PARKS

Appletree Park, Edinborough Road: neighborhood park with tennis and basketball courts, playground and youth ball field.

Arms Park, off North Avenue: undeveloped conservation area.

Arthur Park, off North Avenue: undeveloped conservation area.

Baird Park, Pine Street: neighborhood park with tennis court, basketball court, playfield and playground.

Battery Park, intersection of Battery Street and Pearl Street: overlooks Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks; provides a promenade and playground. The band shell is the site of summer concerts.

Calahan Park, Locust Street: multipurpose park with basketball and tennis courts, ball fields and playgrounds.

City Hall Park, adjacent to City Hall and bordered by Main, College and St. Paul streets: the park is at the heart of the city and has a newly restored fountain, seating areas and walkways.

College Street Pier and Boathouse, off College Street: a greenbelt along the waterfront, with multi-person swings and a boardwalk overlooking the Adirondack Mountains across Lake Champlain. Boathouse is site of summer events.

Crescent Woods, off Prospect Parkway: undeveloped conservation area.

Ethan Allen Park, Ethan Allen Parkway: historic site, with views of the Green Mountains, Adirondacks and Lake Champlain from Ethan Allen Tower. Primarily a natural area with picnic facilities, overlook areas and hiking trails. There is a bike path connection to the Ethan Allen Homestead and a playground.

Lakeside Park, Harrison Avenue: open play field, basketball court and playground.

Leddy Park, off North Avenue at Leddy Park Road: Burlington's largest and most heavily-utilized facility featuring an 1800-foot beach, an indoor ice rink with seating for 1,000, four tennis courts, squash court, ball fields, natural areas, trails and playground.

McKenzie Park, off the Northern Connector: natural area available for nature observation, hiking, and cross-country skiing.

North Beach, off North Avenue at Institute Road: sandy beach with bath house, restrooms, snack bar, picnic tables, grills and playground. Campground with 67 tent sites and 45 RV sites.

Northern Connector Greenway/Bike Path, Northern Connector: conservation area with paved bike path, connects Ethan Allen Park with Ethan Allen homestead.

Oakledge Park, off Flynn Avenue at the waterfront: 2,500-foot of shoreline, featuring two picnic shelters with tables and a small beach and bath house. Also, tennis courts, ball fields and trails.

Perkins Pier/Roundhouse Point, off Maple Street: city-owned marina in Burlington Harbor with 80 slips, 20 moorings and launchings for trailerable boats, 500-foot lakefront picnic area.

Pomeroy Park, off North Street: site of a former school with a playground and basketball court.

Red Maple Wetland, off North Avenue: undeveloped conservation area.

Roosevelt Park, intersection of Oak and Walnut Streets: neighborhood park with two tennis courts, a ball field, basketball courts, playground and lighted skating rink in the winter.

Schifilliti Park, off North Avenue: three youth ball fields.

Schmanska Park, Grove Street: neighborhood park with two tennis courts, open play field and playground.

Smalley Park, off St. Paul Street: neighborhood park with ball field, basketball court and playground.

Starr Farm Park, Starr Farm Road: multipurpose playfield and neighborhood park with two soccer fields, playground, benches and picnic tables, vehicle parking and access to the waterfront bike path.

Waterfront Park and Promenade, off Lake Street: downtown waterfront and community park with 900 feet of lake shore, boardwalk, benches, waterfront bike path access, festival site and two-lane boat launch ramp with parking.

Waterfront Picnic Shelter, off Lake Street: 400-foot lakefront picnic area with cooking facilities and picnic tables.

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Champlain Street Park, South Champlain Street: Playground

January: Vermont 50+ Exposition. Entertainment and learning for mature adults, including a fashion show, live music, exhibits, lectures, and food.

February: Waltz Night and Silent Auction. Vermont Symphony Orchestra black-tie annual fund-raiser.

Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade on Church Street.

Annual Winter Festival. Family activities, crafts, dog sled rides, snowshoe demo and race, snow sculpture and more on the Burlington waterfront and other downtown locations.

March: Irish Heritage Festival. A week long celebration including traditional music, dancing, art exhibits, poetry readings and film festival.

April: New England Classic Music Festival at the Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College.

May: Key Bank Vermont City Marathon. Race downtown along Lake Champlain. Wheelchair accessible.

Kids Day: A festival celebrating children with a parade and free indoor and outdoor activities for children in several locations.

June: Discover Jazz Festival. More than 50 locations. Noon-Midnight.

Vermont Food Festival: The Green Mountain Chew Chew. Family-oriented festival featuring more than 40 area restaurants and Vermont Food Producers, including music and events at Waterfront Park.

Art's Alive Annual Juried Festival of Fine Art. Exhibits by Vermont artists in local stores and galleries, art activities, workshops, and demonstrations.

Lake Champlain International Fishing Derby. A family event that benefits aquatic resource education

July: Independence Day celebration on July 3rd on the Burlington Waterfront. Music, food and entertainment at Perkins Pier, Waterfront Park, the Community Boathouse and Battery Park. Biggest fireworks display in Vermont at sunset.

Champlain Valley Folk Festival. Concerts, participatory dancing, workshops, storytelling, informal jam sessions, and family activities at the University of Vermont's Redstone Campus.

Vermont Brewers Festival. A celebration of the art of draft brewing.

August: Latino Festival. Musical and dance performances, workshops and many more cultural events.

September: Church Street Marketfest. Entertainment and street dancing on Church Street.

October: Autumn Fair. Recreation of a colonial Vermont fair, with dancing, demonstrations, and hearty frontier food at the Ethan Allen Homestead.

Vermont International Film Festival. Various locations throughout Burlington.

November: Lighting Ceremony. Musical performance highlighting Santa's arrival and the lighting of 100,000 tiny white lights on Church Street Marketplace.

December: International Craft Fair and Cultural Expo. Gift bazaar with vendors from around the world, ethnic food, music and dance.

First Night. Entertainment, food, events and fireworks downtown to see in the New Year.

Other seasonal offerings: Vermont Symphony Orchestra; Mozart Festival; Lane Series; Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street

Ethan Allen Homestead, off Route 127: the 1787 farmhouse of the state's famous founder.

The house is located in a 284-acre park and was once part of the 1,000 acre farm where the Revolutionary War hero spent his last days. Tours, multi-media shows, gift shop.

Robert Hull Fleming Art Museum, 61 Colchester Avenue: art classes, exhibits, special events, tours. Permanent collection includes exhibits of Native American, European, Asian and African art and artifacts. An heirloom appraisal day is held every year on the last Saturday in October.

Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, 1 College Street: hands-on activities as well as exhibits including live frogs, snakes, fish and turtles.

Perkins Museum of Geology, Colchester Avenue: collections of fossils, footprints, petrified wood as well as the remains of the Charlotte whale, which proved the area had once been a sea bed. Information: (802) 656-8694

Special Collections, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont campus: the university's collection includes about 75,000 volumes, 5,000 cartons of manuscripts and 10,000 maps as well as rare books and university archives.

Burlington Historic District: Many of the main streets of the "Queen City" are laid out more or less the same as they were at the city's beginnings in the 18th and early 19th century. Battery Street on the waterfront is the site of several former 19th-century homes, while around City Hall Park buildings of historic interest include the Colonial Revival City Hall and the Ethan Allen Firehouse, which now contains an art gallery. Several old commercial buildings remain along Pearl Street, as do former homes of the area's then-prosperous merchants. The "hill" section of the city is rich with Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes of the 19th and early 20th century. The University of Vermont, at the top of the hill, includes several buildings of architectural note including the Ira Allen Chapel, the Old Mill and the Billings Library.