MAJOR EVENTS CALENDAR 2015
your guide to Eastern Connecticut festivals, concerts, parades & so much more
SUNFLOWERS FOR WISHES, BUTTONWOOD FARM, GRISWOLD
GARDEN DAYS, FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM, OLD LYME
THOMPSON SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK
JUNE & JULY
RIVERFIRE, PUTNAM
MYSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL
JUNE 4-7
JUNE 12-14
JUNE 22
19th Annual Cajun Zydeco Festival, Strawberry Park Campground, Preston strawberrypark.net
JUNE 13-14
JUNE 26-28
JUNE 13
3rd Annual Mystic Blues Festival mysticbluesfestival.com
Victorian Days, Willimantic, victorianwillimantic.org
JUNE 5-7
Brooklyn Ag Days, Brooklyn Fairgrounds, brooklynfair.org
JUNE 5-14
GardenFest, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme florencegriswoldmuseum.org
JUNE 6-7
Spring Fest, Jonathan Edwards Winery, North Stonington, jedwardswinery.com
JUNE 11-14
Sea Music Festival, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
Taste of Mystic at Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, oldemistickvillage.com Sun BBQ Fest, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, mohegansun.com 11th Annual Connecticut Open House Day, ctvisit.com
JUNE 19
Connecticut Tigers Baseball opening night, Dodd Stadium, Norwich cttigers.com
JUNE 19-21
2nd Annual Vintage Motorsports Festival, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, thompsonspeedway.com
JUNE 20-21
Summer Festival, Stonington Vineyard, stoningtonvineyards.com
Hot Summer Fun Kick-off, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, mohegansun.com The WoodenBoat Show, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
JUNE 26 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Ocean Beach Park Celebration & Fireworks, New London, ocean-beach-park.com
JUNE 27
Vintage Market, Salem thevintagemarketsalemct.com
JUNE 28
Connecticut Historic Garden Day Roseland Cottage, Woodstock historicnewengland.org Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme florencegriswoldmuseum.org
JULY 3
JULY 10-12
Killingly Red, White and Blue BBQ, Owen Bell Park, Killingly, killingly.org
Sailfest, New London, sailfestnl.org
JULY 4
JULY 11
30TH ANNIVERSARY
Boom Box Parade, Willimantic, wili-am.com 4th of July Parade and reading of the Declaration of Independence, Cannon Square, Stonington Borough stoningtonboroughct.com Independence Day, Mystic Seaport mysticseaport.org 4th of July Jamboree, East Woodstock Celebrate Mystic Day mysticdowntown.org
Concert + Fireworks, Downtown Putnam, discoverputnam.com SharkFest Swim, Mystic sharkfestswim.com
JULY 18
Al fresco Riverfire, Putnam discoverputnam.com Celebrate East Lyme celebrateeastlyme.com
JULY 18-26
Sunflowers for Wishes, Buttonwood Farm, Griswold, sunflowersforwishes.com
JULY 4-5
37th Annual Lobster Fest and Chicken BBQ with 55th Annual Juried Arts & Crafts Show, Niantic discovereastlyme.com
JULY 24-25
JULY 5, 12, 19, 26
Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails, New London, newlondonmainstreet.org
Summer Music Sunday, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
JULY 6, 13, 20, 27 - AUG. 3 Blue Monday, Mystic River Park
JULY 8
Racing event, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, thompsonspeedway.com
JULY 8, 15, 22, 29
Rock the Docks, Howard T. Brown Park, Norwich, norwichchamber.com
JULY 9-12
Old Lyme Midsummer Festival, oldlymemidsummerfestival.com
JULY 25
Colchester Festival on the Green, colchesterhistory.org
JULY 25-26
Antique & Classic Boat Rendezvous, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
JULY 27
Blessing of the Fleet, Stonington, stmarychurch-stonington.weconnect.com
JULY 31-AUGUST 1
Moby-Dick Marathon, Mystic Seaport mysticseaport.org
North Stonington Fair, northstoningtonfair.org
LOCAL TOWN FIREWORKS announced late Spring. check mystic.org for details.
