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Big Gay New Year

A night of queer joy, art, music, and allyship

ECHO Center

7:00pm - 12:30am
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Burlington Electronic Department NYE Party 

Electrifying beats to dance your way into the New Year

Foam Brewers

9:00pm - 12:30am
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Circus Smirkus

Three shows from from VT’s own circus troupe!

Contois Auditorium

12:00pm - 5:00pm
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Cirque De Fuego

Lighting our way into the New Year with a fiery circus!

Waterfront Park

8:00pm - 8:30pm

Daytime Disco

Dance yourself dizzy with DJ Svpply

Foam Brewers

2:00pm - 6:00pm

DJ Rice Pilaf 

A veteran of the BTV music scene who knows how to keep the dance floor bouncing!

Waterfront Park

5:00pm - 7:00pm
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DJ UmAmi

Energetic dance vibes to carry you into the New Year

Waterfront Park

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Fireworks

Close out 2023 with a bang!

Waterfront Park

8:00pm - 8:30pm
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Front Porch Follies

A hilarious variety show based off favorite Front Porch Forum posts

ECHO Center

1:30pm - 4:30pm
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Futurama Luminart

Afro-techno beats, AI art installations, and fantasy fashion moments

BCA Center

9:30pm - 12:30am

Good Clean Fun

A family-friendly improv comedy show

Vermont Comedy Club

11:00am - 6:00pm
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Greaseface

Psychedelic punk style folk art rock at Skinny Pancake

Skinny Pancake

9:30pm - 10:15pm
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Greg Freeman

Indie rocker Greg Freeman's Highlight debut

Waterfront Park

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Henry Jamison

End the year with thoughtful indie folk

Unitarian Universalist

8:30pm - 10:00pm
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Illuminated Sculpture Garden

Glowing sculptures to light our way into 2024

Waterfront Park

2:00pm - 10:00pm

Make N’ Take

Do some NYE art-making!

BCA Center

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Mal Maiz

A psychedelic spin on Latin sounds

Waterfront Park

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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RunVermont NYE Run/Walk to Highlight

Racing into 2024!

Waterfront Park

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Skylark

Chamber music and poetry combine to bring 2023 to a classical close

Unitarian Universalist

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Specter

Catch a moment of wonder with these interactive glowing orbs

Unitarian Universalist

1:00pm - 12:00am
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Spiritual Sounding: Woodland Echoes (Co-presented with Scrag Mountain Music) 

End 2023 with a musical meditation from Spiritual Soundings

BCA Center

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour Dance Party

Shake off 2023!

Contois Auditorium

9:00pm - 12:30am
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The Fluffy Bus 

A Burning Man "artcar" hosts DJs for Highlight

Waterfront Park

2:00pm - 10:00pm
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The Nth Power

Soul, funk, rock, and rhythm and blues on the Waterfront Park stage

Waterfront Park

8:30pm - 10:00pm
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The Suitcase Junket

The beloved singer/songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist makes his Highlight debut

Waterfront Park

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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The Tenderbellies

A Vermont-based blend of Americana, bluegrass, new grass, jazz, and rock

Waterfront Park

2:30pm - 3:30pm

VSECU Resolution Giveaway & Hot Cocoa Bar 

Win $200 to support your New Year's Resolution

ECHO Center

2:00pm - 5:00pm
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WABAAM! A Contemporary Circus Cabaret 

Circus and cabaret collide for awe-inspiring NYE antics!

Contois Auditorium

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Wild Leek River

Rowdy country that recalls by-gone honky-tonks

Skinny Pancake

10:30pm - 12:30am
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Youth Opera Company of OCM: From Spain with Love 

Teen opera singers put a contemporary spin on this classical form

Unitarian Universalist

3:30pm - 4:30pm