Events
Friday, October 3, 2025
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Snowbowl Fall Foliage Lift Rides
Join us at the Middlebury Snowbowl for a breathtaking journey through Vermont’s most stunning autumn scenery! Our Fall Foliage Lift Rides offer a unique opportunity to experience the vibrant colors of fall from one of the best vantage points in the state.
Snowbowl
Open to the Public
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Fall Family Weekend: Special Collections Open House & DIY Bookmaking
Make a book or just take a look at our range of rare books, manuscripts, and archives! We’ll have all the supplies you need to leave with your very own handmade treasure, and our staff will answer all your questions about how we integrate our unique materials into Midd classes.
Davis Family Library, Special Collections Reading Room
Open to the Public
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Fall Family Weekend: Career Connections
The Center for Careers and Internships and the Family Philanthropy Circle have teamed up to host a networking event for students. A strong liberal arts experience is most successful when we can connect students with mentors and industry experts to offer guidance and expertise. Members of the Family Philanthropy Circle have volunteered to share their insights and professional pathways with bright and talented Middlebury students.
Johnson Atrium
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Fall Family Weekend Campus Tree Tour!
Meet at the front porch of Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest to join the popular Fall Family Weekend Campus Tree Tour led by passionate Middlebury horticulturalist and tree expert Tim Parsons. Learn fun facts and hear stories about various trees around campus. Tim will also explain how he manages our rural Vermont campus as an urban forest.
Check out Tim Parson’s blog, The Middlebury Landscape, and/or follow Tim on Instagram.Middlebury College
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Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Dinner
Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Dinner. Service @ 5:30 PM and Dinner @ 6:30 PM.
Jewish Center at the Freeman International Center
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Friday Night Movies at The Grille
Friday Night Movies at The Grille! Movies will be announced ongoing. Weekly menu specials!
McCullough Wilson Cafe
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Badminton Club Open Practice
Join the Badminton Club!
Looking for a fun way to stay active? No skill or experience required—just bring yourself! We provide rackets and shuttles, or feel free to bring your own. Come play singles or doubles, meet new people, and enjoy a fast-paced, exciting sport.
All students are welcome—drop in, give it a try, and you might just fall in love with badminton!
Memorial Field House Nelson Multi-Use Area
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Glow Golf at Ralph Myhre Golf Course
Step into the Glow: Ralph Myhre Golf Course’s Fall Glow Golf Experience
Get ready to light up the night as Glow Golf returns to Ralph Myhre Golf Course on Friday, October 3rd, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. This year, we’re bringing you something brand new—two unique 5-hole glow loops for an experience unlike any of our past events!
Ralph Myhre Golf Course
Open to the Public
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The 30th Annual First Show - The Truth Remixed
A Night of Scenes, Comedy, and Lots of Fun!
What happens when you take classic themes, original voices, and a whole lot of creativity — and toss them into one wildly entertaining night of theatre? You get The Truth Remixed. Also, this is the sister show to Echoes of Truth First Year show in Fall 2024.
Hepburn Zoo
Open to the Public
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Cocoon
Inspired by the popular storytelling phenomenon The Moth, Cocoon is a special evening of true stories told live without notes. This year’s storytellers include Hafez Sami-Sadeghi ’28.5; faculty members James Fitzsimmons (Anthropology), Jerry Philogene (Black Studies), and Susan DeSimone (Biology); Director of Middlebury’s Abenaki School Jesse Bowman Bruchac, and three-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and educator Dr. Christine Gentry. They’ll all be telling stories on the theme “Before I Die,” in association with the public art installation in the lower lobby.
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
$15/10/8/5; https://go.middlebury.edu/tickets
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Stargazing at the Mittelman Observatory
The Mittelman Observatory is hosting a stargazing event on the MBH roof deck from 8:00 - 10:30pm on Friday October 3rd. This event is open to Middlebury students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families. For safety reasons, attendance is limited and registration is required. Please register for only one 45-minute stargazing time slot using the link below. Tickets are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The event is free for all attendees. Note that this event will only take place if the sky is expected to be mostly clear.
Mittelman Observatory (McCardell Bicentennial Hall)
Open to the Public
