Rose Arts Festival of Norwich

[Various locations across Norwich. Go to the event site for locations. Click Event Website link at the bottom of the page]

Rose Arts Festival of Norwich returns June 25 through 27, bringing three days of live music, art, food trucks, local vendors, and downtown energy to Norwich. What began as a community arts celebration has grown into one of the region’s signature summer festivals, filling city streets, bars, breweries, and outdoor spaces with performances and crowds all weekend long. From daytime concerts on Chelsea Parade to late-night sets echoing through downtown venues, the festival creates the kind of atmosphere that turns Norwich into a full-on summer destination.

Rose Arts Festival of Norwich mixes big-stage performances with a strong local and regional creative spirit. Visitors can browse Vendor Village for handcrafted art, jewelry, textiles, and one-of-a-kind goods while food trucks and local vendors keep the festival grounds packed with everything from comfort food favorites to international flavors. The event also continues its Budding Artist Exhibit & Competition, created in honor of beloved Norwich teacher Sara St. George Davis. Open to artists of all ages, the exhibit has become one of the festival’s most meaningful traditions, celebrating young creativity while connecting the arts directly back to the local community.

Music drives the heartbeat of the weekend, especially once the sun starts going down and downtown Norwich fills with festival crowds moving from stage to stage. Saturday’s main stage lineup on Chelsea Parade features nationally touring jam, indie, and alternative acts including Mihali, Neighbor, Melt, Oh He Dead, The Wolff Sisters, and Lazy Trail. After dark, the city keeps going with performances spread across downtown venues including Strange Brew, Harp & Dragon, Billy Wilson’s, These Guys Brewing, and Reliance Health Gallery. The result is part music festival, part citywide block party, with live sound pouring out of venues well into the night.

Friday, June 26 – Downtown Norwich

Billy Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s

6:00 PM – Susan Jensen
6:30 PM – Natalie Paige
7:05 PM – Roy Dunn McLean
7:45 PM – Sue Menhart
8:30 PM – Frank Critelli

These Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing

6:00 PM – Ashley Hamel
7:00 PM – Big Lux

Reliance Health Stage @ Reliance Health Gallery

6:00 PM – Mighty Seamus
6:30 PM – Sunnie Redwing
7:00 PM – Static & Rust

Harp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon

6:30 PM – Jesse Desorcy & Co.
7:45 PM – Fimone
9:00 PM – Ward Hayden & The Outliers

Strange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew

7:00 PM – The Gleeful Conspiracy
8:00 PM – Drop Party
9:30 PM – Bermuda Search Party

Saturday, June 27 – Main Stage at Chelsea Parade

11:00 AM – Lazy Trail
12:00 PM – The Wolff Sisters
1:30 PM – Oh He Dead
3:00 PM – Melt
4:50 PM – Neighbor
6:45 PM – Mihali

Saturday Night, June 27 – Downtown Norwich

These Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing (Marina)

8:00 PM – Jeremy Haddad

Harp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon

8:00 PM – The Pretty Graves
9:00 PM – Slyne & The Family Stoned
10:00 PM – Nova One

Billy Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s

8:00 PM – Charlotte Roth
8:40 PM – Ponybird
9:30 PM – Tyler Fauxbel

Strange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew

8:00 PM – Matt Kampe & The Hub
9:30 PM – Coyote Island
11:00 PM – Night Zero (featuring members of Mihali & Neighbor)