Dartmouth
Every winter, Dartmouth has a snowy celebration featuring sledding, an ice sculpture contest, and more.
What is Winter Carnival?
Students often bring blankets here at night to gaze up at the stars or go on walks.
What is the Dartmouth golf course?
Each fall, Dartmouth students head to orchards in the Upper Valley for this seasonal activity.
What is apple picking?
On Saturdays, White River Junction hosts this local gathering where students can pick up baked goods, food items, flowers, and more.
What is the Norwich Farmer's Market?
At the start of each year, students can attend this event to learn about different organizations on campus, from sports to art, religion, identity and professional.
What is the Club Fair?
Each winter, students plunge into an icy river to challenge their wits and strengths.
What is the Polar Plunge?
You can browse vinyls and CDs at this local Hanover shop.
What is the record store?
For budget-friendly finds, students often head to this nonprofit thrift store in Lebanon.
What is LISTEN?
This bakery in Norwich is famous for their giant cookies.
What is Katie’s Cookies?
This annual Dartmouth tradition has students building giant structures on the Green before a big bonfire.
What is Homecoming?
This spot on the Connecticut River is the go-to place for renting canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards at Dartmouth.
What is the Ledyard Canoe Club (the boat dock)?
This cute store in town is the go-to place for browsing trinkets and buying last-minute birthday gifts.
What is LemonTree?
If you hike this mountain in Orange, NH, you can witness sweeping views of the Upper Valley and beyond.
What is Mount Cardigan?
This factory in Waterbury offers free samples of its famous ice cream flavors.
What is Ben & Jerry’s factory?
This popular cultural festival, organized by Dartmouth's Hindu Student Group, lights up the Green each fall.
What is Diwali?
This spot is a popular place during the winter for skating and sledding.
What is Occom Pond?
Just a short walk from the Green, this indie bookstore is a Hanover staple.
What is Still North?
This vineyard and winery in Lyme, NH, offers tastings with a view.
What is Putnam's Vineyard?
This scenic location near Woodstock is often called "Vermont's Little Grand Canyon".
What is Quechee Gorge?
This annual event brings together the many different parts of the Dartmouth community to celebrate and learn about Hawaiian and Polynesian culture through food, song, and dance.
What is Lūʻau?
This wooded trail borders the Connecticut River and is especially popular for running.
What is Pine Park?
This cozy cafe in town has menu items with interesting names.
What is Umpleby’s Café?
Held in the fall, this community event in Lebanon includes costumes, games, and trick-or-treating downtown.
What is the Halloween FunFest?
You can pet soft animals and shop for scarves at this quirky farm in Quechee.
What is the Alpaca Farm?
This week-long celebration features a range of cultural, educational, and social events aimed at promoting African heritage and unity.
What is Africa Week?