🎨 August Gallery Walk & Bratt First Friday 🎉

Friday, August 2nd, 2025 | Downtown Brattleboro

It’s time for Art & Community in downtown Brattleboro! ✨

Every first Friday of the month from May through October, Brattleboro comes alive with art, music, food, and festivities during Gallery Walk and Brattleboro First Fridays.

To keep things clear:

• Gallery Walk (May–December) is your self-guided art stroll through 16 amazing local galleries.

• Brattleboro First Fridays (May–October) adds the party—think street closures, food trucks, outdoor bars, live music, and more!

🎨 Gallery Walk – August Edition

Explore 16 local galleries showcasing fresh exhibits, artist meet-and-greets, performances, and interactive fun.

Participating Galleries:

• 118 Elliot

• Tower Bar & Lounge

• Harmony Collective

• Vermont Center for Photography

• High Street & Green Building

• First Proof Press

• The Green @ Centre / Centre Church

• Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts

• Penelope Wurr

• In-Sight Photography Project

• Gallery in the Woods

• Persephone

• Beadniks

• Vermont Artisan Designs

• River Gallery School

• Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

Wander, meet the artists, experience new work, and connect with Brattleboro’s creative community!

🎉 Brattleboro First Fridays – August Edition

📍 Harmony Lot & Elliot Street
🕕 Festivities from 5:00–9:00 PM (Music from 6:00–9:00 PM)

Downtown becomes one big block party!

🍻 Outdoor Beer Garden – Harmony Lot

Stone Church is back serving beer, wine, seltzers, and frosty refreshers under the summer sky.

🎶 Live Music – The Brighton Beat

From 6:00–9:00 PM, Harmony Lot becomes an open-air music venue featuring The Brighton Beat – bringing high-energy Afrobeat, funk, and brass-heavy grooves that’ll get you moving. 🥁🎷🎺

🚚 Food Trucks Galore – Harmony Lot

A mouthwatering lineup of 10–12 rotating food vendors, including:

• Smokin’ Bowls

• 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

• Mach’s Mobile Pizza

• Cousins Lobster

• Keene Cookie Co

Come hungry. Leave happy. 🍜🍦🌮🍪

🛍️ The Maker’s Market – Elliot Street

Over 30 local vendors take over Elliot Street with an open-air market packed with:

• Handmade ceramics, jewelry & prints

• Herbal remedies & home goods

• Vintage finds & artisan clothing

• Plants, flowers, and so much more!

Support local and find something one-of-a-kind.

🎭 Extra Fun This Month

Because why not go above and beyond?

• ⚔️ Vermont Armored Combat – Live-action medieval combat with full armor. Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds.

• 🎪 Viscera Nefarious – A freaky circus sideshow that defies explanation… You’ll have to see it to believe it.

🗓️ Mark Your Calendar

Friday, August 2, 2025
Downtown Brattleboro
Free & Family Friendly!

Let’s keep the creative energy flowing all summer long. Come for the art, stay for the music, food, and surprises around every corner. 🧡