Below please find a compilation of 100+ things to do in an around our area!
Year-Round
1) Watch the Simon Pearce Artisans blow glass in Quechee, VT.
2) Go to a live performance at Pentangle Arts Council in Woodstock, VT.
3) Sample the different grades of maple syrup at Sugarbush Farm, Woodstock.
4) Try hands-on Science at The Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, VT.
5) Take a class at The Center for Cartoon Studies
6) Cheese tasting (complimentary) at Cabot Cheese Creamery at Quechee Gorge Village.
7) Mystery Mondays (for Mystery readers) at The Quechee Public Library
8) Try your hand at pottery at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction, VT
9) Enjoy a relaxing massage at Strong House Spa in Quechee, VT
10) View the eclectic array of merchandise at F. H. Gillingham & Son’s, Woodstock, VT.
11) Take the tour at Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, and taste the flavor of the day – Waterbury, Vermont about 1 ¼ hours from Quechee – Yum!
12) Bring home a new friend from the Vermont Teddy Bear Company after your tour at Ben & Jerry’s
13) Take a course at the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH
14) Stroll through the Reserve Corridor at the Baker Library and see the Orozco Murals in Hanover, NH (20 Minutes from Quechee)
15) Take some art classes at AVA Gallery in West Lebanon, 20-minute drive time from Quechee
16) Sample local donuts at Farmer & the Bell in Quechee (Sat & Sun from 8am to noon, next to Simon Pearce)
17) Visit some of the local breweries; River Roost Brewery in White River Jct, Long Trail Brewery in Bridgewater, Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, or at The Norwich Inn.
18) Enjoy the Art Collection at The Hood Museum in Hanover, NH
19) Explore the region’s industrial heritage at the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT, just down Rte I-91 from Quechee!
20) Marvel at the Maxfield Parrish Stage Set in the Plainfield Town Hall, located south on 12-A, ½ hour away from Quechee
21) Spend an evening with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.
22) Drive across the Country’s longest covered bridge between Windsor, VT & Cornish, NH (40 minutes away from Quechee)
23) Visit the orchid collection in Dartmouth’s Life Sciences Building in Hanover, NH
24) Take in a play at Northern Stage in White River Jct, VT
25) Enjoy Southern BBQ with a Vermont twist at Big Fatty’s BBQ in White River Jct. VT, with Live Music on Friday and Saturday evenings.
26) Visit The Lebanon Opera House for live plays, shows, comedy acts, and more. (Lebanon, NH 20 minutes from Quechee)
27) Learn new culinary skills by taking a Baking Class at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, VT.
28) Catch plays, concerts, opera, comedy and more at the Paramount Theater in Rutland, VT (1 hour from Quechee)
Winter
29) Frolic and Celebrate the Winter Solstice at The HOP in Hanover, NH
30) Join the festivities in Woodstock, VT’s Wassail Weekend.
31) Ride the Polar Express at Christmas Time, starting from White River Junction, VT.
32) Enjoy Indoor ice skating at Union Arena in Woodstock, or the Barwood Arena in White River Jct.
33) See the Holiday light display at LaSalette Shrine in Enfield, NH just 25 minutes from Quechee
34) Have breakfast with Santa at the Quechee Clubhouse
35) Snowshoe on one of the many area trails here in Quechee
36) Get together for a pick-up game of Platform Tennis at the base of the Quechee Ski Hill
37) Grab a box and a bunch of Duct Tape, join the fun at Quechee’s Annual Cardboard Box Derby
38) Bring in the New Year at the Quechee Annual Family Party
39) Schuss the slopes at Saskadena Six, Dartmouth Skiway, Whaleback, Killington, Sunapee or Quechee Lakes
40) Get involved with the Quechee Artisan’s Fair held in November at The Quechee Club
41) Visit the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial and view the Holiday light display in South Royalton, VT, 30 minutes from Quechee
42) Take an old-fashioned horse-drawn sleigh ride at Kedron Valley Stables in South Woodstock, VT
43) Celebrate the beauty of the winter season at Dartmouth College’s Annual Winter Carnival in early February.
44) Enjoy live sporting events at Dartmouth College: Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey, Basketball, Swimming and more!
45) Shop for locally made arts, crafts, and gifts at the Lebanon Arts & Crafts Association’s Annual Christmas Show & Sale. If you’re “crafty”, perhaps consider joining their Association!
46) Let the kids try their hand at Ice Fishing at the Annual Youth Ice Fishing Derby at Dewey’s Pond in February.
47) Visit the New Hampshire Snow Sculpting Winterfest at Black Mountain in Jackson, NH (2.5 hours from Quechee) in late January.
48) See ski jumpers soar from the only 90-meter ski jump in New England in the Pepsi Challenge Fred Harris Memorial Tournament at Harris Hill in Brattleboro, VT (1 hour away from Quechee).
49) Put your team together (or register as an individual and get assigned to a team) and participate in The Vermont Pond Hockey Championships or the Frostbite Face-Off Pond Hockey Tournament at Lake Fairlee, VT in late January-early February.
Spring-Summer-Fall
50) Go for a Balloon Ride over the Ottauquechee River and “kiss” the river.
51) Walk the Nature trails at VINs Nature Center, Quechee, VT
52) Enjoy Ice Cream Sundays at Billings Farm, Woodstock, VT.
53) Have fun with the whole family at Quechee Gorge Mini Golf.
