The Hopkins Center: Instrument Petting Zoo and Performance in partnership with Vermont Folk Life
Sat, Nov 07
|Top of The Hop
Try out some instruments and then see them in action!
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
Top of The Hop, 4 E Wheelock St, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
About the event
Have you ever played a sarangi? How about an autoharp or banjo? Join us for an Instrument Petting Zoo with Vermont Folklife and discover a wide variety of folk instruments, including fiddles, ukuleles, sarangis, guitars, banjos, mandolins, autoharps, cellos, basses, drums, kazoos, maracas, recorders, thumb pianos, tin whistles and more! Then stick around after the zoo to watch some of the instruments in action with Sugar and the Pan, a group that includes students and alumni members of Vermont Folklife's world-renowned touring group.
Registration is encouraged but not required. Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Photographs will be taken at this event. By attending, you agree to be photographed and video recorded. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
With thanks to our Season Sponsor – Community Programming: The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation.