SolarFest 2025 in Brandon, VT!

When

August 8, 2025    
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Where

Solarfest Center
144 Steinberg Road, Brandon, VT

Event Type

SolarFest 2025 in Brandon, VT!

Get ready for SolarFest 2025

August 8-10, 2025!

For our 30th anniversary, we’re planning to relaunch the big, fun festival with everything under the sun to build resiliency – music, workshops, activities, food, camping and great people. Look for an announcement of dates & other details soon, but let us know if you’ve able to volunteer your time and skills to help make this the best festival ever.

 

 

 

Check out the music from all the performers at Solarfest.org, from folk to jazz and reggae to rock, the lineup features 18+ hours of live music from top-quality local, national, and up & coming talent.

 

 

Dozens of valuable workshops sharing practical, hands-on knowledge

 

 

Engage with experts and leading practitioners about ways to save money and become more resilient, while enjoying fresh, delicious local food and beverages, exciting activities for the kids, and more, all set on our beautiful farm, conveniently located in central Vermont.

 

 

Tickets and Camping Reservations are On-Sale Now!

 

 

Honoring our roots with favorites like tours of the “Juice Bar” (and our brand new solar field), the community bonfire, and free admission for speakers, volunteers, and kid’s 12 & under, we’ve also added some new fun. like the free group dinner and movie night (on Friday), and Sunday will be a full-day Sustainability Expo, with free admission for all!

 

2025 continues our 30-year tradition of bringing together generations of friends and family from Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and 22 other states, plus Canada for a fun solar-powered summer festival with live music, great food, and exciting activities for all ages.

Set right in beautiful Brandon Vermont, SolarFest presents top-quality regional and national musical performers along with the ever-popular Singer Songwriter Showcase.

Workshops across eight subject tracks include scores of hands-on presentations by experts and practitioners on important topics that offer practical solutions to real-world concerns. From film to food, solar to storage, and transportation to technology, SolarFest’25 will be an incredible experience!

FRIDAY 8/8

Grounds open @ Noon
Dozens of Workshops
Top Live Music Performers
Buffet Dinner
Outdoor Movie Night
Community Bonfire

SATURDAY 8/9

All Day Festival
5 Workshop Tents
Singer/Songwriter Showcase
Top Live Music Performers
Supervised Kids Activities
Contradance, Theater & Art
Dancing Until 11PM

SUNDAY 8/10

Sustainable Living Expo
Main Stage Local Talent Jam
Workshops & Demonstrations
Live DJ Sets
Supervised Kids Activities
Volunteer Wrap-up