday, June 6
All Night Boogie Band w/ Tiffany Pfeiffer Quartet & Los Songoros, 4-9 PM, Top Block Stage
Randall Pierce Trio, 6-8 PM, College Street
BCA Summer Concert Series
Wednesdays & Fridays in June, 12:30 PM
City Hall Park
A seasonal celebration of Vermont’s incredible musicians, the Summer Concert Series has been serving up a side of local music to downtown Burlington at lunchtime for 14 years.
Wednesday, June 3: The Steve Bredice Quartet
Friday, June 5: Alex Stewart & Friends
Wednesday, June 10: Skylark
Friday, June 12: MOMDAD
Wednesdy, June 17: HuDost
Wednesday, June 24: The Swingin’ Seven
Friday, June 26: Sugar in the Pan
una passeggiata
Wednesdays, 5-8pm
Downtown Burlington
Burlington’s beloved passeggiata is back—an Italian-inspired evening stroll rooted in community tradition. Join friends, families, and neighbors to wander through downtown to shop, sip, and connect along the way.
GROW Preschool Yoga
Thursdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25, 11:00-11:30 AM Fletcher Free Library
Songs, movement, and other fun yoga activities for ages 2-5.
Art Amplified: Otter Creek Band w/ Iva Mae
Wednesday, June 10, 5-8 PM
BCA Center
Pop into BCA during your passeggiata stroll!
Mingle with friends and neighbors and enjoy the gallery in a whole new way—alive with vibrant lights, DJs, live music, fun drinks, an art activity, and immaculate vibes.
June
Burlington Watches Together
Thursday, June 11-Sunday, July 19
The world’s game takes center stage in downtown Burlington as local restaurants, bars, and public spaces fill with fans, excitement, and can’t-miss moments. Catch games at the Fletcher Free Library, the Community Room at BCA Studios, Church Street Marketplace, City Hall Park, and more.
Splash Dance
Saturdays, 1-3 PM
City Hall Park
Delighted kids and their caregivers soak up some serious summer fun with a DJ-fueled dance party in City Hall Park’s interactive, wheelchair accessible splash fountain.
June 6: Willverine
June 13: SLAYTT
June 20: Juneteenth Splash Dance
June 27: Loud Neighbors
Take in a soccer game under the stars in City Hall Park on Friday, June 12, at 9 PM for USA vs. Paraguay and Saturday, June 13, at 9 PM for Haiti vs. Scotland.
Juneteenth Concert w/ Jenni Johnson
Saturday, June 13 at 6:30 PM
Fletcher free Library
Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 20, 1-9 PM
Church Street Marketplace and City Hall Park
Celebrate Juneteenth in Bulington as we honor yesterday’s legacy, embrace today’s promise, and ignite tomorrow’s hope for freedom. Enjoy live music, connect with local organizations and businesses, and come together in community.
Twilight Series
Juneteenth Concert
City Hall Park
Lounge on the lawn as the sun dips low and enjoy live music with luminaries from all corners of the Vermont music scene. Twilight Concerts light up the park once a month.
Saturday, June 20: A2VT, 6 PM; Juneteenth Concert Headliner, 7:30 PM
Fletcher Free Library Summer Challenge Kick-Off
Saturday, June 20, 10-11:30 AM
Fletcher Free Library
Set your summer reading goals, dig into crafty projects, and enjoy read alouds and meet-andgreets with ballplayers, Champ, and authors Kate Messner, Kekla Magoon, Dayna Lorentz, and Chris Tebbetts
June
Dinoman: Dinosaurs!
Sunday, June 21, 4 PM
Fletcher Free Library
Have no fear, Dinoman is here! Explore the Mesozoic Era with magic, merry mayhem, magnificent props and massive inflatable dinosaurs in the library’s Main Reading Room! Recommended for ages 5 & up.
