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Events Calendar - 2025

Find a multitude of fun events and great things to do, including weekend events, throughout the year, like music, festivals, comedy, outdoor fun, boat cruises, excursions for families and kids, food, wine and beer tastings.

Check out the listings of year-round Fairs & Festivals throughout New England. Also be sure to read our list of Great Things To Do in New England. Whether you're curious about what to this weekend, this month, or this season, we have you covered.

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Find the dates you plan to travel or simply search the full events list below.

Arts & Crafts Shows Children & Families Fairs & Festivals Food, Wine, Beer Juneteenth Museums Music Outdoor Activities
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Arts & Crafts Shows

The 64th Niantic Lions Club Arts and Craft Show

Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 108 Pennsylvania Ave (RT 161) Niantic, CT 06357

Artists and Crafters from all over New England and beyond show and sell their amazing work. The Niantic Lions also coordinate a Food Court, featuring a variety of food trucks serving delectable summer delights that will satisfy the most finicky of pallets. This annual Lions Club event raises funds that support local charities, community projects and much more.
Sat. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Free!
860-705-7800

Children & Families

The Joke Show!

Jul 12, 2025 - Jul 12, 2025 128 Thimble Island Road Branford, CT 06405

The Joke Show! Based on Alan Katz hilarious book that's selling like hot cakes, The Funniest Joke Book Ever for Kids, The Joke Show! comes to you with fresh family fun and even a few lessons along the way! Don't miss this fabulous opportunity enjoy a family show your kids will never forget and even meet the Best-Selling after the show! Autographed Books for sale after the show, AND meet the author himself!
10:00am to 11:30am, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
$26.50
203-315-1901

Fairs & Festivals

30th Annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas

Jun 14, 2025 - Jun 28, 2025 Various Locations New Haven, CT

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a year-round organization that presents an annual celebration of performing arts, lectures, and conversations in New Haven, CT. The Festival convenes leading artists, thought leaders, and innovators from around the world for dynamic public programs to engage, entertain, and inspire a diversity of communities.
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Festival - our Pearl Anniversary. Reflecting on three decades of bringing artists, visionaries, and communities together, it’s easy to see the Festival as a pearl. Today, we face countless irritants, forces that seek to divide us. But we resist. We resist by gathering each year for a Festival that fosters creativity, celebrates joy, and explores new possibilities. Through connection, we turn frustration and pain into pearls. Join us as we celebrate 30 years of resilience, creativity, and community—let’s make some pearls together!
See Schedule on Website

Durham CT Summer Festival

Jun 22, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 352 Main St. Durham, CT 06422

Celebrate the Spirit at Our Summer Festival! Step into a day of joy, connection, and vibrant summer energy at The Red Barn in Durham! This special festival is a community gathering where wellness, creativity, and celebration come together in harmony. Explore a diverse marketplace of unique vendors offering handmade crafts, natural products, crystals, wellness tools, and more. Connect with gifted readers and intuitive guides offering insights through tarot, astrology, energy readings, and spiritual counseling. Meet holistic practitioners sharing healing modalities such as reiki, massage, sound therapy, herbal medicine, and other heart-centered practices. Whether you're looking to nourish your body, awaken your spirit, or simply enjoy a magical day with your community, this festival has something for everyone. Come with friends or bring the whole family—there’s joy and inspiration waiting for you around every corner! Let’s welcome summer together with open hearts and high vibes.
11 am
0
203-530-2872

Stafford SummerFest

Jun 25, 2025 - Jun 25, 2025 Stafford High School - 145 Orcuttville Road Stafford Springs, CT 06076

Stafford SummerFest & Fireworks is back, heralding the start of summer with an array of delights. Enjoy live music by the Loveland Hill Band, savor treats from regional food trucks & mobile eateries, explore a showcase of civic groups, engage in lawn games and art activities, and cap off the evening with a spectacular fireworks display. Admission and parking are free, all activities will take place at the Stafford High School. The rural venue provides sprawling fields lush with grass and unobstructed views that are virtually void of ambient light – it’s a choice spot to spread out a blanket and enjoy this year’s fireworks. Parking and viewing areas will be designated throughout the complex. Event announcements, activity schedules, and the civic group roster will be rolling out - follow Explore Stafford CT and Stafford SummerFest & Fireworks to get the latest updates on all things SummerFest!
5PM - 10PM
Free

