Town Fair 2024 was a fun and exciting event! Scroll down to learn more about what Town Fair 2024 offered. We're already starting to think about Town Fair 2025. Check back for updates - this page is where you'll find information about the 2025 event as it becomes available. .
About Town Fair
Town Fair is VLCT’s popular annual conference. Members and partners connect with counterparts and customers from all around the state. Typical conference attendance is 500+ and gives members and vendors time to learn about the most critical topics, products, and services, all in one place. It’s an unparalleled experience that includes numerous networking opportunities.
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We're excited to announce that Jim Cantore, longtime meteorologist for The Weather Channel, will provide the keynote address at Town Fair. Cantore grew up in White River Junction and graduated from Lyndon State before becoming one of the best known meteorologists in the country. He will speak to attendees about changing weather patterns and climate resiliency, and he will share some true-life stories of what he has encountered while covering severe weather events.
This year's trainings fit into five tracks designed to provide valuable information for your role in local government:
Finance, Administration and Operations
Tips and tools for successful day-to-day operations.
Leadership
Skills and best practices every leader needs.
Building Safe and Healthy Communities
Ideas and information to make your community the best it can be.
Facilitated Discussions
Join your peers and subject experts to discuss important topics.
Elections
Presented in cooperation with the Vermont Municipal Clerks' and Treasurers' Association (VMCTA).
8:00 AM Exhibit Hall Opens
Meet face-to-face with more than 60+ exhibitors offering products and services that help solve problems and provide solutions. Open all day.
Location: Oscar Wilde, Lower Lobby and Northstar Lobby
8:00 AM Vermont Women Leading Government Meeting
Gather with your fellow municipally-minded women (including cisgender and trans women) and people who are intersex, non-binary, agender, or genderfluid. Learn about the Vermont Chapter of Women Leading Government. Help us set goals and workshop topics for the coming year. Ask questions and learn about membership (non-elected officials) or attending our events as a non-member.
Location: tbd
8:00 - 9:00 AM Roundtable Breakfast
Grab a bite and seat at the roundtable that most interests you.
Location: Oscar Wilde
9:00 - 10:15 AM Keynote Speaker - Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel
Jim Cantore grew up in White River Junction and graduated from Lyndon State before becoming one of the best known meteorologists in the country. He will speak about changing weather patterns and climate resiliency, and he will share some true-life stories of what he has encountered while covering severe weather events.
Location: Northstar
10:30 - 11:30 AM Workshop Sessions 1
Find complete list of tracks and sessions here.
10:30 AM Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police Meeting
Information about this meeting is being supplied directly to chiefs.
Location: tbd
11:30 AM Visit Exhibitors
Take a stroll through the 60+ exhibitors located throughout the conference center.
Location: Oscar Wilde, Lower Lobby and Northstar Lobby
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch and Awards Ceremony
Join us in the Snowshed Lodge for a delicious lunch and awards ceremony.
Speaker: Sky Barsch, CEO of VTDigger, will share her perspective on the importance of media covering local government, how VTDigger tries to do so, and observations about the future of local journalism.
Location: Snowshed Lodge
1:30 - 2:30 PM Workshop Sessions 2
Find complete list of tracks and sessions here.
2:45 - 3:45 PM Workshop Sessions 3
Find complete list of tracks and sessions here.
4:00 PM Grand Raffle Drawing and Ice Cream Social
Finish out your day visiting exhibitors, enjoying some ice cream, and listening for your name to be read as a raffle prize winner.
Location: Oscar Wilde
VLCT invites all members to send a voting delegate to our annual meetings on October 1, 2024 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
The annual meetings are where you will elect the VLCT Board of Directors, hear updates on recent program changes from VLCT leadership, learn about the financial health of the member-owned risk pools, and vote on VLCT's legislative policy for the upcoming year.
This is your annual opportunity to weigh in on how VLCT represents you in the state house, share insights into what services you need VLCT, PACIF or VERB to offer your municipality, and question both staff and board members about why we do things the way we do. Voting Delegates will need to register separately from their Town Fair registration.