Town of Guilford, Vermont

Guilford Cares Food Weekly Food Pantry
2025-12-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
A weekly Food Pantry every Thursday between 3pm-4pm, free of charge, made available by the Guilford Cares. The food pantry is hosted by the Broad Brook Community Center located at: 3940 Guilford Center Road Guilford, VT 05301

For more information contact Pat Haine, Pantry Director at 802-257-0626, or email her at pth1946@yahoo.com

Rain or Shine Walking Group
2025-12-06 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-12-13 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-12-20 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-12-27 07:30 - 08:30 | Covered Bridge
Start off the weekend right by joining your neighbors for a walk on Guilford’s beautiful back-roads. This group will meet rain or shine, as long as the roads are passable, honoring the Norwegian saying “There is no bad weather, only unsuitable clothes”.

The group will meet on Saturday mornings at 7:30 am, at the Covered Bridge. Participants can choose which direction to walk from there.
Dogs are welcome on a leash.
If you would like to see another walk organized in town, let us know when and where you would like to meet!
Cheers from your Recreation Commission

Community Yoga
2025-12-08 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-15 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
This 60-minute class is accessible to people of all abilities and experience. Kripalu-style yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga (flow) style class. Guided by Lindsay Parise, a yoga practitioner of over two decades, who is excited to offer this community-based class. Read the full description on the website. Props available. Children 10 and older are welcome if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Cost: $10 ($5 for seniors and those with EBT benefits)

Storytime at the Library
2025-12-09 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-16 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-23 14:00 - 14:30 | Guilford Free Library, 4024 Guilford Center Rd, Guilford, VT
Join us for stories and songs at the library every Tuesday afternoon. Most suited for kids 5 and under, but all are welcome.
We’d love to have you join us! We’ll sing a song, read a story, and make sure you’re all set with reading materials for you and your kid(s). It’s a great time to meet other parents and have time for kids to play together inside or outside at the library.

Tai Chi Wednesdays @ Guilford Community Church
2025-12-10 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-17 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-24 09:30 - 11:30 | Guilford Community Church, 38 Church Ave, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
9:30 am – 10:15 am Sun Style 73 Form
10:30 am – 11:15 am Sun Style Tai Chi for Fall Prevention (Short 73 Form)
Classes are free. Donations are welcome.
Instructed by Leah Gessner
Regularly practicing the slow, rhythmic movements of Tai Chi eases stiff joints, improves balance, and promotes a sense of well-being. This program benefits anyone from age 50 upward interested in maintaining vitality. You only need some comfortable loose clothing and a yen for adventure. Call Guilford Cares if you have questions, (802) 579-1350 or guilfordcaresvt@gmail.com.

Guilford Food Hub
2025-12-10 15:00 - 18:00 | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
The Guilford Food Hub is a local food market that supports local farmers & helps make local food convenient and affordable for everyone in our community.
It’s a lot like an online farmers market, with ordering ahead and pickup every other Wednesday afternoon at the Broad Brook Community Center. Local vendors supply produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, preserves, body care products, plant starts, and more. You can also get regionally-sourced items such as cheese, yogurt, hummus, bread, and coffee. All items are grown or produced locally.
Food is sold at or below cost (no markup). If you are a SNAP/EBT customer, you’ll get a 50% discount on all produce thanks to NOFA-VT’s Crop Cash discount! We also have a pay-what-you-want food shelf open to the community on pickup days with items that are free or by donation.
💚 To buy food through the Guilford Food Hub, sign up here: Guilford Food Hub Signup Form

Tai Chi Thursdays @ Broad Brook Community Center
2025-12-11 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-25 09:30 - 11:30 | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
9:30 am – 10:15 am Sun Style Tai Chi for Fall Prevention (Short 73 Form) and beginning Long 73 Form
10:30 am – 11:15 am Sun Style Tai Chi for Fall Prevention (Short 73 Form)
Classes are free. Donations are welcome.
Instructed by Leah Gessner
Regularly practicing the slow, rhythmic movements of Tai Chi eases stiff joints, improves balance, and promotes a sense of well-being. This program benefits anyone from age 50 upward interested in maintaining vitality. You only need some comfortable loose clothing and a yen for adventure. Call Guilford Cares if you have questions, (802) 579-1350 or guilfordcaresvt@gmail.com.