Banned Together: Countdown to Heartstopper 6
Tuesdays, June 23, 30, 4:30-5:30 PM
June 23 (Volumes 1 & 2)
June 30 (Volumes 3 & 4)
Fletcher Free Library
Heartstopper Volume 6, the final volume of the series, releases on July 7 and each week tweens and teens can discuss their favorite parts while they enjoy themed games and crafts.
register here:
Beach Bites w/ Troy Millette and the Fire Below
Wednesday, June 24, 5-8 PM
Leddy Beach Park
Enjoy a perfect summer evening with a familyfriendly picnic on the lake—featuring stellar local food trucks, sunsets, live music, lawn games, and free public skating at Leddy Arena.
Family Art Saturday
Saturday, June 27, 11 AM-1 PM BCA Center
Kick off the weekend on a creative note at Family Art Saturday and enjoy an artmaking activity inspired by summer BCA Center exhibitions. Advanced registration encouraged, drop-ins welcome! register here:
BTV Market
Saturday, June 27, 11 AM-3 PM City Hall Park
A summer market featuring artists, makers, handmade goods, delicious bites, and one-ofa-kind finds. Find prints to decorate your space, jewelry, fun crafts, and connect with an eclectic community of local artists.
Food For Talk Bake Club
Sunday, June 28 at 3:00 PM
Fletcher Free Library
Explore the many options for gluten-free baking, using American Test Kitchen’s How Can It Be Gluten Free and Flavor Flours by Alice Medrich. Copies of the cookbooks are available at the Library’s Main Desk. Register with Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov
Crowdsourced VT Shrek
Mondays, June 22-August 10, 4:30-6 PM
Fletcher Free Library
Join a team of amateur filmmakers in re-creating a scene from a Shrek, to be included in a full-length Crowdsourced VT Shrek film. With support from Media Factory, participants will learn about preproduction, sets and props, costumes, directing, acting, camera operation, editing, and more. Come to any or all sessions!
Ages 10-18 can register at:
July
BCA Summer Concert Series
One Wednesday & Fridays in July, 12:30 PM
City Hall Park
A seasonal celebration of Vermont’s incredible musicians, the Summer Concert Series has been serving up a side of local music to downtown Burlington at lunchtime for 14 years.
Wednesday, July 1: Anna May
Friday, July 10: Brett Hughes & Friends
Friday, July 17: John Daly Band
Friday, July 24: Dana Robinson
Friday, July 31: Mélissandre T-B & François-Félix Roy
GROW Preschool Yoga
Thursdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 11-11:30 AM Fletcher Free Library Songs, movement, and other fun yoga activities for ages 2-5.
Independence Day Celebration – BTV 250
Friday, July 3, 5-11 PM
Waterfront Park
Come celebrate a very special Independence Day for America’s 250th anniversary—live music, fireworks, activities, great food and drink, and a parade of past, present, and future aircraft from BETA Technologies airborne along the waterfront. btvjuly3.com
Crowdsourced VT Shrek
Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, 27, 4:30-6 PM
Fletcher Free Library
Join a team of amateur filmmakers in re-creating a scene from a Shrek, to be included in a full-length Crowdsourced VT Shrek film. With support from Media Factory, participants will learn about pre-production, sets and props, costumes, directing, acting, camera operation, editing, and more.
Come to any or all sessions!
Ages 10-18 can register at:
Banned Together: Countdown to Heartstopper 6
Tuesday, July 7, 4:30-5:30 PM
(Volume 5 and Volume 6 Release!)
Fletcher Free Library
Heartstopper Volume 6, the final volume of the series, releases on July 7 and tweens and teens gather to discuss their favorite parts while they enjoy themed games and crafts.
register here:
Beach Bites
Wednesdays, 5-8 PM
Leddy Beach Park
Enjoy a perfect summer evening with a familyfriendly picnic on the lake—featuring stellar local food trucks, sunsets, live music, lawn games, and free public skating at Leddy Arena.
July 8: Kyle Chadburn & the Earthbound Spirits
July 15: Heather Smith & The Constants
July 22: Sister Funk
July 29: Jenni Johnson & The Jazz Junketeers
Party on the Bricks
Thursdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30, 5:30-8 PM
Church Street Marketplace
Each week, the party pops up on a different block of the Marketplace, spotlighting an amazing restaurant with live music from a local band.
