• October 1, 2026
Follow a 0.7-mile trail through downtown New London as 28 stops become galleries, studios, stages and markets filled with artists, music, poetry, fashion and demonstrations.
• October 1, 2026
Browse racks of secondhand fashion at a community thrift market before settling in for wine, food from The Grill by Kay and three hours of live music from Izzy Malek.
• October 1, 2026
Nearly 150 juried artists and crafters fill the Old Saybrook Town Green with paintings, pottery, glass, jewelry, photography, sculpture, fiber art, metalwork and handmade finds.
• October 1, 2026
Downtown Niantic becomes the marketplace as artisans and vintage sellers join local shops, food trucks, store specials, a chainsaw demonstration and the first chance to grab a buoy for this year’s Buoy Trees.
• October 1, 2026
Paint a pumpkin, meet animals and dance with witches before exploring the galleries during a completely free fall Saturday at New London’s Lyman Allyn Art Museum.
• October 1, 2026
Sanctioned bull riders and ranch bronc competitors take over North Stonington for two nights of rodeo action, $14,000 in added prize money, food, vendors and hometown country music.
• October 1, 2026
More than 40 writers, poets, scholars and musicians take over Stonington Borough for three days of readings, music, workshops, historic-house tours and a centennial celebration of James Merrill.
• October 1, 2026
Hygienic Art opens its closets for a three-hour treasure hunt through abandoned artwork, old posters, prints, T-shirts, memorabilia and whatever else has been hiding in storage.
• October 1, 2026
Magician Ed Pop turns kids into the stars of an interactive afternoon of pumpkin-season magic, comedy and storytelling on the Mystic & Noank Library lawn.
• October 1, 2026
A two-mile Memory Lane through Bluff Point, a kids fun run, crafts and family activities create a morning of remembrance while raising money for free grief support for Connecticut children.
• September 30, 2026
Foo Fighters trade the stadiums of their Take Cover Tour for the comparatively intimate Mohegan Sun Arena, bringing three decades of anthems, new music and special guest Gouge Away to the resort’s 30th birthday celebration.
• September 30, 2026
New cars, EVs, exotics and classics fill Mohegan Sun’s massive Expo Center as a new Overland Connecticut exhibit adds off-road builds, camping rigs and adventure gear to this year’s show.
• September 30, 2026
Randy Travis returns to the stage with the musicians who helped define his career as James Dupré sings 16 No. 1 hits in a deeply unusual celebration of the country legend’s music and survival.
• September 30, 2026
More than 30 years after Jagged Little Pill turned her into one of alternative rock’s defining voices, Alanis Morissette launches Mohegan Sun’s 30th birthday concert celebration inside the 10,000-seat Arena.
• September 30, 2026
Three pubs, three beers and 2½ hours of ghost stories turn downtown Mystic into an adults-only walking tour through historic taverns, local legends and reported hauntings.
• September 30, 2026
More than 100 artists explore ancient myths, personal enchantments, legends and the unexplained through painting, sculpture, pottery, glass and more inside Westerly’s historic train station.
• September 29, 2026
Saxophonist Dan Moretti leads an international five-piece ensemble through Wayne Shorter compositions transformed by mambos, sambas, cha-cha-chas and the rhythmic vocabulary of Latin jazz.
• September 29, 2026
Ten films from ten countries put New London moviegoers on the jury as the Garde joins more than 500 venues worldwide for a festival where the audience chooses the winners.
• September 29, 2026
Sample mushroom dishes from local chefs, follow foragers into the woods, meet growers and artists, explore the Mushroom Marketplace and discover just how strange the world of fungi can get.
• September 29, 2026
Three bands, food trucks, hayrides, artisans and grape stomping fill the vineyard as Jonathan Edwards Winery combines its annual Harvest Fest with a 25th anniversary celebration.
• September 29, 2026
Walk with Safe Futures during Domestic Violence Awareness Month as a craft fair, raffles and breakfast food trucks turn a Waterford fundraiser into a community morning with a $50,000 goal.
• September 29, 2026
San Francisco’s Monophonics bring heavy soul, psychedelic rock, vintage keyboards and a full horn section to the intimate Knick Music Lab for an all-ages Saturday night show.
• September 28, 2026
One hundred years after the Garde opened, step back into 1926 for cocktails, vaudeville, silent film, live organ, jazz and a speakeasy on the historic stage.
• September 28, 2026
Glowing dinosaurs, singing pumpkins, bounce houses, live entertainers and marshmallows around the fire turn The Dinosaur Place into a Halloween adventure designed for kids rather than scares.
