Ornament of a Victorian doll house with snow around and stars in the background
December 1st – 31st

Stroll through Brattleboro to see spectacular small scenes in over 80 storefronts, and vote for your favorite.

Click on our poster below to learn more, view our digital guide, and read about each storefront window!

General Poster for Brattleboro Festival of Miniatures featuring people walking on sidewalk looking at small victorian dollhouses

The judges have spoken! And you can, too. Click below to vote for the People’s Choice Award for best small scene in Brattleboro

Volunteer today to be a Brattleboro Ambassador, a mini-train operator, or assist with setting up events and displays

We’re Going Small in a Big Way!

Child peering through the door of a miniature model of a general storeA Free Town-Wide Celebration of Small Scenes with Big Imagination 

HOLIDAY STROLL

Visit Brattleboro and discover more than 80 store windows brimming with magical miniature scenes, darling doll houses, tiny terrariums, and steaming model trains.  

SHOP & TASTE

Enjoy unique local stores and a pop-up artisan holiday market to find stocking stuffers galore. Sample tasty treats – from mini bagels to tiny tapas – in our one-of-a-kind restaurants. 

EXPERIENCE

Puppet shows, tea parties, mini baking contests, a Museum of Tiny Things, and exhibits, including a restored Victorian doll house filled with the original work of 100 artisans in miniature! Scroll down for a full list of events.

The Painted Lady Victorian Dollhouse

Front of the Painted Lady Victorian filled with miniature work from over 100 artists

On display now through February at Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts

Visit the magnificently restored 3-foot-tall Painted Lady Victorian Dollhouse, filled with the miniature work of over 100 local artisans.

This one-of-a-kind dollhouse will be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance. Information coming soon!

Click below to explore the Painted Lady’s teensy pottery, teenier paintings, teeniest hand-blown glass, woven rugs, miniature baskets, and exquisite furniture.

2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The Brattleboro Festival of Miniatures has something for everyone this holiday season. Click on the dates below for puppet shows, tea parties, theater, and pop-up holiday markets.
November 28-December 7
December 11-14
  • 3pm – Tea & Artist Talk with Maria, the maker of the Scarsdale Church Scene on display in the Brooks House Atrium, located at 132 Main Street

    Miniature Church Scene

    The Scarsdale Church, created by Maria, a Brattleboro Resident

1pm and 2pm performances of Sandglass Theater’s Fritzi’s Flea Circus at the former Plated (136 Main Street)

Puppeteer with kazoo next to a tiny circus set

Fritzi’s Flea Circus from Sandglass Theater, presented by Brattleboro Festival of Miniatures

December 19-21

  • 11am – 7pm – Final weekend of Market on Main, 74 Main Street
  • 2-6pm – Spirit Houses Open House Exhibition of dollhouses decorated by 13 area schools at the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro, 17 Flat Street
    • Featured schools include: Hilltop Montessori, Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro, Putney Central, Academy, Dummerston, Green Street, Brattleboro Area Middle School, Brattleboro Union High School, Chesterfield, Guilford, Community House, Oak Grove, The Grammar School

Wooden dollhouses ready for decoration

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