Bristol Recreation Department

10/13/2026

All Bristol Youth Sports (Soccer and Field Hockey) are canceled due to weather and field conditions. 10/13/26

10/13/2026

Check out this awesome program in Middlebury.
Pre-registration is required https://www.middhockey.com/leagues/girls-try-hockey-free-2026/36740

10/13/2026

Our 5Town Rider Mountain Bike program has been having a great season! One more race to wrap up the season.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1NTrFs2t9f/?mibextid=wwXIfr

10/12/2026

Bristol Elder Eagles warmly welcomes Amy Rainville of My Healthy VT!

Want to be healthier and feel better? We can help. Our local coordinators can connect you with workshops led by trained facilitators who understand your needs because many have faced similar health challenges. From building healthy behaviors to quitting smoking to managing pain and other long-term health problems, Vermonters who complete our workshops see big improvements in their health—and their overall well-being.

Friday, October 16th
Howden Hall, Bristol
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Open To BEE Members & anyone.

10/02/2026

NEW TRAIL ALERT!🚵‍♀️

🎉 Come celebrate a new trail system in Addison County! 🚵‍♂️

What: Lincoln Sports Community Trail Opening
When: Saturday, October 17, 2026, beginning at 11:30 a.m. (Rain date: Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.)
Where: Welcome ceremony and inaugural walk and ride at the bike trail entrance, at Gove Hill Road; festival at the Lincoln Sports ball field, 34 Gove Hill Road, Lincoln, Vermont. Parking: ADA accessible parking available in the middle lot and by Fire Hall. Other parking is available at Burnham Hall, Town Office, or along Gove Hill.
Who: Hosted by Lincoln Sports and open to cyclists, walkers, families and community members
Why: To celebrate the new trails, introduce residents to the different ways they can be enjoyed and build lasting community participation

Attendees planning to ride should bring a bicycle and helmet. All participants are encouraged to wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather.

The complete event schedule and confirmed activities will be published at www.lincolnsports.org. Community members interested in volunteering, supporting the project or learning more may contact [email protected].

09/28/2026

We are looking for volunteers for our Werewolf Hauntings in Holley Hall.

We are setting up a Free haunted house at Holley Hall this year and we are looking for volunteers to help setup/cleanup, and volunteers to help act/scare. We will run the haunted house Friday and Saturday of Halloween weekend from 5-8 PM.

SIGN UP: https://forms.gle/PVVZWCmfiSvu6GXi8

Volunteers for set up: looking for 10 people. Light carpentry skills are a plus but not necessary. You just need to have a good attitude and be willing to help. We will start setup on Thursday from 6-9pm and will be setting up from 9am-3pm on Friday.

We are looking for 11-12 Volunteers to be actors for the haunted house. We will need 4-5 with improvisational speaking roles and 6 with more spooky roles. We also need 1-2 people to help coordinate actors. There may be room for some extras also.

Guides, 2-3- confident speakers with improve ability. Pick their own costume as long as it is festive and dramatic. Think dark aura.

Hero, 2- light speaking. Dramatic "dying". Old-timey costume?

Wolves, 4- tallish, good balance. Realistic wolf suits. Homemade.

Ghouls/Devils- younger actors. Jump scares.

Actor Coordinator- help rotate actors and ensure they are ready/in place. Try to let another group in as one leaves the pillar room.

Props: Cap guns. Chainsaws, no chain. Electric spark prop, done safely? Fake swords for Hero. Lots of blood and body parts. Body sacks hanging. Pumpkin Ghouls on stakes. Loud stuff.

Scene/Supplies- tents, tarps, fog, corn stalks, scarecrow?, Atomizer, cauldron (X), fake rocks, Creepy cloth, body bags, body parts.
- 6 LARGE PILLARS
- FAKE Cave Rocks ,(cave entrance? Rock linoleum) 🪨

09/28/2026

ZUMBA IN HOLLEY HALL. No class on Wednesday, October 7th.

09/26/2026

Bands starting up and beautiful flowers from New Leaf Organics

09/26/2026