BCA Center
Summer Exhibitions
July 10-September 12
BCA Center
Will Kasso Condry brings his distinctive Afrosurrealist style to the BCA Center with Everything is Everything, which coincides with a youth public art apprenticeship led by Juniper Creative Arts in the gallery. In Dream / Mộng: Veronica Pham, the ephemeral nature of the human subconscious and the intrinsic fragility of paper intersect in imaginative artworks about identity, folklore, and humor.
Artist Reception: Friday, July 10, 5-7 PM Gallery Open Wednesday-Friday: 12-5 PM, Saturday: 12-8 PM
Splash Dance
Saturdays, 1-3 PM
City Hall Park
Delighted kids and their caregivers soak up some serious summer fun with a DJ-fueled dance party in City Hall Park’s interactive, wheelchair accessible splash fountain.
July 11: NewMantra
July 18: DJ cRAIG mITCHELL
July 25: DJ CRWD CTRL
Spotlight Vermont, America’s 250th
Saturday, July 11, 11 AM-2 PM
City Hall Park
Join the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum and the Chittenden County Historical Society for a celebration of the Green Mountain spirit for America’s 250th anniversary! Enjoy hands on family fun and interactive activities hosted by over 30 VT museums and cultural organizations.
July
Sunday Classical
Sundays, 10 AM
BCA Center
Bring your weekend to a brilliant crescendo with Vermont’s finest classical players in the BCA Center gallery, alongside the summer exhibitions.
July 12: Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
July 19: Kenneth R. Meyer
July 22: Skylark
VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs
Sunday, July 12, 3-3:45 PM
Fletcher Free Library
Find out how 65 million years of evolution turned the dinosaurs into–birds! Celebrating “Unearth a Story” with Vermont Institute of Natural Resources (VINS), meet live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry.
Art Amplified: Thea Wren with Moss Cycle
Wednesday, July 15, 5-8 PM
BCA Center
Pop into BCA during your passeggiata stroll! Mingle with friends and neighbors and enjoy the gallery in a whole new way—alive with vibrant lights, DJs, live music, fun drinks, an art activity, and immaculate vibes.
July
Main Street Block Party
Friday, July 17, 1-9 PM
Saturday, July 18, 11 AM-9 PM
Main Street, Church Street, and City Hall Park
Celebrate the culmination of Burlington’s Main Street: Great Streets revitalization alongside the downtown business community with live music, tours of new public artwork, steamroller printmaking, and more.
Twilight Series
City Hall Park
Lounge on the lawn as the sun dips low and enjoy live music with luminaries from all corners of the Vermont music scene. Twilight Concerts light up the park once (or twice) a month.
Saturday, July 18: Main Street Block Party: The Moondogs, 6 PM; High Summer, 7:30 PM
Friday, July 31: Festival of Fools: Lilly Golden, 6 PM; The Big Takeover, 7:30 PM
Family Art Saturday
Saturday, July 25, 11 AM-1 PM BCA Center
Kick off the weekend on a creative note at Family Art Saturday and enjoy an artmaking activity inspired by summer BCA Center exhibitions. Advanced registration encouraged, drop-ins welcome!
register here:
BTV Market
Saturday, July 25, 11 AM-3 PM
City Hall Park
A summer market featuring artists, makers, handmade goods, delicious bites, and one-ofa-kind finds. Find prints to decorate your space, jewelry, fun crafts, and connect with an eclectic community of local artists.
ONE World Market
Saturday, July 25, 11AM-3 PM
O.N.E Community Center Parking lot
Celebrate the Old North End Ramble festival, which brings together nearly 40 local musicians, chefs, artists, makers, and small retailers to share their food, work, and music with the community!
BCA’s Festival of Fools
Friday, July 31- Saturday, August 1
Church Street Marketplace and City Hall Park
Downtown Burlington comes to life with stupendous street performers, exciting entertainers, and magnificent musicians over two jam-packed days of free, familyfriendly fun for the 18th annual Festival of Fools!
Full lineup at vtfools.org
August
Twilight Series
City Hall Park
Lounge on the lawn as the sun dips low and enjoy live music with luminaries from all corners of the Vermont music scene. Twilight Concerts light up the park once (or twice) a month.
