Downtown Event Grants
Montpelier Alive works to create a vibrant and livable Montpelier by celebrating its heart and soul: its downtown. A great way to celebrate is to bring community together through events!
Often, we’re asked to help run events for other organizations who may want to come into the downtown. While we love to see events come to Downtown Montpelier, we do not have the capacity and budget to get directly involved in implementing them. Although we put on our own series of events, taking on other events, even when they include really fun ideas, is generally outside of our ability and scope. Please know that just because we can’t organize your event doesn’t mean we are not in support of you and your efforts. In addition to our equipment loan program, and access to our downtown event planning handbook, one of the many ways we support events is through our Downtown Event Grant Program!
Our 2025 grant application is live! Click HERE to apply. Applications must be submitted electronically on or before Friday, April 18th, 2025 at 5pm. Decisions will be communicated to applicants on or before April 25th, 2025.
2024 Downtown Grant Event Awardees
The 2024 recipients are:
- All Together Now, All Species Day on May 5th,
- Good Beginnings of Central Vermont, It Takes a Village on May 11th,
- Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools Race Against Racism on May 25th,
- Pride Center of Vermont, Montpelier Pride Fest on May 31st,
- Shidaa Projects Inc. Juneteenth and collaborative drumming performances on June 19th,
- Monteverdi Music School, Make Music Day on June 21st (Summer Solstice!),
- Satta Sound, Langdon Street Block Party, date TBD
- Maple Roots Music Festival on July 27th,
- Kellogg Hubbard Library, Fall for the Library on October 5th,
- Montpelier Community Gospel Choir, Montpelier Martin Luther King Celebration on January 19th, 2025.
