BATTENKILL FLY FISHING FESTIVAL ** MAY 1ST - 4TH **

BATTENKILL FLY FISHING FESTIVAL ** MAY 1ST - 4TH **

Photo by Jenn Wheeler

Special Events

Open Mic Night at the Arlington Common!

The Arlington Common is excited to offer

OPEN MIC NIGHT!

Join us in the Performance Hall

All performers are welcome!

If you are not a performer please come and

cheer them on!

Friday, March 28, 2025

7:30-9:30 pm

Coffee Hour with Rep. Kathleen James and Rob Hunter

Please join us for our 9 am coffee hour for a chance to meet with your state representatives. Here is your opportunity to ask questions, learn more about the issues and understand how they are voting and why. These informal meetings are open to all residents of the Bennington-4 district, which covers Arlington, Manchester, Sandgate and part of Sunderland.

April 12th and May 24th at 9:00 am

In the Watkins House at the Arlington Common

Robert Frost in Arlington and Beyond

Join resident and author Phil Holland as he looks at Frost's connections to Arlington and other sites in Bennington County.

Sunday, April 6, 2025

4:00 to 5:00 pm

Come join the fun!

May 1-4, 2025

Join us at our 4th annual Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival at the Arlington Common in Arlington Vermont.

There will be education, fishing, music, camaraderie, food and fun!

GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN MAY!

You don’t have to attend the fly fishing festival to enjoy these fun events!

Cocktail Party

Thursday, May 1, 2025 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Barbecue Dinner and Beer Tent

Friday, May 2, 2025

Lawson’s Microbrew Tent from 4:00 - 9:00 pm

Sauced BBQ - chicken dinner from 5:00 - 9:00 pm

Lawson’s Microbrew Tent from 12:00 - 5:00 pm

Sauced BBQ - steak tip dinner from 5:00 - 9:00 pm

Saturday, May 3, 2025

LIVE MUSIC!

Kind Bud

Friday, May 2, 2025

7:30 - 9:30 pm

Mixed Roots

Saturday, May 3, 2025

7:30 - 10:00 pm

Edith Ro0sevelt and her 1894 visit to Old Bennnington

In 1894 Edith Roosevelt, wife of Theodore who was then a US Civil Service Commissioner, visited Bennington, VT. In this program, Bob Tegart will share some of the details of their stay in town.

Sunday, June 1, 2025

4:00 to 5:00 pm

Arlington Common Authors Book Festival

Are you a writer, a reader, a lover of books? Join us for this fun and informative free event!

Saturday, June 28, 2025

10 am - 4 pm

Here’s what’s happening!

Saturdays 9:00 to 11:00 am

Third Thursday of the month 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Mondays 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Wednesdays 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Fly Tying Club Thursday, January 11 6:30 pm

What we can do together!

The Arlington Common is a community hub that enhances and strengthens the Arlington area through community, creativity, and wellness.