HERMANN’S ROYAL LIPPIZZAN STALLIONS, ROSELAND COTTAGE, WOODSTOCK
MYSTIC OUTDOOR ART FESTIVAL
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER AUGUST 2
AUGUST 8-9
AUGUST 3
AUGUST 9
Annual Stonington Village Fair, stoningtonboroughct.com Blue Monday, Mystic River Park, Mystic
AUGUST 5, 12
Rock the Docks, Howard T. Brown Park, Norwich, norwichchamber.com
AUGUST 7-9
56th Annual Lebanon Country Fair lebanoncountryfair.org
AUGUST 8
Deary Road Race/Concert, Putnam discoverputnam.com
SCHEMITZUN, MASHANTUCKET
Mystic Outdoor Art Festival, Downtown Mystic, mysticchamber.org
BROOKLYN FAIR
AUGUST 26
Racing event, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, thompsonspeedway.com
Annual Main Street Car Cruise, Putnam, discoverputnam.com
AUGUST 27-30
AUGUST 14-16
AUGUST 29-30
Connecticut ComiCONN, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, ctcomiccon.com
Schemitzun - Green Corn PowWow, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Cultural Grounds, schemitzun.com
Hermann’s Royal Lippizzan Stallions, Roseland Cottage, Woodstock historicnewengland.org
AUGUST 16
Brooklyn Fair, Brooklyn, brooklynfair.org New London Pride Weekend, Downtown New London & Ocean Beach Park, ocean-beach-park.com
New London Food Truck Festival, downtownnewlondonassociation.com
SEPTEMBER 4
SEPTEMBER 5-6
SEPTEMBER 11-15
SEPTEMBER 4-7
SEPTEMBER 10-12
SEPTEMBER 12
SEPTEMBER 11-13
Killingly Cooks and Great Tomato Festival, Killingly, killingly.org
UCONN Cornucopia Fest 2015, Storrs, uconn.edu
Woodstock Fair, woodstockfair.com
SEPTEMBER 5
Railroad Day, CT Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic, cteastrrmuseum.org
Burning of Benedict Arnold Festival, New London, flocktheatre.org 3rd Annual Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival, New London, ctmaritimefest.com Mystic Eats Riverside Food Festival, Downtown Mystic, mysticdowntown.org
Ledyard Fair, Ledyard, ledyardfair.org
Family Day and Riverfire, Putnam discoverputnam.com
ALL THROU THE YE GH AR
CT MARITIME FESTIVAL, NEW LONDON
RAILROAD DAY, CT EASTERN RAILROAD MUSEUM, WILLIMANTIC
SEPTEMBER 19
OUTDOOR ANTIQUE SHOW, LEBANON
SEPTEMBER 26-27
Celebrating Agriculture, Woodstock Fairgrounds, celebratingagriculture.org
National Alpaca Days nationalalpacafarmdays.com
SEPTEMBER 19-20
SEPTEMBER 27
8th Annual Garlic Festival, Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, oldemistickvillage.com
SEPTEMBER 20-21
Civil War Living History Weekend, Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, historicnewengland.org
SEPTEMBER 20 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Norwich Auto Show, Dodd Stadium, norwichchamber.com Coastweeks Rowing Regatta, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
Antique Vehicle Show, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org Wild Mushroom Festival, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, dpnc.org
MUSIC FESTIVALS
from the sounds of summer to the sounds of blues legends & everything in-between
ROCK THE DOCKS, NORWICH
MAY 28-31
38th Annual Bluegrass Music Festival, Strawberry Park Campground, Preston strawberrypark.net
JUNE 4-7
19th Annual Cajun Zydeco Festival, Strawberry Park Campground, Preston strawberrypark.net
JUNE 11-14
49th Annual Outdoor Antique Show, Lebanon, lebanontownhall.org
Sea Music Festival, Mystic Seaport mysticseaport.org
SEPTEMBER 27 OCTOBER 26
JUNE 26-28
Connecticut Renaissance Fair, Dodd Stadium, Norwich, ctfaire.com
12th Annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival, downtownstorrsfestival.org
CONNECTICUT’S COAST GUARD SUMMER Celebrate the U.S. Coast Guard’s 225th anniversary with a variety of events throughout the summer. Visit coastguardsummer.com.
3rd Annual Mystic Blues Festival mysticbluesfestival.com
JULY 5, 12, 19, 26
Summer Music Sunday, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
JULY 6, 13, 20, 27 - AUG. 3 Blue Monday, Mystic River Park
JULY 8, 15, 22, 29 & AUGUST 5, 12
Rock the Docks, Howard T. Brown Park, Norwich, norwichchamber.com
WEE FAERIE VILLAGE, FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM, OLD LYME
GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL & FOLIAGE TRAIN, PUTNAM
WALKTOBER, NORTHEAST CT
OCTOBER OCTOBER1-NOVEMBER 1
OCTOBER 10-12
OCTOBER 17-18
OCTOBER 1-31
Chowder Days, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
OCTOBER 24
Wee Faerie Village Whimsical Kingdoms, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, florencegriswoldmuseum.org 25TH ANNIVERSARY
WALKTOBER, Northeast Connecticut thelastgreenvalley.org
OCTOBER 2
First Friday, Downtown Putnam (last for 2015) discoverputnam.com
OCTOBER 3-4
Harvest Fest, Jonathan Edwards Winery, North Stonington jedwardswinery.com
Monty’s Fall Festival, The Dinosaur Place at Nature’s Art Village, Oakdale, naturesartvillage.com
