Best family-friendly festival
Festival of Fools
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Festival of Fools — From jugglers to jokesters, this annual August festival promises a "gala of goofs." Think "America's Got Talent" but on the Church Street Marketplace.
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Drink
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Culture
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- Best community newspaper (that's not Seven Days)
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Services
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- Best martial arts studio
- Best auto repair
- Best car detailing
- Best place to get your oil changed
- Best place to get your tires changed
Recreation
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- Best ski/ride slope
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- Best state park
- Best day hike
- Best place to picnic
- Best place to bike
- Best bike rental shop
- Best public beach
- Best public place to ice skate
- Best place to swim
- Best boat tour
- Best bowling alley
- Best guided outdoor tours
- Best nature center
- Best place to kayak/canoe
- Best resort adventure center
- Best Vermont day trip with the kids
- Best indoor children's play space
- Best place to take an out-of-towner
- Best pick-your-own farm