Downtown Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk returns on May 3rd, and you won’t want to miss it! Nothing combines Art + Community like Gallery Walk, which is right in downtown’s heart.
This season, Gallery Walk will run from May through December, with a few things to note. Every first Friday from 5-9 pm, we hope you’ll swing down to Downtown Brattleboro for galleries, live music, food trucks, Brattleboro Flea, and interactive art stations. You never know what will pop up or who you’ll see at Gallery Walk! For months, May-Oct, we will close Elliot Street and Harmony Lot to traffic, and we can all enjoy a block party that is ALL about art & community. For Nov & Dec, it’s all about the galleries and the stellar exhibits they have planned for you! No raindate this year- Gallery Walk is rain or shine.
DBA (Downtown Brattleboro Alliance) has a new office! You can find us at 57 Elliot Street, the old Artrageous location. DBA is tasked with keeping downtown VIBRANT through programs like Gallery Walk, The Bloom Program, and more. Visit us at brattleboro.com or stop in and say hello—we can’t wait to meet you! Every month at Gallery Walk, we partner with BDCC for the Welcome Wagon at our new office, a mixer for new VT residents with light refreshments and mingling.
As tradition demands, one piece of the May Gallery Walk pie strolled from gallery to gallery, enjoying their world-class exhibits. They are all walkable downtown. We have 16 stops on the list, each open to the public and free to attend.
The Stone Church and Downtown Brattleboro Alliance proudly present FREE live music each month from 6-9 pm. Look for the stage in Harmony parking lot. The line-up this year is truly over the top amazing, you won’t want to miss a month!
May’s Music: Katie Von Schleicher—Brooklyn-based songwriter Katie von Schleicher layers lush instrumentation and wry lyrics on her new album, A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night.
“Exquisitely melancholy chamber pop can feel like a lost art these days. Not when Katie’s in the house.” – Rolling Stone
Local favorites Beetsblog open the concert.
The Brattleboro Flea is a collaborative marketplace of artists, makers, and sellers in the Brattleboro area. Each month, Elliot Street will be transformed into a vibrant and bustling marketplace filled with a wide array of unique and eclectic goods, including ceramics, jewelry, cards and prints, macrame, natural medicinals, home goods, handmade clothing and textiles, plants and flowers, vintage clothing, Ezra’s Distler’s famous Photo Booth and more!
The Human Connection Project and Downtown Brattleboro Alliance have partnered to present art-making at our pop-up art stations at Harmony TUNNEL and Harmony PARK! Each month has a theme featuring local artists, organizations, and arts engagement.
CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN NATURE & OUR COMMUNITIES
Celebrate the rich diversity of our ecological and human communities with Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center and our Windham County Schools!
We invite you to our Food Truck Food Court in Harmony Parking Lot. A rotating cast of local food trucks and some of our favorite Downtown Restaurants slinging their tasty offerings. Take a seat at our Community Table- a dazzling selection of florals and greenery set upon a long table with a seat for all.
Our list of rotating food vendors:
Our Stone Church outdoor Beer Garden has your bevy needs right in Harmony Lot, which is transformed each month into an outdoor Beer Garden (yes, the whole thing!) Look for them in Harmony Lot near the Stage.
Rich Earth Institute bathrooms are available near Everyone’s Books. (Most of our galleries also offer restrooms for visitors to use while viewing the exhibits.)
Handicapped Parking- Parking will be available on the top of the parking garage and the WEST side of Main Street, closest to Elliot Street. For additional assistance in this regard, please feel free to email erin@brattleboro.com
There is no better way to connect with your fellow Bratts than hitting Gallery Walk every first Friday MAY-DEC. Tell your friends and sing it from the mountaintops.
*This event is rain or shine. Due to inclement weather, locations may change, or programming may be canceled. Please check FB/ IG or Brattleboro.com for the latest information.
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