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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.

For events specifically related to the anniversary of the American Revolution, please visit our MA250 Events Calendar.

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

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Guilford Craft Expo 2025

Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 33 Whitfield Street Guilford, CT 06437

The Guilford Craft Expo, one of the most successful and long-running craft shows in America, returns on July 18th! Over 170+ modern makers will display and sell their fine craft in a variety of media, including Clay, Glass, Leather, Jewelry, Wearable and Non-Wearable Fiber, Metal, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Wood. Hours: Held on the Guilford Green. The show is outdoors, rain or shine. On/off-site parking available.

Fairs & Festivals

Highland Festival & Games of Scotland Connecticut

Oct 12, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 Brooklyn, Connecticut Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Road Brooklyn, CT 06234

Join Us for Our 36th Annual Highland Games Date of Event: Sunday, October 13th, 2024 Located; This year we have MOVED::)) Our new Highland Festival location is at the Brooklyn, Ct. Fairgrounds, 15 Fair Grounds Rd, Brooklyn, Ct. ( Also located on Rt. 169) We will host numerous bagpipe bands to perform throughout the day, Highland fiddle demonstrations, Harp demonstrations & contests, Dance competitions and teaching, numerous vendors selling Scottish wares. Scottish breeds of sheep, Scotch Highland cattle & Clydesdale horses on display, Sheep Dog demonstrations, Mass bands will perform for the opening ( 12 noon) and the closing ( 5PM) ceremonies. This year we will host in our entertainment tent the Great Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks will be entertaining the audience. Events and Activities: Featured performers: Highland Athletics, Dance, Scotland’s Tannahill Weavers Bagpipe & Drum Competitions, Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks Live Performances, Demos, Elizabeth and Ben Anderson Heritage and History, Fiddler Malcolm Littlefield Farm Animals, Bonnie Knees, Jesse Ofgang Clan Village, Scottish Food Trucks, Goodbye Irene Kids’ Games, and Celtic Story-Tellers: Vendors of Scottish Goodies will Teresa Whitaker & Frank Schwartz welcome you as they have for the past The Auld Celt Cameron (Kim) Smith 36 years here in Eastern Connecticut. Pipe Bands, Scottish Harp and Fiddle

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.

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.

Performing Arts and Theater

The Legacy Theatre Presents John McDaniel and The Sunday Broadway Concert Series featuring Norbert Leo Butz

Jul 27, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 128 Thimble Island Road Branford, CT 06405

Norbert Leo Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical and is one of only nine actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor. He first won for his work in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and won again for his work in Catch Me If You Can. He was additionally nominated for a Tony for his work in Thou Shalt Not and My Fair Lady. The star of 11 Broadway shows, he is also a five-time Drama Desk nominee and two-time winner, amongst other stage accolades. On television, Butz will next be seen starring on FX's "Justified" reboot and has previously starred on Hulu's "The Girl from Plainville," David Zabel and Ridley Scott's "Mercy Street" on PBS, "Bloodline" on Netflix, as "Paddy Chayefsky" on "Fosse/Verdon" for F/X, and "Debris" for NBC. Films include Sean Penn's Flag Day, Peter Hedges' Dan in Real Life, Sony's Higher Ground, opposite and directed by Vera Farmiga, Craig Zisk's The English Teacher, Better Living Through Chemistry, opposite Sam Rockwell, 2020 Sundance pic Luce, directed by Julius Onah, and the recent indie comedy, Give or Take. He received a BFA from Webster University and an MFA from Alabama Shakespeare Theatre.