Guilford Fiber Arts Craft Group
2025-12-14 16:30 - 17:30 | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
All are welcome to join the Guilford Fiber Arts Craft Group to work on new and old projects alike in the good company of other crafters. The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of most months at the Broad Brook Community Center from 4 -5:30 pm.

Guilford Free Library Trustees Meeting
2025-12-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Guilford Town Office, 236 School Rd, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
The Guilford Free Library Trustees meet on the third Monday of every month. Meetings are hybrid with the option to attend in person at the Library or via Zoom. Please see the library website for Zoom information.

Guilford Free Library Talk About Books
2025-12-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Guilford Free Library, 4024 Guilford Center Rd, Guilford, VT
Join librarian Leah Gessner every third Wednesday of the month in person at the Guilford Free Library or via Zoom at 6:30pm. All are welcome to request a copy of the current book by emailing or calling the library.

Guilford Cares Senior Support Group
2025-12-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
Guilford Cares Senior Support Group
1st and 3rd Thurs at the BBCC 1:00-2:00.
Description:
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Support Group meets the first and third Thursday of the month from 1:00-2:00 pm at Broad Brook Community Center.
Seniors meet to chat about the many aspects of aging in place; health, fitness, communication with family, wisdom from life experiences, or something new we hadn’t thought of before! Participants determine what comes up.
Our facilitators, Deb Albright and Mary Libby, believe that “Getting together makes life better”. All are welcome to join in any time, bask in the sharing and savor the warmth of company . And, of course, strict confidentiality always prevails.
Would you like to attend but need a ride? Guilford Cares will be glad to get you there and back. Just call 802-579-1350 for a ride.

Let There Be Light! A Winter Lights Event
2025-12-21 16:30 - 18:30 | Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, VT, 05301, United States
Let There Be Light! A Winter Lights Event Hosted by the Guilford Recreation Commission
Calling all Dreamers, Recreational Enthusiast and Harbingers of Lights. The Guilford Recreational Commission is excited to invite you to participate in a brand-new Winter Lights event for the Winter Solstice on Sunday, December 21st, 2025, at 4:30pm.
Join us as we bring light to the Shortest Day of the year with Lanterns and Illuminated Wooden Sculptures made of scrap wood and reclaimed materials along Guilford Center Road from the Broad Brook Community Center to the Guilford Free Library. We welcome you to bring your own lanterns and illuminated outfits.
The event will begin at 4:30pm with warm drinks, snacks and face painting, around 5pm we will have a guided precession from the BBCC to the Library and back to the BBCC, around 5:30pm we will have shared performances and group singing. Following the Winter Lights event there will be a Bal Folk Dance with Eloise & Co. (upstairs) at 6:30pm.
With so much ambition for this event we can’t pull it off without you.

We are looking for donations of the following materials: Extension cords, Power Cord, and most importantly Christmas Lights! *Please note that we will accept Christmas Lights that only partially work as long as 50% or more of the lights function. We will also accept battery powered headlamps or lanterns.
We are looking for volunteers interested in making desserts, treats and warm drinks to share at the event
Lastly, we are looking for performers interested in playing music, displaying unique light related talents, performing small skits or reading and sharing poems, spoken word, short stories throughout the event.

If you are interested in donating materials or volunteering in anyway, please reach out to Uriel Najera at townclerk@guilfordvt.gov with the subject “Winter Lights” or call (802)254-6857 x107
Thank you,
The Guilford Recreation Commission

Planning Commission
2025-12-24 18:30 - 20:30
The Planning Commission meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at the Town Office. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend.​
Find out more at: https://guilfordvt.gov/boards-and-commissions/planning-commission.
