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SUMMARY:Death of a Gangster: A 1920s Mafia Marriage Murder Mystery Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Death of a Gangster: A 1920s Mafia Marriage Murder Mystery Dinner arrives at The Spa at Norwich Inn on Saturday\, June 6\, bringing a night of murder\, secrets\, and Roaring Twenties atmosphere to one of SE Connecticut’s most recognizable getaway destinations. Guests are invited to step into a world of flapper dresses\, pinstripe suits\, champagne toasts\, and shifting alliances as the interactive mystery unfolds throughout the evening. Set against the elegant backdrop of The Spa at Norwich Inn\, the event combines dinner theater\, immersive storytelling\, and vintage speakeasy energy for a themed night out in Norwich. \nDeath of a Gangster transforms the atmosphere into a Prohibition-era wedding celebration where not everyone is guaranteed to survive the night. As clues emerge and tensions build between guests and characters\, attendees are encouraged to sharpen their detective instincts while navigating twists\, secrets\, and betrayals woven throughout the story. The interactive format gives the evening the feel of a live-action mystery experience\, blending theatrical entertainment with the social atmosphere of a themed dinner event. \nThe combination of 1920s-inspired fashion\, murder mystery suspense\, and the historic inn setting creates a memorable date-night or group outing for visitors looking for something beyond a typical dinner reservation. With limited seating and the event already generating attention\, the speakeasy-style evening is shaping up to be one of the more distinctive nightlife experiences happening in Norwich during early June.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/death-of-a-gangster-a-1920s-mafia-marriage-murder-mystery-dinner/
LOCATION:Norwich Inn & Spa\, 607 West Thames Street\, Norwich\, CT\, 06360\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Spa at Norwich Inn
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SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Block Plaza Party
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate summer with live music\, shopping\, food\, and family activities at the Summer Solstice Block Plaza Party on Saturday\, June 20 at Yantic River Plaza in Norwich. The Norwich community event will feature local businesses\, artists\, vendors\, and families all coming together for a day of shopping and community spirit. \nLocal vendors and shoppers will have the opportunity to peruse the offerings of local vendors and artisans\, grab a bite to eat from local food trucks\, and listen to live music all afternoon. Kids can enjoy crafts\, games\, and activities while parents browse a plant swap\, meet local artists\, and support small businesses from near and far. Stop by for an afternoon of shopping and fun in the sun this Saturday. \nHighlights Include: \n\nShop local and support small businesses\nLive music by DJ InkSaint\nFood trucks and vendors\nLocal artists\nKids crafts\, activities\, and games\nPlant swap\nPlaza sales and specials\nCommunity celebration of the summer solstice\n\nThe Summer Solstice Block Plaza Party offers a fun and easy way to welcome summer while supporting local businesses and enjoying a day along the Yantic River.
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/summer-solstice-block-plaza-party/
LOCATION:Yantic River Plaza\, 50 Pleasant Street\, Norwich\, 06360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Yantic River Plaza
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T110000
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SUMMARY:Father's Day Smoke House Platter at Harp & Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Father’s Day Smoke House Platter at Harp & Dragon offers a hearty way to celebrate Dad with a feast built around slow-smoked barbecue favorites. Available throughout Father’s Day\, the special features a generous combination of beef brisket\, pulled pork\, smoked chicken\, and ribs\, showcasing the restaurant’s house-smoked approach to barbecue. \nThe platter is paired with classic barbecue sides including cornbread\, coleslaw\, barbecue sauce\, and a choice of additional sauce\, creating a meal designed for anyone who appreciates smoked meats and comfort food. Whether you’re gathering the family for lunch\, dinner\, or a late-night Father’s Day outing\, it’s a simple way to treat Dad to something substantial. \nKnown for its pub atmosphere and extensive food and drink menu\, Harp & Dragon provides a casual setting to celebrate the holiday with family and friends while enjoying one of the restaurant’s featured Father’s Day specials.u \nEvent Details \nDate: Sunday\, June 21\, 2026\nTime: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.\nLocation: Harp & Dragon\, Norwich \nPricing \nSmoke House Platter: $39.95 \nIncludes \n\nBeef brisket\nPulled pork\nSmoked chicken\nRibs\nCornbread\nColeslaw\nBBQ sauce\nChoice of additional sauce\n\n  \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/fathers-day-smoke-house-platter-at-harp-dragon/
LOCATION:Harp & Dragon\, 130 Main Street\, Norwich\, 06360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Harp & Dragon
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SUMMARY:Rose Arts Festival of Norwich
