Battenkill Fly Fishing & Arts Festival 2026

Thank you all so much for making this year's Battenkill Fly Fishing and Arts Festival such a spectacular success! From casting on the water to celebrating local creativity, it was a weekend that truly highlighted the spirit of our community.

Our Mission

The Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival's mission is to promote the conservation and stewardship of our treasured Battenkill watershed. Funds raised from the weekend will support the Arlington Common in its mission to be a community hub that enhances and strengthens the Arlington area through creativity, wellness, culture, and education. A portion of funds raised from the festival will be directed to organizations whose missions support conservation, sustainability and accountability among the various Battenkill user groups.

The Arlington Common is an initiative created by the Arlington Arts Enrichment Program, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing our community through creative exploration of the arts and wellness. This multi-generational center was created by the people, for the people, in an effort to embrace the beauty of living in the shires of Vermont.

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Named a 2026/27 Vermont Signature Event

Vermont Business Magazine recently highlighted the Battenkill Fly Fishing and Art Festival as a winner in the 2026/27 Vermont Signature Events program, an initiative from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing that recognizes experiences that strengthen Vermont’s visitor economy. In 2024, visitor spending contributed a record $4.2 billion to Vermont’s economy.