"Honoring the Past and Embracing the Future” is the theme of the 2023 Brownsville Independence Day Celebrations on July 2nd, 3rd & 4th as We Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the West Windsor Historical Society!

The mountain and village burst out in celebration starting on July 2 at 1:00 at Ascutney Outdoors, where the Weston Theater Company will present their production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” which follows the life of the Peanuts Comic strip & America’s most loveable loser. This production is free but tickets must be reserved by calling the Weston Theater Box Office at 802-824-5288 or by emailing [email protected]

On the evening of July 3 from 6:00 until about 9:00 on the slopes of Mt. Ascutney, there will be an array of delights for all. The local Moonlighters Snowmobile Club will be serving up their alltime favorite hot dogs, hamburgers and fries and Wicked Awesome BBQ will provide fingerlickin’ good barbeque and sides. To top off your meal, the perennial Lazy Cow Ice Cream and - NEW - AJ’s Fried Dough will be serving up their sweet delights.

Streaming into the night will be the music of the Fire House Dixie Land Band. For the evening’s finale, there will be the SPPECTACULAR FIREWORKS display by Northstar Fireworks of East Montpelier, Vermont.

The next morning on July 4th, come down to Brownsville Village where the Outreach Committee of the Brownsville Community Church will be serving an abundant community breakfast from 8:30 until 10 which can be enjoyed indoors or in the church’s new Tribute Park Pavilion. From 9:30 until 1:30, church volunteers will have a Bouncy Castle set up for young and young-at-heart to enjoy. And, there will be a Community Barn Dance for all ages from 11 until 12:30 with “Caller”, Hootin’ Holleran (Ruth) in the Brownsville Church’s Tribute Park Pavilion.

From 10 until 3, folks can wander over to the Town Hall where vendors will be selling their wares, various local groups will be providing important information and the Friends of the Mary L. Blood Library will be holding a book sale.

Outside of Town Hall there will be the aroma of luscious foods cooking on grills and in a wood fired oven. At that point, an appetite for lunch might be building. The Moonlighters will have come off the mountain to serve their grilled goodies and American Pie of Ludlow will be offering an array of toppings on their delicious wood-fired pizzas. And, for dessert, the West Windsor Fast Squad will be serving their fruit smoothies and from 11 – 1 the West Windsor Historical Society will be holding an Ice Cream Social at The Grange.

Music by the Firehouse Dixieland Band will once again entertain everyone until the highlight of the day begins at 1:30, when the Grand Independence Day Parade will process down the hill on the Brownsville Hartland Road. There will be decorated floats, Shriner’s Clown antics on their little “trykes”, great big fire trucks from all over the region, antique cars, and proud marchers, too. There are three parade grand prizes this year: Most On-Theme, Most Patriotic, and Makes-Us-Laugh. Winners of the three prizes receive ribbons and a $100 cash prize. There is also a fire truck award being given by the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department. Note that the Brownsville Hartland Road will be closed to all through traffic starting at 1:00.

Date: July 2-4, 2023

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