Ballet at Retreat Farm

7/20/19 Update: IMPORTANT 
For the health and safety of everyone, we’ve decided to cancel the Farm to Ballet at Retreat Farm tonight. The heat index at the time of the performance will be considerably higher than the forecast originally projected.
Unfortunately, the performance can not be rescheduled. Ticket holders will receive an email with refund information.
Event Date: Saturday July 20, 2019
Event Time: Doors open at 4:30pm, Show starts at 6pm

​Retreat Farm in Brattleboro is excited to host the nonprofit Farm to Ballet Project for the third year. Come early and enjoy our Children's Farm & Forest program, visit animals in the barn and on pasture, walk through the Children's Garden and Nature Trail, and enjoy indoor and outdoor play spaces.
Come early to enjoy the grounds, listen to music and see the pre-show performance!​​ The Children's Farm & Forest will be open for guests to enjoy from the time the gates open at 4:30pm until the start of the ballet.

Food & Drink

Local food trucks and craft brewers will be on-site serving locally-sourced food and drink, which guests can enjoy on the grass or at picnic tables overlooking the Retreat Meadows Bay and Wantastiquet Mountain. ​Dosa Kitchen, Jamaican Jewelz, Mach’s Mobile Pizza, and The Thirsty Goat will be serving up local food truck fare and Vermont craft brews, cider, wine, and kombucha.

Ticket Proceeds

Retreat Farm's portion of the ticket sales will directly benefit the Open Barn program, which provides reduced admission and memberships to families that participate in EBT, Medicaid, or Free/Reduced School Lunch programs. This popular new program is designed to keep our educational resources accessible to everyone in the community.

Seating

Audience members should bring picnic blankets or lawn chairs. Their will be different designated seating areas for picnic blankets and lawn chairs to allow optimal viewing for all audience members.

Weather

In the event of inclement weather (storms, downpours), the show will be cancelled. We will do everything we can to perform outdoors if possible. In the event of cancellation, ticket holders will be refunded. Ticket holders may also choose to continue to donate their ticket to the cause or exchange for another show.  Weather updates will be shared here on our website, via email to ticket purchasers, and on our fb event page for this show. 
​Please note: Pets prohibited.

Activities

Before the show, guests can tour the Children’s Farm and Forest, which includes hands-on animal interactions in an indoor barn, animals on pasture, creative play areas, and a .75-mile interpretive nature trail.

Our learning center and gift shop also provide an opportunity for visitors to purchase farm products, local art, and educational toys and books.

Balloon and face painting artists will also be onsite, while Carlos our majestic 1-ton ox looks on from his paddock to the south of the Square.

Participate in a Scavenger Hunt before the show starts. If you find all the items on your sheet- turn it in at the F2B Merchandise Table to be entered in a prize raffle.
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Location

Retreat Farm
45 Farmhouse Square,
Brattleboro VT 05301
We are conveniently located off Rt. 30, just northwest of downtown Brattleboro.
How to Find Us: From I-91, take exit 2 and turn east on Western Ave. Follow signs to VT Route 30 North.
Parking Directions: Parking is available in the lots at the main entrance, and along Route 30. Follow signage and attendants for overflow parking behind the barns and on the north lawn. ​

About Retreat Farm
Retreat Farm is a non-profit center for land-based education, recreation, and farming - where people connect to the land and each other. Founded in 1837, the Farm historically provided the food, fuel, and outdoor therapies for the Brattleboro Retreat. Today the Farm is comprised of 500 acres of farmlands, forest, and wetlands, and is the heart of the nine-mile Retreat Trails network.
Retreat Farm is home to the Children’s Farm & Forest, a farm-based educational experience whose mission is to instill a love of the natural world through farming, play, and hands-on exploration. Your Farm to Ballet tickets will directly benefit the Open Barn program, which provides reduced admission and memberships to families that participate in EBT, Medicaid, or Free/Reduced School Lunch programs. This is a popular new program designed to keep our educational resources accessible to everyone in our community.