The most joyful weekend of the year is coming to Burlington with the return of BCA‘s 18th Annual Festival of Fools! From Friday, July 31, to Saturday, August 1, Burlington, VT’s Church Street Marketplace and City Hall Park will be THE spot for free, all-ages fun with a fantastic lineup of stupendous street performers, exciting entertainers, and magnificent musicians coming to fill our streets with joy. 

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Festival of Fools is brought to you by the Pomerleau Family Foundation and our Pitch Sponsors Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop, VIP, and AARP Vermont, Championed by von Trapp Brewing, Hendrick’s Gin, and Float On Cannabis Co, and made possible with Community Support from Karma Birdhouse, Play Dog Play, Eyes of the World, Muddy Waters, Honey Road Restaurant, Always Full Market, Vermont Pub & Brewery. Media Sponsors: Seven Days and WCAX 

Hospitality Sponsors: AC Marriott Burlington, The Harborvale, Hilton Garden Inn, & Best Western Plus Windjammer Inn & Conference Center