About downtown Montpelier
Montpelier is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Montpelier's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Montpelier AliveAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Vermont Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the Montpelier Alive team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Montpelier worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Montpelier.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Barre, VT6 mi
- Waterbury, VT10 mi
- Winooski, VT34 mi
- Burlington, VT35 mi
- Newport, VT37 mi
- Rutland, VT49 mi
- Springfield, VT65 mi
- Wilmington, VT96 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Montpelier. See all 10 other Vermont downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Montpelier? Get featured.
If you lead Montpelier Alive or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.