Stay tuned to Announcements about our 44th Annual Festival
July 9-15 2023!
Stay tuned for announcements about our 44th Annual Middlebury Festival on the Green July 9-15 2023!
Brown Bag Specials
Monday-Friday, 12:00-1:00
“Brown Bag Specials,” performances designed for a family audience, are presented at noon Monday through Friday. Festival-goers bring a bag lunch or picnic from home, or patronize one of the nearby restaurants for take-out. These shows, which feature storytelling, dance, music, and puppetry, are enjoyed by an audience sprinkled with lively toddlers from local day care centers, youthful residents of nearby camps, downtown shoppers. All events take place rain or shine under the big tent at on the mIddlebury Village Green
Monday-Friday, 12:00-1:00
“Brown Bag Specials,” performances designed for a family audience, are presented at noon Monday through Friday. Festival-goers bring a bag lunch or picnic from home, or patronize one of the nearby restaurants for take-out. These shows, which feature storytelling, dance, music, and puppetry, are enjoyed by an audience sprinkled with lively toddlers from local day care centers, youthful residents of nearby camps, downtown shoppers. All events take place rain or shine under the big tent at on the mIddlebury Village Green
Evening Performances
Sunday & Wednesday 7:00-9:00
Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Friday, 7:00-10:00
There are usually two evening performances, 7:00 and 8:30pm with two different musical acts! The week's program features something for nearly every musical taste drawn from Vermont and international touring artists. A menu of music including folk, jazz, world, bluegrass and much, much more!
All events take place rain or shine under the big tent at on the Middlebury Village Green
Sunday & Wednesday 7:00-9:00
Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Friday, 7:00-10:00
There are usually two evening performances, 7:00 and 8:30pm with two different musical acts! The week's program features something for nearly every musical taste drawn from Vermont and international touring artists. A menu of music including folk, jazz, world, bluegrass and much, much more!
All events take place rain or shine under the big tent at on the Middlebury Village Green
Street Dance
Saturday Evening 7:00-9:00
Since 1984, our capstone event has been the Street Dance, featuring big-band selections by the always-popular Vermont Jazz Ensemble. The Vermont Jazz Ensemble is a 17 member instrumental music group that performs music, most of which is in the jazz or big band style. This is a wonderful event for the whole family. Come early and learn some dance steps from Jim Condon!
Main street will be closed from Merchants Row to the post office for the dance.
Saturday Evening 7:00-9:00
Since 1984, our capstone event has been the Street Dance, featuring big-band selections by the always-popular Vermont Jazz Ensemble. The Vermont Jazz Ensemble is a 17 member instrumental music group that performs music, most of which is in the jazz or big band style. This is a wonderful event for the whole family. Come early and learn some dance steps from Jim Condon!
Main street will be closed from Merchants Row to the post office for the dance.
Middlebury Festival on the Green has been acclaimed by Vermont Life as “the best series of free performances in Vermont” and as Vermont's “Favorite Festival.” We have also been distinguished this year and ten past times with selection as a Vermont Chamber of Commerce “Top Ten Summer Event.”
The festival is held every year the weekend after July 4th on the Middlebury green in the center of town. The 40 by 80' big tent holds 200 wooden chairs facing a 16 by 24' stage. The tent is surrounded by a sloping lawn with unlimited seating. There are many genres of music included in the week as we try and present something for everyone. Everything is free, but we do "pass the hat" during intermission to help support the festival.
Members of the media and of our Festival audience have graciously complimented the event with these words: “Small town, big fun!” “One of the best community-oriented music festivals imaginable.” “A gift to the entire community.” “Middlebury at its finest.” “Excellent quality and variety of performers.” “Love it all -- what a treat!” “The Festival on-the-Green is the very essence of New England in summer. A blanket tossed on the grass, free music, good ice cream, friendly neighbors' faces and children dancing in the shadows of the gazebo. This is the America we have mostly left behind, and to which we keep trying to return.”
The festival is held every year the weekend after July 4th on the Middlebury green in the center of town. The 40 by 80' big tent holds 200 wooden chairs facing a 16 by 24' stage. The tent is surrounded by a sloping lawn with unlimited seating. There are many genres of music included in the week as we try and present something for everyone. Everything is free, but we do "pass the hat" during intermission to help support the festival.
Members of the media and of our Festival audience have graciously complimented the event with these words: “Small town, big fun!” “One of the best community-oriented music festivals imaginable.” “A gift to the entire community.” “Middlebury at its finest.” “Excellent quality and variety of performers.” “Love it all -- what a treat!” “The Festival on-the-Green is the very essence of New England in summer. A blanket tossed on the grass, free music, good ice cream, friendly neighbors' faces and children dancing in the shadows of the gazebo. This is the America we have mostly left behind, and to which we keep trying to return.”
Festival volunteer Liz Fitzsimmons (with help from MCTV) put together a video about the Middlebury Festival on the Green. It features wonderful clips from a number of performers we've had over the years. This short film embodies the spirit of Middlebury Festival on the Green! The combined clips are about 10 minutes long.
