Things to do in Burlington, VT

224 events · Music, Literary · morning/afternoon/evening

Sunday, October 4

$25.00-$115.00

Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

76th Street

Higher Ground

Monday, October 5

$25.00-$30.00

Mon · Oct 5 · 7:00 PM

Katie Pruitt

Higher Ground

Tuesday, October 6

$20.00-$75.00

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Bombargo

Higher Ground

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

BASIC

Radio Bean

Literary

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Ann Dávila Cardinal's Book Launch Party

Bear Pond Books Stowe · Stowe

Tue · Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Ann Wilson

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts · Burlington

Wednesday, October 7

$45.00-$250.00

Wed · Oct 7 · 6:00 PM

Oteil Burbridge & LaMP

Higher Ground

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Wed · Oct 7 · 6:30 PM

The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

JASON DEA WEST

Radio Bean

$20.00-$25.00

Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Briscoe

Higher Ground

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Briscoe

Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground · South Burlington

Thursday, October 8

Literary

Thu · Oct 8 · 5:30 PM

The Forest Year: ETHAN TAPPER in conversation with HELEN WHYBROW

Bridgeside Books · Waterbury

$20.00-$25.00

Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Margo Cilker & Lilly Hiatt

Higher Ground

$32.50-$37.50↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band

Higher Ground

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Thu · Oct 8 · 8:30 PM

Benjamin Tod

Higher Ground

Friday, October 9

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Fri · Oct 9 · 5:30 PM

Vermont Reads 2026 Author Presentation

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

Fri · Oct 9 · 6:30 PM

Interlacings: Queer Visibility and Invisibility in American Textile History

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

$25.00-$30.00

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

White Denim

Higher Ground

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

White Denim w/ Arc Iris

Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground · South Burlington

$32.50-$37.50↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band

Higher Ground

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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:30 PM

Benjamin Tod

Higher Ground

Saturday, October 10

$15.00-$19.00

Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM

Level 1 Ski Film

Higher Ground

Sunday, October 11

$35.00-$40.00

Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Stephen Lynch

Higher Ground

Monday, October 12

$35.00-$40.00

Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

L. Shankar

Higher Ground

Tuesday, October 13

$20.00-$25.00

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM

Magoo

Higher Ground

Wednesday, October 14

Literary

Wed · Oct 14 · 6:00 PM

October Fantasy Book Club

The Eloquent Page · St. Albans

$25.00-$30.00

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Prince Daddy & The Hyena

Higher Ground

Thursday, October 15

$40.00-$45.00

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM

Buena Vista Orchestra

Higher Ground

$15.00-$18.00

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

The Band Memo

Higher Ground

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

FIRST KNOWN USE'S EP RELEASE ! W/ TAX MAN AND MOTHER OF PEARL

Radio Bean

Friday, October 16

$1.00

Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM

The Travelin’ McCourys

Higher Ground

$15.00-$18.00

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

Nico Suave & The Mothership

Higher Ground

Saturday, October 17

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Sat · Oct 17 · 12:00 AM

The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

$30.00-$35.00

Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM

Judge

Higher Ground

$25.00-$30.00

Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM

Adam Ezra Group

Higher Ground

Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM

JILL MCCRACKEN w/ Julia Randall & Andriana & the bananas

Radio Bean

Sunday, October 18

Sun · Oct 18 · 12:00 AM

The Lonely Days Are Gone: Community Square Dance Tour

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

$15.00-$18.00

Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Good Time Line Dancing

Higher Ground

Monday, October 19

↻ Recurring

Mon · Oct 19 · 12:00 AM

Vermont Reads 2026 Author Presentation

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

Tuesday, October 20

Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM

Pins and Pies, Linens and Lamps: Imagining the World of Charity & Sylvia

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

$20.00-$25.00

Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Rehash

Higher Ground

Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

DOCTOR GASP!

Radio Bean

$35.00-$40.00

Tue · Oct 20 · 7:30 PM

All Them Witches

Higher Ground

Tue · Oct 20 · 8:00 PM

All Them Witches w/ Emma Ruth Rundle

Higher Ground

Wednesday, October 21

Wed · Oct 21 · 5:30 PM

Strange Bedfellows: How Religious Liberties Have Aligned with Nondiscrimination Policies and Can Again

Vermont Humanities · Montpelier

Literary

Wed · Oct 21 · 6:00 PM

October True Crime Book Club

The Eloquent Page · St. Albans

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Mania: The ABBA Tribute

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts · Burlington

Thursday, October 22

$29.00-$34.00

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Gaelic Storm

Higher Ground

$25.00-$30.00

Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Dana and Alden

Higher Ground

Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM

DEAD GOWNS w/ Helenor

Radio Bean

Saturday, October 24

Literary

Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM

Cindy Ellen Hill

Bear Pond Books Stowe · Stowe

Literary

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Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