August 1: Festival of Fools: Milton Busker & the Grim Work, 6 PM; the Wolff Sisters, 7:30 PM
August 22: April Patterson Clemens & Cobalt Tobert, 6 PM; Night Protocol, 7:30 PM
Splash Dance
Saturdays, 1-3 PM
City Hall Park
Delighted kids and their caregivers soak up some serious summer fun with a DJ-fueled dance party in City Hall Park’s interactive, wheelchair accessible splash fountain.
August 1: DJ Rich Conte
August 8: DJ Love
August 15: Skipipop
August 22: DJ GAYBAR
August 29: DJ JP Black
BCA Summer Concert Series
Fridays in August 12:30 PM
City Hall Park
A seasonal celebration of Vermont’s incredible musicians, the Summer Concert Series has been serving up a side of local music to downtown Burlington at lunchtime for 14 years.
Friday, August 7: Joshua Glass Trio
Friday, August 14: The Eyetraps
Friday, August 21: Baby Fearn
Sunday Classical
Sundays, 10 AM
BCA Center
August
Bring your weekend to a brilliant crescendo with Vermont’s finest classical players in the BCA Center gallery, alongside the summer exhibitions.
August 2: Trio Nuovo
August 9: Vermont Brass Trio
August 16: Equinox Wind Quintet
August 23: Duo Dolce
Crowdsourced VT Shrek
Mondays, August 3 & 10, 4:30-6 PM
Fletcher Free Library
Join a team of amateur filmmakers in re-creating a scene from a Shrek, to be included in a full-length Crowdsourced VT Shrek film. With support from Media Factory, participants will learn about preproduction, sets and props, costumes, directing, acting, camera operation, editing, and more. Come to any or all sessions!
Ages 10-18 can register at:
Sidewalk Sale
August 5-9
Church Street Marketplace
Come celebrate summer during the 46th annual Sidewalk Sale! Turn up the heat with five days of amazing sales and discounts all along the Marketplace.
Party on the Bricks
Thursdays, August 6, 13, 20, 5:30-8 PM
Church Street Marketplace
Each week, the party pops up on a different block of the Marketplace, spotlighting an amazing restaurant with live music from a local band.
GROW Preschool Yoga
Thursdays, August 6, 13, 20, 11-11:30 AM
Fletcher Free Library Songs, movement, and other fun yoga activities for ages 2-5.
NetZero Energy Festival
Saturday, August 22, 12-4 PM Waterfront Park
The Burlington Electric Department hosts a day of outdoor fun to share Burlington’s Net Zero Energy vision. Electric vehicles, electric bikes, the latest in insulation and electrification technologies, and more will be on display with vendors answering questions and family fun for all.
Rain date: Sunday, August 23 | 12-4 PM
Art Amplified: Troy Millette with DJ Collin Hagood
Wednesday, August 12, 5-8 PM BCA Center
Pop into BCA during your passeggiata stroll!
Mingle with friends and neighbors and enjoy the gallery in a whole new way—alive with vibrant lights DJs, live music, fun drinks, an art activity, and immaculate vibes.
BTV Market
Saturday, August 29, 11 AM-3 PM City Hall Park
A summer market featuring artists, makers, handmade goods, delicious bites, and one-ofa-kind finds. Find prints to decorate your space, jewelry, fun crafts, and connect with an eclectic community of local artists.
September
Art Amplified: Paper Castles with Roost.World
Wednesday, September 9, 5-8 PM BCA Center
Mingle with friends and neighbors and enjoy the gallery in a whole new way—alive with vibrant lights, DJs, live music, fun drinks, and immaculate vibes.
Latin American Connection
Saturday, September 19, 12-9 PM City Hall Park
BCA, the Vermont Professionals of Color Network, and Maiz Sandoval Vargas present the second annual Latin American Connection celebration!
All are invited for a day of Latin music, food, dance, culture, and art in the park.
Splash Dance
Saturdays, 1-3 PM
City Hall Park
Delighted kids and their caregivers soak up some serious summer fun with a DJ-fueled dance party in City Hall Park’s interactive, wheelchair accessible splash fountain.
