Vermont’s largest  Memorial Day parade is hosted by Legion Post 14. The 2013 parade starts from Vergennes Union High School at 11 am and winds its way through the streets of Vergennes until around 12:30 pm.   Floats, tractors, classic cars, firetrucks, and much, much more!

Due to flooding conditions this event did not take place in June 2011.

French Heritage Day

Vergennes City Park
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Don’t miss this free, educational fun-filled family day! Here’s just a partial list of what you can do:

• Listen to Franco-American music including Va et Vient and Gitane in concert!
• French Canadian fiddling and Indian storytelling
• Learn French response songs
• Enjoy step-dancing
• Re-enactors
• French food
• Antique vehicles and engines
• Traditional craft demonstrations
• Fencing demonstrations
• Exhibits
• Hands-on fun such as churning ice cream, pumping water, old time games, horse and carriage rides
• French Canadian Genealogical Society will help you trace your roots
• Children’s educational activities including Les Chapeaux Puppet Theater and book reading
• Waiter’s Race for professionals and non-professionals of all ages. Application will be available soon.
• Narrated English and French historical walking tour with “le Comte de Vergennes”

Sponsored by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Vergennes.

For more information, contact 802-388-7951 or 800-733-8376

Come visit Vermont’s oldest city, Vergennes, on Saturday Aug. 28^th for our 29^th annual Little City Race.  We have a 5K run and walk that takes you through our city streets and finishes at our City Green.  A great opportunity for friends and family to get out and participate in a fun filled and healthy event.  We also have a 10K run for those more serious runners, which has a challenging hill climb at the 3 mile mark.  The view on the return to Vergennes is beyond spectacular and well worth the hill climb. We  have color race course maps at our registration site so that you can see the layout of our courses.  Both courses have been wheel measured, so you can feel confident our distances are accurate.  Our race registration and timing are handled by RunVermont, so you can count on a smooth registration and accurate timing of your run or walk.

Also, new for this year we are raising funds for the American Cancer Society.    This is a great opportunity to make your miles more meaningful by dedicating your efforts in the race to the fight against cancer, and in honor or memory of a loved one, or you may simply donate to the cause! We have created a direct link for donating to the American Cancer Society, http://www.active.com/donate/ACSLittleCity2010.   With every step you take and every mile you conquer, you’ll be helping create a world with less cancer.  Help us fight this dreaded disease and enjoy a run or walk through Vergennes and after the race check out our other activities taking place on Vergennes Day.  You can see a listing of events at www.vergennesday.com

We’re hoping for a large turnout of runners and walkers this year, so we highly recommend pre-registering on line at www.runvermont.org/littlecity.  There is a $ 5 savings if you pre-register on-line.   Registration starts at 8am. On Sat. the 28^th at the Steven’s house adjacent to the green in Vergennes.   The races all start at 9am.  Hope to see you there.  Please invite a friend or bring your entire family.  Vergennes Day has numerous fun filled events, so come check us out….

Scott Gaines – Vergennes Day Race Coordinator

802-877-2878 (work)             802-877-2873 (residence)               E-mail: scott@gainesinsurance.com

2010 Vergennes Day Race Registration Form

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The Ladies’ Rally is the biggest annual fund raiser for the Vergennes Opera House.  Find out all about this year’s event at the official page.

Pumpkins in the Park

October 27, 2012

9am:                           Costume Race Registration– VUES

10am:                         1 Mile Costume Run-VUES

10:30am                     5K Costume Run/Walk— VUES

Noon-1:30pm:             Spooky Stories-Bixby Library

3pm-5pm:                   Pumpkin Cook Off-  City Park

4:30pm-5:30:             Trick-or-Treat on Main Street &Vergennes Residential Care

6:30pm:                      Pumpkin Drop off with candle-City Park

6:45pm:                      Pumpkin lighting, Costume Parade, Halloween
Safety Presentation, Cider, Donuts & Awards-City Park/Fire Station

Sponsored by the City of Vergennes and Vergennes Partnership