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Great Things to Do in New Haven/South Central

From fine art to outlet shopping, New Haven and South Central Connecticut have something for every taste

Art and architecture are not the only pleasures offered by the New Haven region on the south-central coast of Connecticut, but if those are your interests, get thee to Yale University, where visitors can find art and architecture on an Ivy League scale. The Yale University Art Gallery presents works by van Gogh, Manet, and Picasso, while the Yale Center for British Art offers the largest collection of this kind in the United States. For art of a more comical bent, 60,000 pieces of cartoon art and a cartoon theater are waiting at the Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum in Cheshire. And the Shubert Performing Arts Center in New Haven is a center of lively theater.

Children and families can luxuriate in summer fun at the Hammonasset Beach State Park, Connecticut’s longest saltwater beach. Birdwatchers can enjoy themselves any time of the year at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center in Milford. Moving indoors, kids will find themselves goggle-eyed at the 67-foot brontosaurus at the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven. For a very unusual exploration, make your way to The First Church of Christ, also known as Center Church or Church on the Green, in New Haven, where a crypt with tombstones dating back to 1687 is located beneath the church. Or for peaceful beauty on Long Island Sound, it is hard to improve on a cruise around the Thimble Islands off of Branford. If you live to shop, or just like to shop, the town of Clinton is home to the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, where shoppers can find a large variety of brand-name merchandise. Surely, the New Haven region is a place of variety, indoors or out.

Great Things to Do in New Haven/South Central

Duke Robillard -- Norfolk, CT
September 3, 2010
A Taste of The Litchfield Hills -- Lakeville, CT
September 4, 2010 to September 6, 2010
Prudence Crandall Day -- Canterbury, CT
September 4, 2010
Giant Pand Guerilla Dub Squad -- Norfolk, CT
September 5, 2010
Anniversary Celebration Concert & Reception with Shanghai String Quartet -- Falls Village, CT
September 5, 2010
Wang Chung -- Norfolk, CT
September 9, 2010
High Hopes Hoedown – Lyme, CT
September 11, 2010
Roxbury Farm Tour -- Roxbury, CT
September 11, 2010
Guitar Under the Stars -- Hartford, CT
September 11, 2010
Eli's Farm Dinner -- Hamden, CT
September 11, 2010
A Colonial Girl's Day Out -- West Hartford, CT
September 11, 2010
Friends, Family, and Unity Day -- Middletown, CT
September 11, 2010
Ronnie Spector --Norfolk, CT
September 11, 2010
Geology-of-the-Giant Hike -- Hamden, CT
September 12, 2010
Arts Festival -- Trumbull, CT
September 12, 2010
End of Summer 5-Star Clambake -- Wethersfield, CT
September 12, 2010
End of Summer 5-Star Clambake -- Wethersfield, CT
September 12, 2010
Architecture in the Post-Civil War & Pre-Guilded Age -- Norwalk, CT
September 16, 2010
Young Dubliners -- Norfolk, CT
September 17, 2010
Harvest Dinner Under the Stars -- South Glastonbury, CT
September 17, 2010
Chilifest -- New Haven, CT
September 18, 2010
Cornfest -- Wethersfield, CT
September 18, 2010
Irish Festival -- Milford, CT
September 18, 2010
Incredible India Festival -- Hartford, CT
September 18, 2010
Northeast Waterfowl Festival & Carving Competition -- East Hartford, CT
September 18, 2010 to September 19, 2010
Fly-In & Classic Car Show -- Simsbury, CT
September 19, 2010
Sunday in the Park -- New Haven, CT
September 19, 2010
Dinner on the Hill -- Farmington, CT
September 19, 2010
Great Big Sea -- Norfolk, CT
September 19, 2010
Native American Heritage Walk -- Washington, CT
September 19, 2010
Brews and Blues Beer Tasting -- Mystic, CT
September 23, 2010
Norwalk Boat Show -- Norwalk, CT
September 23, 2010 to September 26, 2010
Blues Traveler -- Westport, CT
September 24, 2010
Chrysanthemum Festival - Bristol
September 25, 2010 to September 26, 2010
Outdoor Antiques Show -- Lebanon, CT
September 25, 2010
Hearth Cooking Demonstration -- Wethersfield, CT
September 25, 2010
Apple Festival & Craft Show -- Old Saybrook, CT
September 25, 2010
Celebrating Agriculture -- Woodstock, CT
September 25, 2010
Miranda Vineyard Pig Roast -- Goshen, CT
September 25, 2010
Family Nature Day -- Litchfield, CT
September 25, 2010
Pipes in the Valley Celtic Festival -- Hartford, CT
September 25, 2010
Fall Fair -- Redding, CT
September 25, 2010
Judy Collins -- Bridgeport, CT
September 25, 2010
Candlewood Harvest Fest -- Danbury, CT
September 25, 2010
Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors -- Norfolk, CT
September 26, 2010
Autumn in the Park Fine Arts Festival -- Stafford Springs, CT
September 26, 2010
Fall Wildflower Hike -- Hamden, CT
September 26, 2010
"A Chorus Line" – New Haven, CT
October 1, 2010 to October 3, 2010
Gladys Knight -- Ledyard, CT
October 2, 2010
Capitol Steps – New Haven, CT
October 7, 2010
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artists Tour -- Ledyard, CT
October 8, 2010
So You Think You Can Dance Tour -- Ledyard, CT
October 9, 2010
Mystic Seaport Chowderfest -- Mystic, CT
October 9, 2010 to October 11, 2010
Spirits of Old Wethersfield -- Wethersfield, CT
October 9, 2010
Harvest Fair -- West Hartford, CT
October 16, 2010
“Hair” – New Haven, CT
October 22, 2010 to October 24, 2010
Je'Caryous Johnson's “Cheaper To Keep Her” – New Haven, CT
October 29, 2010 to October 30, 2010
Joan Baez – New Haven, CT
November 5, 2010
A Night to Remember – New Haven, CT
November 6, 2010
Aretha Franklin -- Ledyard, CT
November 20, 2010
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