DESCRIPTION:[Various locations across Norwich. Go to the event site for locations. Click Event Website link at the bottom of the page] \nRose 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. \nRose 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. \nMusic 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. \nFriday\, June 26 – Downtown Norwich\nBilly Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s\n6:00 PM – Susan Jensen\n6:30 PM – Natalie Paige\n7:05 PM – Roy Dunn McLean\n7:45 PM – Sue Menhart\n8:30 PM – Frank Critelli \nThese Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing\n6:00 PM – Ashley Hamel\n7:00 PM – Big Lux \nReliance Health Stage @ Reliance Health Gallery\n6:00 PM – Mighty Seamus\n6:30 PM – Sunnie Redwing\n7:00 PM – Static & Rust \nHarp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon\n6:30 PM – Jesse Desorcy & Co.\n7:45 PM – Fimone\n9:00 PM – Ward Hayden & The Outliers \nStrange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew\n7:00 PM – The Gleeful Conspiracy\n8:00 PM – Drop Party\n9:30 PM – Bermuda Search Party \n\nSaturday\, June 27 – Main Stage at Chelsea Parade\n11:00 AM – Lazy Trail\n12:00 PM – The Wolff Sisters\n1:30 PM – Oh He Dead\n3:00 PM – Melt\n4:50 PM – Neighbor\n6:45 PM – Mihali \n\nSaturday Night\, June 27 – Downtown Norwich\nThese Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing (Marina)\n8:00 PM – Jeremy Haddad \nHarp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon\n8:00 PM – The Pretty Graves\n9:00 PM – Slyne & The Family Stoned\n10:00 PM – Nova One \nBilly Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s\n8:00 PM – Charlotte Roth\n8:40 PM – Ponybird\n9:30 PM – Tyler Fauxbel \nStrange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew\n8:00 PM – Matt Kampe & The Hub\n9:30 PM – Coyote Island\n11:00 PM – Night Zero (featuring members of Mihali & Neighbor) \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/rose-arts-festival-of-norwich/2026-06-25/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Downtown Norwich
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SUMMARY:Rose Arts Festival of Norwich
DESCRIPTION:[Various locations across Norwich. Go to the event site for locations. Click Event Website link at the bottom of the page] \nRose 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. \nRose 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. \nMusic 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. \nFriday\, June 26 – Downtown Norwich\nBilly Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s\n6:00 PM – Susan Jensen\n6:30 PM – Natalie Paige\n7:05 PM – Roy Dunn McLean\n7:45 PM – Sue Menhart\n8:30 PM – Frank Critelli \nThese Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing\n6:00 PM – Ashley Hamel\n7:00 PM – Big Lux \nReliance Health Stage @ Reliance Health Gallery\n6:00 PM – Mighty Seamus\n6:30 PM – Sunnie Redwing\n7:00 PM – Static & Rust \nHarp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon\n6:30 PM – Jesse Desorcy & Co.\n7:45 PM – Fimone\n9:00 PM – Ward Hayden & The Outliers \nStrange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew\n7:00 PM – The Gleeful Conspiracy\n8:00 PM – Drop Party\n9:30 PM – Bermuda Search Party \n\nSaturday\, June 27 – Main Stage at Chelsea Parade\n11:00 AM – Lazy Trail\n12:00 PM – The Wolff Sisters\n1:30 PM – Oh He Dead\n3:00 PM – Melt\n4:50 PM – Neighbor\n6:45 PM – Mihali \n\nSaturday Night\, June 27 – Downtown Norwich\nThese Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing (Marina)\n8:00 PM – Jeremy Haddad \nHarp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon\n8:00 PM – The Pretty Graves\n9:00 PM – Slyne & The Family Stoned\n10:00 PM – Nova One \nBilly Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s\n8:00 PM – Charlotte Roth\n8:40 PM – Ponybird\n9:30 PM – Tyler Fauxbel \nStrange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew\n8:00 PM – Matt Kampe & The Hub\n9:30 PM – Coyote Island\n11:00 PM – Night Zero (featuring members of Mihali & Neighbor) \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/rose-arts-festival-of-norwich/2026-06-26/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Downtown Norwich
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SUMMARY:Rose Arts Festival of Norwich
DESCRIPTION:[Various locations across Norwich. Go to the event site for locations. Click Event Website link at the bottom of the page] \nRose 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. \nRose 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. \nMusic 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. \nFriday\, June 26 – Downtown Norwich\nBilly Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s\n6:00 PM – Susan Jensen\n6:30 PM – Natalie Paige\n7:05 PM – Roy Dunn McLean\n7:45 PM – Sue Menhart\n8:30 PM – Frank Critelli \nThese Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing\n6:00 PM – Ashley Hamel\n7:00 PM – Big Lux \nReliance Health Stage @ Reliance Health Gallery\n6:00 PM – Mighty Seamus\n6:30 PM – Sunnie Redwing\n7:00 PM – Static & Rust \nHarp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon\n6:30 PM – Jesse Desorcy & Co.\n7:45 PM – Fimone\n9:00 PM – Ward Hayden & The Outliers \nStrange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew\n7:00 PM – The Gleeful Conspiracy\n8:00 PM – Drop Party\n9:30 PM – Bermuda Search Party \n\nSaturday\, June 27 – Main Stage at Chelsea Parade\n11:00 AM – Lazy Trail\n12:00 PM – The Wolff Sisters\n1:30 PM – Oh He Dead\n3:00 PM – Melt\n4:50 PM – Neighbor\n6:45 PM – Mihali \n\nSaturday Night\, June 27 – Downtown Norwich\nThese Guys Stage @ These Guys Brewing (Marina)\n8:00 PM – Jeremy Haddad \nHarp & Dragon Stage @ Harp & Dragon\n8:00 PM – The Pretty Graves\n9:00 PM – Slyne & The Family Stoned\n10:00 PM – Nova One \nBilly Wilson’s Stage @ Billy Wilson’s\n8:00 PM – Charlotte Roth\n8:40 PM – Ponybird\n9:30 PM – Tyler Fauxbel \nStrange Brew Stage @ Strange Brew\n8:00 PM – Matt Kampe & The Hub\n9:30 PM – Coyote Island\n11:00 PM – Night Zero (featuring members of Mihali & Neighbor) \n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/rose-arts-festival-of-norwich/2026-06-27/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Downtown Norwich
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