September 19: Latin American Connection
Splash Dance
September 26: DJ Matt Hagen
Party on the Bricks
Saturdays, September 19 & 26, 3:30-6 PM
Church Street Marketplace
Each week, the party pops up on a different block of the Marketplace, spotlighting an amazing restaurant with live music from a local band.
BTV Market
Saturday, September 26, 11 AM-3 PM
City Hall Park
A summer market featuring artists, makers, handmade goods, delicious bites, and one-ofa-kind finds. Find prints to decorate your space, jewelry, fun crafts, and connect with an eclectic community of local artists.
Parking in Burlington
Whether you’re headed to the waterfront or wandering Church Street, Burlington has plenty of parking options to get you there.
All street meters and city garage parking is free on Sundays! Pay at kiosks with a credit card or coins, or download the ParkMobile app ahead of time to pay and extend your stay right from your phone.
Summer in the City?
Burlington City Arts
For more than 40 years, Burlington City Arts (BCA) has been a place where creativity thrives and community comes together. From world-class exhibitions to public art, festivals, classes, and camps, BCA’s programs are rooted in a deep commitment to making the arts accessible, meaningful, and reflective of our city.
Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront
Burlington, Parks, Recreation & Waterfront (BPRW) cares for the City’s parks, natural spaces, facilities, and beaches. BPRW connects the community to opportunities for environmental conservation, indoor and outdoor recreation for all ages, and special events, while stiving for equity and accessibility in Burlington’s public spaces.
Burlington Electric Department
Burlington Electric Department is the City’s municipal electric utility whose mission is to serve the energy needs of customers in a safe, reliable, affordable, sustainable, and socially responsible manner.
Church Street Marketplace
The Church Street Marketplace is Burlington’s iconic four-block pedestrian marketplace and the heart of downtown, where locals and visitors gather year-round to shop, dine, and experience the city. With major events and steady daily foot traffic, it drives visibility, connection, and economic activity at the center of it all.
Fletcher Free Library
The Fletcher Free Library’s mission is to inform, enrich, and nurture a community of lifelong learners, as an essential partner in Burlington’s economic, social, and cultural growth.
Love Burlington
Love Burlington is the citywide marketing and storytelling platform dedicated to Burlington’s small business community. Through campaigns, digital content, and community-driven initiatives, Love Burlington connects residents and visitors with local businesses across every neighborhood, making it easy and exciting to discover and support local.
Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
The Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (REIB) is committed to advancing equity and social justice by championing diversity, inclusion, belonging, and anti-racism. REIB enhances representation in city government through decision-making bodies, community engagement initiatives, and policy development processes.
Discover everything that’s happening at loveburlington.org/summerinthecity and get ready for an unforgettable Summer in the City!
Summer in the City Media Sponsors: Seven Days and WCAX.
Burlington City Arts’ Summer in the City programming is made possible by Underwriter, the Pomerleau Family Foundation; Supporters, Burlington Telecom, Myti, Soundtoys, and Lake Champlain Chocolates; and Community Partner, American Flatbread Burlington & Mothership Brewery. Festival of Fools is brought to you by the Pomerleau Family Foundation; Pitch Sponsors, Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop, VIP, and AARP Vermont; Champions, von Trapp Brewing, Hendrick’s Gin, and Float On Cannabis Co; with Community Support from American Flatbread Burlington & Mothership Brewery, Karma Birdhouse, Play Dog Play, Eyes of the World, Muddy Waters, Honey Road Restaurant, Always Full Market, Vermont Pub & Brewery. Downtown Jazz is supported by Zero Gravity Brewery and High Noon. Steamroller printmaking at Main Street Block Party presented by SD Ireland.
Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront’s Independence Day Celebration is sponsored by the Pomerleau Family Foundation, BETA Technologies, Lake Champlain Ferries, Market 32/Price Chopper, ABC 22, FOX 44, Star 92.9, 95 Triple X, 101.3 The Wolf, The Game, WVMT, Burlington Telecom, University of Vermont, and GMT.
Church Street Marketplace’s Party on the Bricks is made possible by presenting sponsor, Foam Brewers and media sponsor, Burlington Area Newspaper Group.
BCA, Church Street Marketplace, and Love Burlington’s Burlington Watches Together is made possible by presenting sponsor, Farrell Distributing.