Bennington, VT -- The Better Bennington Corporation hosts the second First Friday 2023. The special theme this month is activities! This event is FREE and open to the public.

Main Street between North Street and Silver Street will be closed to traffic and filled with games and activities including the Rock Painting project: Benny, The Caterpillar. The street will have games (cornhole, pickleball, and more), outdoor restaurant service, sidewalk sales, and buskers.

Merchants are invited to host their own special activities led by The Village Chocolate Shoppe's "Chocolate Bingo!" (471 Main Street) This one serves as a fundraiser for Bennington Project Independence. The price per person is $6. For this donation, participants receive 5 single-use cards. (Additional cards are available for purchase.) They will also also host 50/50 raffle. All the Chocolate Shoppe's proceeds go to BPI.

While the footprint is just a small piece of Main Street, all our downtown merchants are, of course, welcome and encouraged to participate with space on Main.

Date: Friday, August 4

Location: Main Street in Downtown Bennington, VT

If you would like to be a busker for tips only, please contact Jenny: [email protected].