Which events don't qualify?

Classes, workshops and seminars must be free or donation-based with no suggested dollar amount in order to be listed in our free calendar section. With some exceptions described here, all other classes qualify for a paid listing in our classes section.

We also don't publish free listings for: Events south of Rt. 4, real estate open houses, religious services, retail sales/specials, donation drop-offs, online-only events and camps.

For exceptions, publishing process and our full event publishing criteria, see this page.

Online Events?

For a limited time during the COVID-19 era, we will not be publishing events in the newspaper. We will, however, publish your virtual/livestream event in our online calendar upon receiving the submission as long as it adheres to our typical criteria.

Which category should I choose?

• For kids events, submit them on the Kids VT website calendar. We no longer publish kids events in Seven Days.
• For visual art shows, talks or events, choose: Art: Shows or Art: Art Events.
• For call to artists announcements, choose: Art: Call to Artists.
• For musicians and other acts performing at nightclub venues, choose the appropriate Music+Nightlife: XXX category.
• For all other events, choose the appropriate Calendar: XXX category.