New this year, FallFire!
Saturday, September 23, 2017!

A RockFire-inspired family friendly event to benefit the installation of Barre’s Scouting Monument.
View poster here, and see details here.

2017 RockFire

Thanks to all who made our 6th Annual RockFire such a success. We’re eagerly anticipating 2018’s event – bigger and better than ever!

Recipient of the “Top 10 Event” Award 2017

RockFire has been honored with the prestigious title of Vermont’s Top Ten Events, for the third year in a row, awarded by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks to Eva Sollberger and Seven Days for their 2014 story!

Thanks to Jeb Wallace-Brodeur and Letter10 Creative for their images used throughout the site.

What is RockFire?

RockFire is a unique combination of art, music and fire on a monumental scale, celebrating Central Vermont’s colorful granite heritage all set in the evocative setting of Millstone Hill’s abandoned quarries and granite industry ruins. First held in 2012 as a fundraiser for the preservation of Barre’s Historic Quarry Lands, the buzz around this event continues to build. The centerpiece of the event is Firewalk, a three mile long procession lit by thousands of candles and luminaries with dozens of bonfires, all leading to variety of fire-lit art installations and 6 live performance stages. The words most often used to describe RockFire are “amazing, magical, one of a kind, and powerful.”

All proceeds to benefit the Barre Granite Museum, and ongoing efforts to preserve Millstone Hill’s historic quarries.