Brandon Independence Day Celebration – Brandon’s Favorite Day of the Year !!
If you are going to pick one Vermont town to visit on Saturday, July 1, 2023, you’ll want to choose Brandon. This small town knows how to throw a party and there are free events planned from morning to night and for everyone in the family.
Brandon has been celebrating Independence Day with a grand parade for decades. This year, besides the procession there will be bands in the parks, the Heritage train giving rides up Park Street and two auction sites where you can take home winnings on the same day. Additionally, there will be a beer garden, our world-famous Little Debbie Swiss Cake Roll Eating Contest, an evening street dance and fireworks at dusk that can be seen from up to a mile away.
With its newly revitalized streetscape, multiple downtown pocket parks and waterfalls, gorgeous historic architecture, quaint shops, and multiple lodging options and restaurants, Brandon is a top choice for visitors from all over and for all ages.
Brandon is situated at the crossroads between Routes 7 and 73 between lakes and mountains. The Moosalamoo National Recreation Area is just up the road a piece and Branbury State Park is just a stone throw’s away.
Start making your plans to be in Brandon on July 1, 2023 – Brandon’s Favorite Day! For more information and times, visit brandon.org. If you are interested in being a part of the Parade or the day’s festivities, contact Susan Stone at susdben@gmail.com
FUN, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & ACTION ALL DAY. BUY DUCKS on Brandon Inn lawn from 9 am – 12:30 pm
BUY 50/50 RAFFLE TICKETS all day from 9am to 6pm at: Silent Auction, Parade Info Booth & with Roaming Ticket Sellers! Winner will be drawn at 6:30 pm at the Street Dance
9 am – 4 pm: Silent Auction, Congregational Church’s Fellowship Hall across from Central Park (closed during parade)
9 am – 3 pm : Free train rides; start at Brandon Inn (not during parade)
10:00 am: Parade starts on Park St., through downtown, ends at Conant Square
11 am – 1 pm: Runnin’ Wild Jazz Band led by Gene Childers, Central Park Gazebo
11 am – 3 pm: Free family games, face painting, trampoline +++.
Behind Brandon Inn PLUS Spider Bounce Ride & Mechanical Bull (fee)
12 noon: Little Debbie Swiss Roll Eating Contest behind Brandon Inn
12 noon – 7 pm: Beer Garden in Green Park, across from Red Clover Ale
1 pm: Duck Race over Neshobe Falls – they go in behind Brandon Inn and good viewing is at Kennedy Park
3 – 5 pm: Aaron Audet Band at Green Park
6:30 – Dusk: Street Dance with Jam Man Entertainment in front of Bar Harbor Bank
DUSK: Fireworks – Downtown Brandon – Visible from within a mile of downtown
Park at American Legion – Rte 7 South, Short Walk OR Shuttle Bus: 8:30 am – 3 pm
