September 30, 2025

[A Message from the Burke Area Chamber of Commerce]

The Burke Chamber, East Burke Market and other East Burke Village businesses are planning for The Gloaming - a Halloween event happening in East Burke Village on Saturday, October 25th from 4-7pm. The event is entirely free for anyone from anywhere to attend and enjoy. We have done the event for a couple of years now and it's a big success - we estimate about 300 families attend!

So far, this year's event will include the following:

• A Haunted Trail going from behind East Burke Sports/Sport Thoma to East Burke School.
• Trunk or Treat in the parking lot at East Burke Sports/Sport Thoma.
• Trick or Treating at participating village homes and businesses. 
• Gruffalo Themed Fun at Burke Mountain Club including a Scavenger Hunt with prizes for kids
• Pumpkin Carving
• Kid-Friendly Halloween movies
• Lawn Games, Storytelling and more.
• S'mores Station and Fire Pit at Kingdom Trails Welcome Center.
• Pumpkin Toss at Cafe Lotti.

*Prizes for kids are needed for the Scavenger Hunt - if you can donate a prize, please email:

execdir@burkemountainclub.org

There are lots of ways you can participate no matter where you live - EVERYONE is welcome to be part of and/or attend the event!

If you want to be part of Trunk or Treat, please let Kellie at East Burke Market know so she can add you to the list. You can also email me and I will forward it to Kellie.

If you live in or have a business in East Burke village, you can participate by being part of Trunk or Treat and/or:

• Welcoming trick or treaters at your home or business (we will give you balloons you can put out to let kids know they are welcome)
• Having a Halloween activity at your business 

Remember to get LOTS OF CANDY!!!  LOTS!  300 families came last year!

Please email me back if you want to be involved and how. The event is posted on the chamber website, and will also be on our facebook page, enews and other online outlets. 

For safety, we will have volunteers along the road to stop traffic for families to cross the road as well as orange cones/signs to alert drivers. If you want to volunteer at the event, let me know. We need crossing guards and folks to help us clean up when the event ends.

One suggestion for restaurants/markets in the village - think about having pre-made, kid-friendly foods for families to be able to grab and go if they want to stop and have a quick bite to eat.

Thanks,

Laura Malieswski

Chamber Administrator

802-626-4124

burkechamber@burkevermont.com

burkevermont.com