67th Brattleboro Winter Carnival, 2023

Open Skate

Brattleboro Park and Recreation Department

Nelson Withington Skating Facility

February 20th - February 24th

12:30 - 2:30 pm

Brattleboro Recreation and Parks Department will have additional Public Skating times from 12:30 to 2:30 pm on February 20 –24. Skate rentals will be available for $3.00!

For more information call the Brattleboro Recreation office at 802254-5808 or the Nelson Withington Skating Facility at 802-257-2311.

CRAFT & PAJAMA STORYTIME

Brooks Memorial Library Children’s Room

Tuesday, February 21st

6:30 pm

Put on your pjs and join us at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, February 21st for our Craft & Pajama Storytime. Perfect for families and kids of all ages. We will start with a craft and a yummy snack. Miss Lindsay and Miss Chloe will read their favorite bedtime stories and finish with a lullaby or two. The Children’s Room is located on the top floor of Brooks Memorial Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro. For more information call the Children’s Room at 802254-5290 ext 1210 or visit brookslibraryvt.org/kids/events/.

This event is free and open to the public.

Adult Dodgeball Tournament

Brattleboro Union High School

Tuesday, February 21st

7:00 pm

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball! Join us at the BUHS Gymnasium February 21st for the FIRST EVER Brattleboro Winter Carnival Adult Dodgeball Tournament! Balls fly at 7pm sharp. Local area businesses and residents will take each other on in a double elimination bracket, competing for the BWC Adult Dodgeball Tournament Champion title! Come watch it all go down or register a team to compete!

You can find team registration information as well as rules and regulations on the Brattleboro Winter Carnival Facebook page. Teams must have a minimum of 6 players, with up to 6 additional alternates/substitutes. The registration fee is $50 per team of 6, plus $5 for each additional player (up to 12 total players).

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for this event and is DUE 2/14/23. We need at least 12 teams to run the tournament and will limit the total number of teams to 15, so send in your registration fast! Registration forms can be sent to: info@brattleborowintercarnival.org (use subject line: DODGEBALL to ensure it doesn’t get lost) or to the address listed below. Once we confirm your registration, fees can be cash or check (paid to Brattleboro Winter Carnival) and mailed to P.O. Box 66, Brattleboro, VT 05302. Participants will need to sign a waiver prior to the tournament. Spectators of all ages are encouraged to attend at no charge, but donations will be accepted. See you there!

TODAY’S EVENTS

WEDNESDAY 2/22

Family Cross Country Skiing And Snowshoeing Days

Brattleboro Outing Club

Monday, February 20th - Wednesday, February 22nd 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Enjoy snowshoeing or cross country skiing on the trails at the Brattleboro Outing Club, located at the Brattleboro Country Club. There are miles of well-groomed ski trails, for beginners and advanced skiers, as well as several miles of snowshoe trails. The suggested donation is $10.00 for an individual or $20.00 per household. Please place all donations in the box located on the kiosk just outside of the BOC Ski Hut. Please be sure to sign in at the kiosk to use the trails.

You may bring your own ski or snowshoe equipment or borrow snowshoes from the Brooks Memorial Library. Alternatively, rental equipment will be available for a fee from the BOC Ski Hut. All rentals will need to be returned by 3:00 pm.

For more information, visit www.brattleborooutingclub.org/ cross-country-skiing