- Bern Gallery Dispensary and Float On are both licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries in downtown Burlington, about 0.1 miles apart — a walk of a block or so, not a drive across town.
- Bern Gallery Dispensary is at 135 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at the lower edge of downtown where Main Street meets the Church Street Marketplace.
- Float On is at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, right on the pedestrian Church Street Marketplace at street level — open seven days a week, late 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with an order-ahead live menu.
- Both are licensed and regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board, and everything on either shelf moves through the state's lab-tested supply chain.
- Everything here is 21+. Public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont, so whatever you buy is for private use only.
If you're comparing Bern Gallery Dispensary and Float On, the useful thing to know up front is that this isn't a cross-town decision. Both are licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries in the heart of downtown Burlington, about a block apart — one on Main Street, one on the pedestrian Church Street Marketplace. Both are licensed and regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board, and everything on either shelf moves through the state's lab-tested supply chain. This is a neighborhood guide, not a ranking.
Where is each shop?
The two sit at opposite ends of the same short downtown stretch:
- Bern Gallery Dispensary — 135 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at the lower edge of downtown where Main Street meets the Church Street Marketplace, across from the Marketplace and a short walk from the Flynn theater. The dispensary grew out of the Bern Gallery, a long-running downtown glass gallery and smoke shop, which added its licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary in 2023.
- Float On — 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level, right on the pedestrian Church Street Marketplace.
The two addresses are roughly 0.1 miles apart — about a block, from the Main Street corner up onto the Marketplace. If you're already downtown and want to look at both, it's a short, flat walk between doors.
How do you get to either one?
Both shops are in the center of downtown, a short walk from the waterfront and the University of Vermont hill. The same directions get you close to both:
- On foot: From the Burlington waterfront it's a gentle uphill walk of a few blocks east; from the UVM campus it's a walk downhill toward the lake. The Marketplace itself is flat and fully pedestrian.
- Parking: There's metered street parking on Main Street and the cross streets, plus the Marketplace and College Street parking garages a short stroll away. Bike parking is available around downtown.
- Transit: Green Mountain Transit (GMT) buses serve downtown Burlington with stops near the Marketplace, so you can arrive without a car.
One practical note: Bern Gallery is on Main Street at the foot of the Marketplace, while Float On is a block up on the car-free Marketplace itself. For each shop's current daily hours and selection, their own website and listings are always the most up-to-date source.
What is Bern Gallery Dispensary known for?
Bern Gallery Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary that grew out of a long-running downtown business. The Bern Gallery operated for years as a glass gallery and smoke shop — known locally for its glassblowing — before adding its licensed cannabis dispensary in 2023. Like every adult-use shop in the state, it carries the standard licensed categories you'd expect: flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, edibles, and topicals, with products moving through Vermont's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. For current selection and exact daily hours, Bern Gallery's own website and listings are the best source.
What does Float On offer?
Here's what's factually true about Float On, a block up on the Marketplace:
- Address: 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 — right on the Church Street Marketplace, at street level.
- Hours: Open seven days a week — Monday through Wednesday 8:30 AM–9 PM, Thursday 8:30 AM–10 PM, Friday 8:30 AM–midnight, Saturday 9:30 AM–midnight, and Sunday 9:30 AM–9 PM. The late Friday and Saturday close is handy if you're already out downtown in the evening.
- Order-ahead: You can build an order on the live menu and pick it up under your name, or just walk in and browse with a budtender.
- Vermont craft focus: The shelf leans on the state's small growers and makers, with everything moving through the same regulated, lab-tested supply chain.
What's the same at both licensed shops?
Whichever door you choose, the same Vermont rules apply at every licensed adult-use shop downtown:
- It's 21+. Bring a valid government-issued photo ID; you'll show it at the door. No medical card is needed for adult-use.
- No public consumption. Vermont doesn't permit using cannabis in public — not on Church Street, the waterfront, in a parked car, or anywhere public. It's for private use only.
- It stays in Vermont. Cannabis bought here can't legally cross state lines, even into a neighboring state where it's also legal.
- Tax is built into shelf pricing. Vermont applies a 14% cannabis excise tax plus the 6% sales tax; at a licensed shop that's already reflected in what you pay.
Shopping a licensed store — Bern Gallery Dispensary, Float On, or any other around downtown Burlington — means what's on the label went through Vermont's testing and tracking. If you're new to any of it, our plain-English guides walk through the basics, or you can browse Float On's live menu before you head downtown.