Bellows Falls Opera House Bellows Falls Opera House

The Rockingham Town Hall, in the center of Bellows Falls, Vermont, with its distinctive 1926 six-story clock tower and Classical Revival architecture, is a downtown landmark. The Bellows Falls Opera House, located on the first floor with 553 fixed seats (372 on the main floor, 181 in the balcony), located within, boasts one of the largest movie screens in Vermont, full stage and dressing rooms, and serves as the cultural and civic heart of our region.

Municipal offices for the Town of Rockingham and Village of Bellows Falls are housed on the second and third floors of the building.

Town Clerk and Finance on the second floor. On the third floor, is Development, CLG, Planning, Zoning, Listers, Personnel and Manager's Office as well as the 3rd floor Conference Room.

There is a secondary stage in the basement known as the Lower Theater, which also serves as the location for most municipal meetings. The Opera House itself is used for Town Meeting the last Saturday in February before the election on the first Tuesday in March and for the Annual Village Meeting, a Monday in May. The building, which underwent a major renovation 2004-2006, is municipally owned and maintained, and will celebrate it's 100th birthday in 2026!

The elevators and lower theater are accessed by the alley between Town Hall and M&T Bank, the last door on the right for the lower theater stairs. For elevator access, there are two elevators, left is for the lower theater, and right for the Opera House and municipal offices. 

First floor: Opera House, Second: Clerk and Finance Office and Third: Zoning, Planning, Listers, Personnel, Development, Manager and 3rd Floor Conference Room.