EVENTS!
EVENTS!
#HeartofOurCity ❤️🔍 PART II: The Heart Hunt
Play. Explore. Win.
Think scavenger hunt meets city-wide love fest.
For the month of February (2/6-3/6): Step inside participating businesses and keep your eyes 👀 peeled - each store is hiding a he❤️rt. 🔎 Find it, tell a Store employee where you spotted it, and earn a stamp on your Heart Hunt card.
How it works
Pick-up your Heart Hunt Card at any participating store:
Copper at Dorset, 100 Dorset St
Eat & Be Hoopy, 155 Dorset St (U Mall)
Ecobean, 150 Dorset St (Blue Mall)
Kula Yoga Fitness & Social Lounge, 100 Dorset St
Playa Bowls, 225 Dorset St
Snowflake Chocolates, 150 Dorset St (Blue Mall)
South Burlington Public Library, 180 Market St
Vermont Gaming Academy, 155 Dorset St (U Mall)
Find the hidden he❤️rt inside the store
Tell the Store employee where you found it
Collect all 5 stamps
Redeem at Snowflake Chocolates for your FREE Chocolate covered Oreo🍫🍪 (redemption available until 3/16/26)
Grab a friend, bring the kids, make a night of it - and keep the love (and the exploring) moving across City Center. ❤️
SB3C X Copper: Fins Up, City Center!
Jimmy Buffett–Inspired Edition
License to Chill… & Connect: Island Time in City Center
Kick back, grab a drink, and soak up island vibes at this beloved annual Tiki Tapas Tribute to Jimmy Buffett, now part of SB3C’s community social series. This isn’t your average networking event - it’s a movement party where good food, great drinks, and relaxed connection come together to build momentum for City Center.
This is a stand-up, sway, dance-if-you-feel-like-it kind of night. Some guests mingle all evening, others settle in to enjoy tapas - every party finds their rhythm.
$15 RSVP to hold your spot (includes one drink of choice upon arrival)
🌴 Tiki-inspired cocktails (quality pours - no “$5 bottle” energy here 😉
🍴 An awesome, affordable tapas menu (available for preorder)
🎶 Island playlists + Jimmy Buffett concert visuals
🫔 Themed Labeled tables - we’ll seat you on arrival
🤝 Easy mingling with people shaping City Center
🚙 Ample free parking & 🔥Firepit
No pressure. No presentations. Just good vibes and great people.
Spots are limited - and this is the kind of night people will be talking about after it happens.
Island-wear Required!!
Get your ticket here - $15 includes one drink: https://www.toasttab.com/catering/copper-at-dorset-100-dorset-street/menu/tiki-tapas%20tickets
Illuminate Vermont
SAVE THE DATE!!
South Burlington’s most creative weekend is back!
✨ Illuminate Vermont ✨
📅 April 24 & 25, 2026
📍 180 Market Street | South Burlington
Sip cocktails, grab bites from food trucks, vibe to live music, and shop incredible local artists at this indoor/outdoor artistic festival.
🎶 Quadra & Sticks and Stones & Jacob Green
🎭 Cirque de Fuego l Cate Great | Al Getler | & More!
🎟️ FREE Admission
#HeartofOurCity
As dusk falls over South Burlington, the city starts to glow 💖. One by one, storefront windows light up with shining hearts - turning your City Center into a magical trail of love, light, and local pride.
Wander, explore, and follow the hearts as they lead you through the businesses that make our community thrive. (Spoiler: it’s you. 😉)
Tell us! What fills your he💖rt about our city?
📸Take a photo 🤳🏽 and tag #HeartOfOurCity and #SB3C
Check it out in City Hall!
See all the participating local businesses featured in a special, temporary installation - celebrating the hearts that make our community shine.
SB3C City Center Business Workshop: featuring Hello Burlington
SB3C Hosts: Small Business Spotlight Workshop with Hello Burlington
Get Found on Google: Quick Workshop for Local Businesses
Hello Burlington website ranks #1 on Google for how people discover South Burlington.
This workshop shows you how to correctly plug your business into that visibility - so customers can actually find you.
🚨 You voted - now it’s official! SB3C + Hello Burlington’s Workshop Thursday, Jan 29 • 3 PM.
Spots are limited - RSVP HERE before it’s too late!
Ugly Sweater 5K
🎄🏃♂️ The Ugly Sweater 5K is Back! 🏃♀️🎄
Get ready to run, walk, skip, and celebrate the season - Newly sponsored by South Burlington City Center Collaborative (SB3C)!
Wear your favorite, ugliest sweater and warm up on Sunday, December 14th with this Fun jaunt! Day of registration is allowed. All indoor race events will take place at SB City Hall (180 Market Street). The first 100 runners will receive SBRP/Ugly Sweater TBD giveaway.
What’s happening?
🎁 Food Drive + Raffle Donations: Bring in non-perishable food items to be donated to the South Burlington Food Shelf. Each item donated is worth 1 raffle ticket.