OCTOBER 11
Connecticut Cheese Festival, Coventry coventryfarmersmarket.com Scotland Highland Festival, scotlandgames.org
OCTOBER 11-13
Harvest Festival Lapsley Orchard, Pomfret Center
OCTOBER 14
Stonington Vineyard Harvest Festival, stoningtonvineyards.com
Fall Food Stroll, New London, newlondonmainstreet.org
3rd Annual Mystic Pirate Invasion, mysticdowntown.org
OCTOBER 16-18
Fall Festival Tyme, Blue Slope Museum, North Franklin, blueslope.com
OCTOBER 10
Groton Fall Festival, mysticchamber.org
World Series of Auto Racing, Thompson International Speedway, thompsonspeedway.com
33nd Annual Roseland Cottage Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Woodstock, historicnewengland.org Great Pumpkin Festival and Foliage Train Ride, Putnam, discoverputnam.com
OCTOBER 25
Niantic Halloween Parade discovereastlyme.com
OCTOBER 30
Downtown Putnam Trick-or-Treat Night, discoverputnam.com
OCTOBER 31
Halloween Trick-or-Treats Olde Mistick Village, oldemistickvillage.com Downtown Mystic, mysticdowntown.org Main Street, Willimantic, willimanticdowntown.org Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
get lost in a CORN MAZES OPEN come corn maze adventure
THREAD CITY HOP FEST, WILLIMANTIC
FOOD FESTIVALS
celebrations designed to delight your palate
MAY 3
SEPTEMBER 19-20
MAY 13
SEPTEMBER 27
Thread City Hop Fest, Jillson Square, Willimantic, threadcityhopfest.com
8th Annual Garlic Festival, Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, oldemistickvillage.com
Spring Food Stroll, New London newlondonmainstreet.org
Wild Mushroom Festival, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, dpnc.org
MAY 15-16
Mystic Food Truck Rally, Mystic Aquarium, mysticaquarium.org
OCTOBER 3-4
Harvest Fest, Jonathan Edwards Winery, North Stonington, jedwardswinery.com
JUNE 6-7
Spring Fest, Jonathan Edwards Winery, North Stonington, jedwardswinery.com
Stonington Vineyard Harvest Festival, stoningtonvineyards.com
JUNE 12-14
SEPTEMBER 11-13
Taste of Mystic at Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, oldemistickvillage.com
Mystic Eats - Riverside Food Festival, Downtown Mystic, mysticdowntown.org
JUNE 13-14
OCTOBER 10-12
Sun BBQ Fest, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, mohegansun.com
Chowder Days, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org
JUNE 20-21
OCTOBER 11
Connecticut Cheese Festival, Coventry Regional Farmers Market, coventryfarmersmarket.com
Summer Festival, Stonington Vineyard, stoningtonvineyards.com
JULY 4-5
37th Annual Lobster Fest & Chicken BBQ with 55th Annual Juried Arts & Crafts Show, Niantic, discovereastlyme.com
OCTOBER 11-13
AUGUST 16
OCTOBER 14
New London Food Truck Festival, downtownnewlondonassociation.com
Harvest Festival Lapsley Orchard, Pomfret Center Fall Food Stroll, New London, newlondonmainstreet.org
SEPTEMBER 12
Killingly Cooks and Great Tomato Festival, Killingly, killingly.org
FOODIE FINDS
for more #MysticCountryEats visit mystic.org/foodiefinds
PHOTO COURTESY OF WINTER CAPLANSON/CONNECTICUT FOOD AND FARM
ALL THROUGH THE YEAR
LIGHTED BOAT PARADE, MYSTIC
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER NOVEMBER 16-19 Mystic Restaurant Week, mysticchamber.org
NOVEMBER 27
Light Parade and Tree Lighting, Willimantic, willimanticdowntown.org
NOVEMBER 27-29
NOVEMBER 28DECEMBER 27
Lantern Light Tours, Mystic Seaport mysticseaport.org
NOVEMBER 28
Santa Arrives by Tugboat, Mystic, mysticchamber.org
Artists’ Open Studios Tour, Northeast Connecticut, aosct.org
Tree Lighting & Lighted Boat Parade, Mystic, mysticchamber.org
DECEMBER 1
DECEMBER 5-6
DECEMBER 3 - JANUARY 3
DECEMBER 5
Mystic Holiday Stroll, Downtown Mystic, mysticdowntown.org
The Magic of Christmas, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme florencegriswoldmuseum.org
DECEMBER 4
Stonington Village Holiday Tree Lighting & Stroll, stoningtonboroughct.com
Artists’ Open Studios Tour continues, Northeast Connecticut, aosct.org 27th Annual Niantic Light Parade & Winterfest, discovereastlyme.com Groton Lights Parade, mysticchamber.org Holiday Carnival, Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, oldemistickvillage.com
12th Annual Niantic Holiday Stroll, nianticmainstreet.org Celebration of Lights and Song, New London, newlondonmainstreet.org
NOVEMBER 29
Holiday Dazzle Light Parade, Putnam discoverputnam.com
DECEMBER 11
29th Annual Festival of Lights, Olde Mistick Village with Mystic Aquarium, oldemistickvillage.com
DECEMBER 20
60th Annual Community Carol Sing, Mystic Seaport, mysticseaport.org Downtown Mystic Winter Solstice Luminary, mysticdowntown.org
DECEMBER 26- JANUARY 1 Holiday Magic, Mystic Seaport mysticseaport.org Eastern Regional Tourism District 27 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355 mystic.org 860.536.8822