54) See the spectacular view at Quechee Gorge, and/or even hike down into the Gorge!
55) Learn to Fly Fish at Wilderness Trails at The Quechee Inn.
56) Come to the 4th of July Festivities and watch the Fireworks at the Quechee Club
57) Horse-drawn wagon rides “Wagon Ride Wednesdays” at Billings Farm, Woodstock.
58) Stroll along the boardwalk in Hartland’s Esqua Bog to see the pink Lady Slippers bloom in early summer.
59) Sample fried dough and watch the evening’s “Balloon Glow” set to music during the Annual Balloon Festival on Father’s Day Weekend in Quechee.
60) Come to the Hanover Mother’s Day Pow Wow weekend.
61) Take the white-water immersion course at Quechee in partnership with Stillwater Outfitters.
62) White water kayaking on the White River.
63) Run with or cheer on the runners in the Quechee Covered Bridge Half Marathon in June.
64) Spend the day getting lost in a Corn Maze at Danville, VT – Just 1 hour north of Quechee!
65) Pick your own (apples, strawberries, raspberries) and enjoy their Corn Maze too, at Riverview Farm, in Plainfield, NH just ½ hour from Quechee.
66) Enjoy some Maple milk while watching the Ox pull or pig races at the Tunbridge World’s Fair in September, (30 minutes from Quechee)
67) Join the Quechee Recreation staff and go canoeing/kayaking in most of the waterways in Vermont & New Hampshire.
68) Hike parts of the “Long Trail” - Appalachian Trail as it crosses Woodstock, VT
69) Attend a Sunday afternoon concert on the main house porch at Saint Gauden’s National Historic Site in Cornish, NH about 45 minutes from Quechee.
70) Take in the Summer Solstice Festival in Norwich, VT approximately 20 minutes away up I 91
71) Go to the Glory Days of Railroading in White River Junction, VT in September
72) Join us at The Quechee Tennis Center for a Tennis Social, Old Racquet & Classic Clothing party
73) Play with water in the concrete stream at the Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT (20 minutes from Quechee)
74) Visit the only National Park in Vermont – The Marsh Billings Rockefeller Park, Woodstock.
75) Take in the Summer Solstice Festival in Norwich, VT
76) Walk the Old Carriage Trails on Mt. Tom, Woodstock, VT
77) Enjoy an afternoon canoeing/kayaking on Grafton Pond watching for loons and hearing their calls. (about 45 minutes from Quechee)
78) Spend a day on Lake Pinneo with funyaks
79) Experience the nostalgic 1950’s and watch a movie at either the Bethel Drive-In or Fairlee Drive-In, both just 30 minutes away from the Quechee Club
80) Enjoy the views from the top of Mt Ascutney
81) Watch milk being bottled at McNamara’s Dairy in Plainfield, NH an easy ½ hour away from Quechee, bring home some chocolate milk.
82) Norwich House and Garden Tour held in July
83) Visit our local history, The Theron Boyd Homestead located on Hillside Road
84) Halloween Fun for all ages at Billings Farm & Museum
85) Take a dinner cruise around Lake Sunapee on the M.V. Mount Sunapee II, (about 40 minutes from Quechee)
86) Visit Fore You Golf and Ice Cream to play mini-golf, batting cages, or hockey on synthetic ice (West Lebanon, NH just 15 minutes away from Quechee)
87) Ride your bike on the Rail Trails through Enfield, NH - starting in Lebanon, NH (20 minutes from Quechee)
88) Join the CHaD Golf Tournament and Gala Evening
89) Cool off in the Ottaquechee River below the Quechee Covered Bridge
90) Fly a kite or relax on a nice summer day on the Quechee Green
91) Buy fresh local produce at the Farmer’s Markets in Woodstock or Norwich, VT
92) Help by enjoying and donating to the Chefs of The Upper Valley Fundraiser for The Haven
93) Watch the chips fly at the lumberjack competition at the Cornish Fair in August, just 30 minutes away from Quechee
94) Join the Quechee Recreation department for Teen Adventures – like Water Country, Indoor Skydiving, and more
95) Take in a summer performance at the New London Barn Playhouse or the Eclipse Grange in Thetford (up I-91 from Quechee)
96) Bring a picnic, blanket and bottle of wine and enjoy the music of Walter Cunningham’s Dartmouth Choir at the Quechee Music Festival in August on the Ski Hill
97) Shop at the Quechee Gorge Village Outdoor Flea Market, Sundays from May to October
98) Enjoy live sporting events at Dartmouth College: Football, Baseball, Softball, Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Lacrosse, Track & Field, and more!
99) Spend an afternoon at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival in July. Live music all day, varieties of Harpoon on tap, and World Class BBQ teams from all over the country. COME HUNGRY!
100) Give Curling a try, join the Upper Valley Curling Club! Learn To Curl classes, Social Curling, and League Nights run from October to December.
101) Bike, hike, walk, or run in the CHaD HERO, the premier athletic-fundraising event benefiting kids and families receiving care at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) in mid-October.
102) Plan the perfect wedding at The Annual Killington Bridal Show (40 minutes from Quechee) in mid-late October.
103) Take the family to an Upper Valley Nighthawks Baseball game.
104) Pick your own fresh fruits, sample homemade cider donuts, and visit the petting zoo at Wellwood Orchards in Springfield, VT (40 minutes from Quechee).