The Westminster Community Festival is coming! Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date: Sept. 15) on the grounds of the Westminster Institute, 3534 US-5, Westminster, VT., and First Congregational Church of Westminster. Free admission!
We'll have plenty of stuff to do, eat, and see as we:
Celebrate the 100th year of the Westminster Institute by dedicating the North Room as the Dascomb Room.
Showcase the Westminster Congregational Church, just down the street from the Institute. Find out about the newly restored stained glass windows and some history of the structure that was completed in 1835 and raised in 1902-03. Get a guided tour of the building, and listen to music from its historic pipe organ. And food!
Display our creativity. The Creative Community Collage features the work of more than 25 local artists, quilt makers, writers, and others in the Westminster Institute's Big Hall.
Cater to your stomach with a barbeque by Westminster Fire and Rescue; bike-powered smoothies by the BF Community Bike Project; chili, baked potatoes, and sausage at the church; and caramel apples from the Bellows Falls High School Class of 2026.
Delight your ears. Music by the Inlawski Brothers, the Milkhouse Heaters, and Westminster's own Intercept.
Celebrate our agricultural legacy. Farmers of Westminster, a tent featuring information on local farmers and farm products, and farmers to answer your questions. Sweet corn to munch on. Live sheepherding demonstration and hayrides.
Showcase our history. Do you know: Where was the first mill constructed in Westminster? Who built it? There were 2 ferry crossings in Westminster; where were they located? and more... The Westminster Trivia Game, by the Westminster Historical Society will test your child's knowledge of our storied history! Win prizes! History displays by the Westminster West Library and Westminster Historical Society.
See more of Westminster's fascinating history upstairs in the Town Hall and at the Willam C. Bradley Law Office.
Showcase our town. More than two dozen vendors and exhibitors of local products and services will be on hand.
Admission is free! Find out more at http://www.westminsterfestival.org or contact us at westminsterfestival@gmail.com.
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