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72nd Annual Stonington Village Fair
Wadawanuck Square 22 High Street, StoningtonA Fundraiser for the Stonington Community Center The Stonington Village Fair is a regional time-honored tradition drawing thousands annually. The first Village Fair was held on August 14th, 1952 to commemorate the 1814 Battle of Stonington. This cherished event, a cornerstone of Stonington Borough's summer calendar, promises to bring together families, friends, residents, and visitors […]
Connecticut Lafayette Trail: Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut in 2024
August 7- September 8, 2024 Connecticut Welcomes Lafayette – AGAIN! A statewide calendar of events in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. In 1824-1825, as part of a nationwide tour of the United States, Revolutionary War General, Marquis de Lafayette, passed through Connecticut making stops in twenty-six towns along the route. Although fifty years had […]
114th Plant Science Day at CAES Lockwood Farm: Hamden
Lockwood Farm 890 Evergreen Avenue, HamdenEvents from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Barn Displays, Field Plots and Exhibits, Technical Demonstrations, Plant Diagnosis and Plant Identification, Insect Identification, Questions Answered, Activities for Kids, Lockwood Farm Walking Tour, All About Apples and Diseases Walking Tour, Connecticut Pesticide Credits Offered - All Categories and Private Applicator (PA) Categories: 3.50 Total Credit Hours For more […]
Wolcott Country Fair
Wolcott Country Fair 245 Wolcott Rd, WolcottAugust 9-11, 2024 Begun in 1979, the Wolcott Country Fair is the area’s largest agricultural and family fun event of the summer. During the course of the annual three-day event, more than 30,000 people come to enjoy the fair’s sights and sounds. Attendees are treated to a traditional country fair complete with antique farm equipment […]
4th Annual Summer Farm Festival with Art & Craft Fair at Hein Farm
The Farm Truck at Hein Farm 303 Meadow Road, FarmingtonAugust 10th & 11th, 2024 Join us for 2 days of celebrating summer with local artisans, live music (12-3pm), Greenhouse Tavern Food Truck (Saturday), The Dawg Tour Food Truck (Sunday), and Happy Tails Coffee Truck (Saturday). Also enjoy the grand opening of our cut your own flower garden, hayrides, face painting, plant sales and more! […]
Pups and Pints on the Plaza Hartford
Connecticut Science Center 250 Columbus Blvd., Hartford🌌 SET BLASTERS TO ‘FUN’ Strap on your lightsabers, don your capes, and set your blasters to ‘fun’! The Connecticut Science Center is transforming into a galaxy far, far away for an out-of-this-world Star Wars celebration. Join us for a day of galactic fun; whether you’re a Jedi Master or an aspiring Padawan, there’s something for […]
66th Annual Mystic Outdoor Art Festival 2024
The oldest festival of its kind in the Northeast, the Mystic Outdoor Art Festival attracts close to 100,000 people from New England and other areas of the country to our region during this two day event. The festival showcases more than 100,000 pieces stretching over two miles in the heart of Historic Downtown Mystic. The […]
Picnic, Crafts and Film Screening “HANDMADE PUPPET DREAMS” by Heather Henson
FLANDERS NATURE CENTER 596 Flanders Road, WoodburyJoin us for a collection of short puppet films from producer Heather Henson that celebrate the natural world, screened under the stars. Bring your picnic blankets and baskets as early as 5:00 for a craft inspired by the films sponsored by our friends at the Green Feather Foundation. The film screening will start once dark […]
Lafayette Exhibit at The Great American Stamp Show, Hartford CT
Connecticut Convention Center, Hall AB 100 Columbus Blvd., HartfordAugust 15-18, 2024 Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Come learn about Lafayette’s personal, military, and political journey through this living exhibit. Below is a PDF with more information about the exhibit. For more information
The 71st Annual Bridgewater Country Fair
The Bridgewater Fair Grounds 100 Main Street South, BridgewaterAugust 16-18, 2024 There is a large variety of great food tents throughout the fairgrounds from our famous roast beef sandwiches, slowed cooked chicken, fresh buttery corn, tacos, ice cream, fried dough, BBQ, fried Oreos and many more. All of the food at the Bridgewater Fair is prepared and cooked by our volunteer fireman and […]
Annual Hamburg Fair in Lyme
Hamburg Fair 2 Sterling City Rd, LymeAugust 16th-18th, 2024 This family-friendly fair showcases many agricultural fair traditions while highlighting top local music talent and entertainment. The intimate size of the fair makes for easy navigation, parking and crowd control. Visitors will enjoy Carnival rides and games, food concessions, pony rides and entries and exhibits for farm, animal, crafts, fruits, vegetables and […]
Concert on the Green: Sing and Play with Mrs. Bergin at La Grua Center: Stonington
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonJoin Ms. Bergin, beloved local children’s musician for an hour of music and singing. Bergin O’Malley, a pop-folk singer songwriter, first started writing children’s music twelve years ago when she was pregnant with her first child Emmett. Along with her singing partner, Melissa Haith, she wrote and released two children’s albums, Sing and Play Together, […]