Food, Wine, Beer

Flights of Fancy: Summer Sips - New Haven, CT

Jul 10, 2025 - Jul 10, 2025 Various Locations New Haven, CT

DOWNTOWN NHV presents New Haven's premier shopping, wine and food crawl - Flights of Fancy! We invite Connecticut's fashion-forward folk, foodies & amateur sommeliers to kick off the holiday shopping season in Downtown New Haven with shopping discounts, food tasting, and of course WINE! Enjoy 20 sipping, tasting & shopping stops, souvenir wine glasses and event bags, exclusive shopping discounts and promotions, raffle prizes, and more. Explore neighborhoods of downtown New Haven while you shop, sip & taste at the city’s independently-owned businesses! At Registration, Flights of Fancy guests will receive their signature souvenir tasting glass (you cannot crawl without it!), swag bags, required 21+ wristband after ID check, and first wine & food tastings! The event is PRE-TICKETED - visit the website to purchase tickets. ID's will be checked at registration.
4:30 - 8:30PM
$15-25

Juneteenth

Juneteenth Community Celebration! All welcome!

Jun 19, 2025 - Jun 19, 2025 13 Oenoke Ridge New Canaan, CT 06840

S.T.A.R presents its wildly popular, 4th annual, family-friendly Juneteenth Community Celebration on the lawn of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society that features a local live band, local Caribbean food trucks, arts & crafts, games and more! Free and open to all so bring your lawn chairs and join us for a fun afternoon - regristration requested on link supplied here so we have enough supplies, but walk ins are welcome! Ample parking next door at St. Marks Church.
3:00PM - 7:00PM
Free to attend
203-247-3952

Museums

Cheers to 100 Years @ Connecticut's Glebe House Museum

Jun 27, 2025 - Jun 27, 2025 Aria - 45 Murphy Road Prospect, CT 06712

The centerpiece of the centennial celebration—a glamorous Great Gatsby-themed gala on Friday, June 27 at 6 p.m. at Aria in Prospect. Enjoy an evening of live music, gourmet food and drinks, signature cocktails, and thrilling silent and live auctions. It’s the perfect excuse to dress your best and raise a glass to a century of history, story telling, preservation, and Connecticut spirit. Tickets to this gala event, Cheers to 100 Years are now available online at www.glebehousemuseum.org Built around 1750 and lovingly restored in 1923 under the vision of Henry Watson Kent—the mastermind behind the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art—the Glebe House stands as a living tribute to colonial heritage. Every dollar spent at the Attic Sale goes directly to supporting its restoration and educational programs, including the stunning Gertrude Jekyll Garden.
6 p.m.
$150
203-263-2855

Music

Music Under the Stars Concert Series - North Haven, CT

May 27, 2025 - Sep 2, 2025 Town Green North Haven, CT 06473

The North Haven Department of Recreation, in conjunction with the North Haven Business Community, presents a series of free outdoor concerts for the enjoyment of town residents. All concerts will be held on Tuesdays at *7:00 P.M. on the Town Green, unless otherwise noted. Parking is available at the Town Hall Annex and Town Pool lots. See schedule of bands on the website.
Tuesdays 7PM
Free

Summer Concert Rhythm City - Cromwell, CT

Jun 18, 2025 - Jun 19, 2025 1 River Road Cromwell, CT 06416

Rhythm City is starting off Cromwell Recreations summer concert series June 18th. Join us at Riverport Park at 1 River Road, Cromwell, CT. Bring a chair and enjoy a wide variety of music from R&B, Disco, Rock, Motown, and top 40 hits!
6:30pm
Free
860-632-3467

Music in the Park! - Manchester, CT

Jun 25, 2025 - Jun 25, 2025 1329 Middle Turnpike West Manchester, CT 06040

Mass-Conn Fusion joins us for the third year in a row! Mass-Conn Fusion covers rock classics ranging from the 60s, 70's 80s up to present day!! No need to rush home as Hops44 and Thomas Smokey BBQ Food Trucks will be here to provide your food and refreshments!!
6:00pm
$7 vehicle entry fee
860-528-0856

Outdoor Activities

Stand Up For Animals 23rd Annual Golf Tournament

Sep 16, 2025 - Sep 16, 2025 1 Clubhouse Drive North Stonington, CT 06359

Stand Up For Animals will be hosting its 23rd Annual Golf Tournament at the elegant Lake of Isles in North Stonington, CT. This is our premier fundraising event that supports our mission to promote the health and welfare of animals in our region as well as educate and assist those who care for them. Your registration includes a round of golf, cart, breakfast, end of play buffet, contests, drinks and snacks on the course and "Doggie Bag" with swag.
7:30 AM
$275 per golfer
401-348-9595