Spooky Tales 2026 - Haunted Photographs

Bridgeside Books · Waterbury

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

LAMPLIGHT, THE CLEARWATER SWIMMERS, FOWL

Radio Bean

Sat · Oct 24 · 11:00 PM

ASANABENCHE

Radio Bean

Sunday, October 25

$35.00-$40.00

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Carsie Blanton

Higher Ground

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM

Carsie Blanton

Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground · South Burlington

Tuesday, October 27

Literary

Tue · Oct 27 · 12:00 AM

ACOTAR 6 Midnight Release Party

The Eloquent Page · St. Albans

$31.00-$100.00

Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Allison Russell

Higher Ground

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Allison Russell w/ Autumn Nicholas

Higher Ground

Wednesday, October 28

Literary

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

October Mystery Book Club

The Eloquent Page · St. Albans

$1.00

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

The Disco Biscuits

Higher Ground

Thursday, October 29

Literary

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

VIRTUAL Author Event Elizabeth Wellington Rollins

Bridgeside Books · Waterbury

$15.00-$24.00

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

The Gringos

Higher Ground

$20.00-$25.00

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

Madaila

Higher Ground

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

BUNGALOW COLECT

Radio Bean

Friday, October 30

$15.00-$30.00

Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM

It’s A 2000s (Halloween) Party: Burlington

Higher Ground

Saturday, October 31

$20.00-$23.00

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM

Upstate

Higher Ground

$30.00-$35.00

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM

Pink Talking Fish

Higher Ground

Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM

SHEBAD

Radio Bean

Sunday, November 1

Literary

Sun · Nov 1 · 6:00 PM

November True Crime Book Club *Date TBD*

The Eloquent Page · St. Albans

$25.00-$30.00

Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM

Myra Flynn

Higher Ground

$31.00-$36.00

Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM

The Music of Hey Arnold! Live

Higher Ground

Tuesday, November 3

$40.00-$45.00

Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM

Clutch

Higher Ground

$25.00-$30.00

Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM

Giles Corey

Higher Ground

Wednesday, November 4

$20.00-$22.00

Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM

Porch Light

Higher Ground

Wed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM

DARRYL RAHN

Radio Bean

Thursday, November 5

Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM

THE LOWEST PAIR

Radio Bean

Friday, November 6

$35.00-$40.00

Fri · Nov 6 · 7:00 PM

Fruit Bats

Higher Ground

$15.00-$20.00

Fri · Nov 6 · 7:00 PM

All Night Boogie Band

Higher Ground

Saturday, November 7

$20.00-$25.00

Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM

Willi Carlisle

Higher Ground

$15.00-$18.00

Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM

Nightrain + Sticks and Stones

Higher Ground

Wednesday, November 11

Literary

Wed · Nov 11 · 6:00 PM

November Fantasy Book Club

The Eloquent Page · St. Albans

$22.00-$25.00

Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM

Weatherday

Higher Ground

Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM

JUNE HENRY & CHRYSALIS

Radio Bean

$45.00-$50.00

Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM

Sleep

Higher Ground

Thursday, November 12

$1.00

Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM

Punch Brothers

Higher Ground

$23.00-$28.00

Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM

Tropidelic

Higher Ground

$28.00-$85.00

Thu · Nov 12 · 7:00 PM

Winyah

Higher Ground

Friday, November 13

$30.00-$35.00

Fri · Nov 13 · 7:30 PM

Carbon Leaf

Higher Ground

Saturday, November 14

Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM

MARTY O'REILLY

Radio Bean

$17.00-$20.00

Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM

Fitter Happier: A Radiohead Tribute

Higher Ground

$37.50-$100.00

Sat · Nov 14 · 7:30 PM

Phillip Phillips

Higher Ground

Sat · Nov 14 · 9:00 PM

LOS CUMPLEANOS

Radio Bean

Sunday, November 15

$1.00

Sun · Nov 15 · 6:30 PM

Stewart Copeland – Have I Said Too Much

Higher Ground

$15.00-$20.00

Sun · Nov 15 · 7:00 PM

Sam Shackleton

Higher Ground

$40.00-$45.00

Sun · Nov 15 · 7:00 PM

Side Stories

Higher Ground

Sun · Nov 15 · 7:00 PM

THE SUITCASE JUNKET

Radio Bean

Monday, November 16

$0.99

Mon · Nov 16 · 7:30 PM

In Color

Higher Ground