👕 Ugly Sweater Competition
🍴 Special Featured Food Vendor
🎨 Arts & Crafts + 🍪 Cookie Decorating
🎬 Holiday Movie Screening
🎉 After Party Fun!
✨ Bring your friends, family, and festive spirit - There’s something for everyone!
Registration:
Adults (+$5 for non-South Burlington residents):
August - November 15th = $20
November 16th - December 13th = $30
Day of Registration = $35
Youth Pricing (Regardless of registration date):
13-17: $10 (+$5 for non-South Burlington residents)
12 and under: Free but must register
Race proceeds will go to support SBRP community programs to make an impact within our local community while eliminating participation barriers. These programs include:
- Complimentary shuttles to events
- Community dinners and BBQs
- SBRP program scholarship fund
SB3C Tailgate & Watch Party
🎉 GAME ON, SOUTH BURLINGTON! ⚽️
Catch the America East Men’s Soccer Championship LIVE at the SB3C Tailgate & Watch Party at Delta Hotel / Duke’s Courtyard!
This isn’t just a game - it’s the ULTIMATE community tailgate experience:
🔥 Indoor + Outdoor Viewing – 5 screens inside, massive outdoor screen for the big plays!
🎶 DJ Jim Provost spinning live to keep the energy UP
🍕 Free appetizers + first 100 fans snag a FREE Leonardo’s or Folino’s slice
🍺 Cold brews (special discounted drink specials)
🍹 Full bar & lunch menu available for purchase
⚽️ Outdoor games for ALL AGES - bring the whole crew!
🎟️ UVM Athletics sponsored raffles & SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST!!
Doors open at 12pm ~ GAME ON at 1pm
Be there or hear about it later!
Grab your crew, bring the family, and experience South Burlington’s ultimate tailgate LIVE!
Men's Soccer America East Semifinal Watch-Party
Hey South Burlington - it’s Game Day! ⚽🐾
The UVM Catamounts are back in the America East Semifinal, taking on the UNH Wildcats tonight at 6:30 PM - and we’re rallying at the Duke’s Public House Watch Party!
🏆 They claimed it last year… and they’re coming for it again!
💚 Bring your crew
💛 Grab a drink
🍔 Enjoy great food
Let’s show our team what community pride looks like - pack the courtyard and cheer the Cats all the way to victory!
JOIN US TONIGHT - KICKOFF AT 6:30 PM!
GLOW WALK!
🎃 Join SB3C & SB Parks and Rec for a Spooktacular Evening! 👻
Starting at the main entrance, take a not-so-scary stroll down the dirt roadway and soak in the sights and sounds of Halloween fun.
✨ The first 400 kids will get a complimentary glow necklace!
🍴 Come hungry - one of our fan-favorite food trucks is back again this year.
🧛 Bring your costume, friends, and neighbors, and mark your calendars!
🕔 Sensory-friendly & accessible window: 5:30–6:00 PM
A safe, festive, and fun night for the whole community - Don’t miss it!
Energy Festival
The Energy Committee, in collaboration with the Recreation and Parks Department and the Climate Action Manager, is sponsoring a fun and informative event for all ages.
⚡️🌱 MEET SB3C!! SIGN-UP AND BECOME A MEMBER, JOIN A COMMITTEE, OR JUST LEARN MORE ABOUT WHO WE ARE ⚡️🌱
Come learn about how to lower your energy bill, electrify your house or ride, install solar panels, ways to move around without a car, and more!
Join us for a fun-filled day with food, prizes, and sustainable energy – Solar Bus, live music, 20 exhibitors, EV and eBike demos, workshops, Climate Action Plan, food trucks, raffles and giveaways, kids activities, bounce house, Champ, and Beta’s Mobile Dome!
Touch-A-Truck
At Rick Marcotte Central School. This event includes free face painting, mini golf, music, arts & crafts, yard games, inflatables, and touch-a-truck.
Movie Night
Come enjoy Shrek at Goose Pond. Event includes BBQ for all and blanket giveaway for first 100 in attendance
SB3C Annual Meeting
Our Annual meeting is open to the public. Come see how the SB3C and other downtown organizations help businesses and build community!
Illuminate Vermont 2025
Illuminate Vermont returns to Market Street in South Burlington for a weekend filled with entertainment, local food, and local crafts. This two-day event is free and family friendly!
SB3C welcomes Bliss Bee
South Burlington City Center Collaborative was on-hand to welcome Bliss Bee to the opening of their third location and second in South Burlington. This location at 268 Market Street is one of the first businesses to open in the newly constructed multi-use buildings
Upcoming events
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SB3C City Center X Copper at Dorset: Jimmy Buffett
Fins Up, City Center!
License to Chill… & Connect: Island Time in City Center
More Details Coming Soon….
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SB3C + SBPL Youth Hangout Launch Event
The SBPL Youth Hangout Launch
The Teen Takeover
Made Possible by an SB3C Community Grant
Stay Tuned! More Details Coming Soon…
