Welcome To Brandon, Vermont
Unhurried, Unspoiled, Unforgettable
The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce is your one-stop source for events, activities, lodging,
dining, tourism, weddings and business information. Let us know if we can be of any service to you.

Brandon Sky at Nightfall

Brandon has some prime retail space available for lease or purchase right in our high-speed-internet-accessed downtown. We offer the potential for financing opportunities. What do we need? What type of businesses are we looking for?

If you would like to start a new business or relocate an existing business to the village of Brandon, here are some stand-out ideas generated recently at a Chamber of Commerce brainstorming session. Click here for more details.

• variety / general store
• taxi service
•bike / x-c ski shop / sporting goods
• antique shop / group shop
• location-neutral businesses / IT
• small cinema (alternative films; serve food)
• VT Specialty food destination / “boutique” foods group shop
• micro-brewery
• a new dentist

The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome you to Brandon, Vermont. Visit us often, either virtually or in-person. This website is dedicated to bringing you information on the area, whether you are a visitor, you live here, or just looking to learn more. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know!

Recreation can be found out the front door no matter where you are. Experience Moosalamoo, one of Vermont's best-kept secrets for all who enjoy quality outdoor adventures. The 20,000 acre Moosalamoo Region including the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area is located in the heart of the 400,000 acre Green Mountain National Forest, stretching from the western slopes of the Green Mountains to Lake Dunmore, and from Scenic Route125 to Route 73. Visitors to Lake Dunmore enjoy swimming, camping, boating, kayaking, and sandy-beached Branbury State Park. Winter activities include snowshoeing (you can do it anywhere), downhill skiing at nearby Killington and Pico Resort, or Sugarbush, Mad River Glen ("Ski it if you Can"), or Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, and cross-country skiing just up the road at Blueberry Hill Ski Center. Foodies will delight in our selection of restaurants as well as farm fresh goodies from Wood's Market Garden.

The Arts are everywhere in our area, which led the Governor to call Brandon the "Art and Soul" of Vermont. Stop by and view the art of world famous Warren Kimble, which is now being sold at the Liza Myers Gallery. Famed American folk artist Warren Kimble lives and paints in Brandon. Check out our Arts and Antiques page for a full list and description of the area's Galleries and Antique Shops. Visit the Brandon Artists Guild for a look at the work of a dynamic, vibrant, and varied collection of their 50-plus artists members. Visiting in the winter, don't miss Art In The Snow, a Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top Ten Winter Event for 2009. Music events are held throughout the year at venues such as Brandon Music, Ball and Chain Cafe, and Gallery-in-the-Field. In summer, make sure you stop by Farmer's Market for the freshest produce, breads, jams, honey, and crafts, held each Friday from mid-May through mid-October from 9 am - 2 pm in Brandon's Central Park. Brandon has a few active farms which welcome guests. Both Maple View Farm Alpacas and Kirby's Happy Hoofers are great places to get close to alpacas or goats. You won't want to miss the shows in our free Summer Concert Series or Basin Bluegrass Festival.

History surrounds us in Brandon. Since 1761, Brandon has been a destination town. Downtown is a great place to begin a self-guided historic walking tour and a way to see many of the 243 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Brandon is a study in early American architecture and Vermont history. The Chamber of Commerce and friends have just finished rejuvenating the historic Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace. The Brandon Museum will be open seasonally beginning in the spring of 2009. When you are out driving or biking, see if you can find the area's four covered bridges! Nearby, visit Shelburne Museum, Fort Ticonderoga, the New England Maple Museum, and the Vermont Marble Museum Exhibit.

There is no better place to hold your special Celebration than in Brandon, Vermont. Not only are brides and grooms discovering Brandon for their special day at  Blueberry Hill Inn, Brandon Inn, Café Provence, or The Lilac Inn but more and more families are holding reunions, civil union ceremonies, and special anniversary parties in the area. We have the chefs, activities, and lodging to make everyone on your guest list happy! Join townspeople for Brandon's terrific special events. Vermont's largest Independence Day Parade is right here in Brandon. The Great Brandon Auction, Yard Sale Day, and Make Your Own Leafperson Day are other favorites.

Brandon has an excellent inventory of available real estate, residential and commercial, historic and modern. Learn more about moving to Brandon, starting a new business, or moving your existing one.

Brandon is proud to have a number of lodging options which are designated Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State.

We invite you to have your wedding in the Unhurried, Unspoiled, Unforgettable village of Brandon, Vermont. Discover why every year so many brides choose Brandon as the site for their wedding in any season.

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