2025 Season: May-December
DBA (Downtown Brattleboro Alliance) has new home! You can find us at 57 Elliot Street, the old Artrageous location. DBA is tasked with keeping downtown VIBRANT through programs like First Fridays & Gallery Walk, The Bloom Program, and so much more. Visit us at brattleboro.com or stop in and say hello- we can’t wait to meet you!
The first Friday of May-December! This is a rain or shine event. 5:00-9:00pm
Here we go with another season of ART & COMMUNITY, of course it’s Brattleboro First Fridays & Gallery Walk! That’s right, from here on out we’ll refer to the 16 walkable gallery stroll as Gallery Walk (May-December), and the Block Party style festivities with street closure, the Maker’s Market, live music, food & libations as Brattleboro First Fridays (May-October).
May Details:
Elliot Street & Harmony Lot will be closed to traffic making a big ol’ hub of festivities in the center of downtown, including…
Outdoor Beer Garden: Stone Church will once again be slinging beer, wine and seltzers, and frosty ones at that!
The Stage: Every month Harmony Lot becomes an outdoor music hall featuring live music from 6-9pm. This month we welcome: Jatoba! They’ve been slinging their unique brand of jam grass for a couple decades now, most recently turning heads at Northland Music Festival. Think upright bass, banjo, guitars, and dancing!
Food Trucks: You can expect a rotating group of 10-12 food trucks at each event. Some of our vendors include:
- Cousin’s Maine Lobster
- Thai Hut
- Crossroads Street Tacos
- 802 Soul Kitchen
- Taza Naan
- Kamila’s Kitchen
- Amy’s Macarons
- Frisky Cow Gelato
- Shree’s Kitchen
- Susan’s Lemonade
- Anon’s Thai
- Hidden Bean Bakeshop
- Green Mountain Ramen
- Mach’s Mobile Pizza
EXTRA FUN
Sometimes, there are extras–extra performances, extra activities, opportunities to become part of the art-making. Sometimes a sprinkler! May’s Extra Fun includes:
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (at BMAC): Manager of Education Programs Kate Milliken leads visitors in the creation of rich and lovely flowers, constructed from paper and inspired by the exhibition, “Yeon Ji Yoo: Wish You Were Here.” Details at BrattleboroMuseum.org
The Green @ Centre Congregational Church: Join the annual Maypole celebration with the Morris Dancers, lively music from Andy Davis, & refreshments!
New England Youth Theatre: Every month a contingent of NEYT actors will claim a small stage in Harmony Lot and dazzle you with their chops at 5pm.
Cheshire Cats Jump-Roping Team: For the third year running, the Cheshire Cats will perform in Harmony Lot.
Vermont Armored Combat: Knights clashing steel for entertainment, we’re in!
