11/24-12/23 (weekends) Visit with Santa at the Shore Line Trolley Museum
11/25-12/23 (weekends) Storytelling & Selfies with Santa & Mrs. Claus
11/29-12/10 A Christmas Carol at the Legacy Theatre
11/30 5-7:30 p.m. New Haven Tree Lighting on the Green
11/30 7 p.m. Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Oakdale
11/30-12/2 (hours vary) Holiday Village on the New Haven Green
12/1 & 2 Guilford Tree Lighting (12/1 at 5:45 p.m.) & Activities
12/1-12/23 Christmas Cookies, The Musical at the MAC
12/1 4 p.m. Firelight Festival at Henry Whitfield House State Museum
12/1 4-9 p.m. Wallingford Holiday Stroll
12/1 5 p.m. Madison Tree Lighting on the Green
New Date! 12/8 6:30 p.m. North Branford Annual Tree Lighting & Festivities
12/7 5 p.m. North Haven Menorah Lighting on the Green
12/2 1-5 p.m. Wallingford Seasons of Celebration
12/3 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 19th Annual Craft Fair at the JCC
12/3 3 p.m. Orange Holiday Festival with the Lighted Tractor Parade and Tree Lighting
12/3 5 p.m. Walnut Beach Tree Lighting
12/6 Girls’ Night Out in Guilford
12/7 4:30 p.m. New Haven Menorah Lighting on the Green
12/7 4:30 p.m. West Haven Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony on the Green
12/9 10:30 a.m. Worth Tasting Holiday Food Tour
12/9 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Hamden Annual Silverbells
12/9 NHSO: Holiday Extravaganza
12/10 1-4 p.m. Chanukah Wonderland at the Chabad Jewish Center, Orange/Woodbridge
12/10 4 p.m. Guilford Menorah Lighting on Guilford Green
12/10 4:30 p.m. Menorah Car Parade & Ice Menorah Lighting, parade kicks off from Chabad (Milford) with the lighting on the Milford Green
12/10 5 p.m. Grand Menorah Lighting and Celebration at the Stop & Shop in Hamden
12/10 noon-4 p.m. Ice Carving Competition & A Cappella Concert at The Shops at Yale
12/10 Westville Menorah Lighting
12/11 4:30 p.m. Light Up West Haven on the Green
12/14 6-7:30 Menorah Lighting & Concert at the Blackstone Library, Branford
12/15-17 New Haven Ballet Presents the Nutcracker
12/16 & 17 NHSO: Handel’s Messiah
12/26 5 p.m. Annual Kwanzaa Kinara Lighting at New Haven City Hall
1/1 8 a.m. Guilford Rotary Frosty 5k Run
Through 1/1 Hubbard Park Festival of Silver Lights
Through 1/7 Guilford Art Center Holiday Expo
Through 12/31 Fantasy of Lights at Lighthouse Point Park
Through 1/14 A.C. Gilbert Holiday Train Display at the Eli Whitney Museum
Through 12/16 (Saturdays) Holidays at the Big Red Barn at Bishop’s Orchards
Through 2/4 Exhibit: Christmas in the Americas at the McGivney Center
Through-3/24 Exhibit: Celebrating 800 Years of the Crèche at the McGivney Center
CT Winter Wine Trail
January 8-April 2, 2023
www.ctwine.com
Eagle Watches on the Connecticut River from the Audubon Shop, Madison
February
www.theaudubonshop.com
Walter Camp Weekend, New Haven
March 10 & 11, 2023
www.waltercamp.org
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New Haven
March 12, 2023
www.stpatricksdayparade.org
New Haven Spring Restaurant Week
April 16-21, 2023
www.infonewhaven.com/dining/nhrwinfo/
Cherry Blossom Festival, New Haven
April 16, 2023
www.historicwoostersquare.org
Annual Meriden Daffodil Festival
April 29 & 30, 2023
www.daffodilfest.com
Freddy Fixer Parade, New Haven
June 4, 2023
www.elmcityfreddyfixerparade.com
Pirate’s Day, Milford
June 4, 2023
www.downtownmilfordct.com
International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven
June 10-25, 2023
www.artidea.org
Connecticut Open House Day
June 10, 2023
www.ctvisit.com
Branford Festival
June 16-18, 2023
www.branfordfestival.com
Branford Road Race
June 18, 2023
www.branfordroadrace.com
Craft EXPO, Guilford
July 14-16, 2023
www.guilfordartcenter.org
New Haven Dragon Boat Races
July
www.canaldock.org
Orange Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival, Orange
August 3-6, 2023
www.orangevfd.com
Annual Potato and Corn Festival, North Branford
August 4-6, 2023
www.nbpotatofest.com
Annual Shoreline Jewish Festival, Guilford
August 13, 2023
www.shorelinejewishfestival.com
Elm Shakespeare Company in the Park
Mid August 7:30 p.m, No Mondays
www.elmshakespeare.org
Milford Oyster Festival, Milford
August 19, 2023
www.milfordoysterfestival.com
Odyssey: A Greek Festival, Orange
September 1-4, 2023
www.saintbarbara.org
Annual Faxon Law New Haven Road Race, New Haven
September 4, 2023
www.newhavenroadrace.org
North Haven Fair, North Haven
September 7-10, 2023
www.northhaven-fair.com
East Haven Fall Festival
September 9 & 10, 2023
www.facebook.com/EHFallFest
Closer to Free Ride
September 9, 2023
www.rideclosertofree.org
New Haven Grand Prix & Apizza Feast
September 15, 2023
www.newhavengp.com
The Guilford Fair
September 15-17, 2023
www.guilfordfair.org
Orange Country Fair
September 16 & 17, 2023
www.orangectfair.com
The Durham Fair
September 21-24, 2023
www.durhamfair.com
Fall Bird Walks at Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
Saturdays, Mid September-Mid November
www.theaudubonshop.com
New Haven Fall Restaurant Week
November 5-10, 2023
www.infonewhaven.com/dining/nhrwinfo/
Artistry Holiday Sale of Fine Craft & Art, Guilford
November-Early January
www.guilfordartcenter.org
Christmas in the Castle at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center, New Haven
November-January
www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org
Shoreline Arts Trail Open Studios Weekend, Branford
Mid November
www.shorelineartstrail.com
Winter Wonderland & Santa at the Shore Line Trolley Museum
Weekends, Late November-December
www.shorelinetrolley.org
Fantasy of Lights, New Haven
Late November–December 31
www.newhavengoodwill.easterseals.com
Festival of Silver Lights at Hubbard Park, Meriden
Late November-December 31
www.cityofmeriden.org
CT Winter Wine Trail
January 8-April 2, 2023
www.ctwine.com
Eagle Watches on the Connecticut River from the Audubon Shop, Madison
February
www.theaudubonshop.com
Walter Camp Weekend, New Haven
TBA
www.waltercamp.org
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New Haven
March 12, 2023
www.stpatricksdayparade.org
New Haven Spring Restaurant Week, New Haven
TBA
www.infonewhaven.com/dining/nhrwinfo/
Cherry Blossom Festival, New Haven
April 16, 2023
www.historicwoostersquare.org
Annual Meriden Daffodil Festival, Meriden
TBA
www.daffodilfest.com
Freddy Fixer Parade
June 4, 2023
www.elmcityfreddyfixerparade.com
International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven
June 10-25, 2023
www.artidea.org
Connecticut Open House Day
June 10, 2023
www.ctvisit.com
Pirate’s Day, Milford
TBA
www.downtownmilfordct.com
Branford Festival
June 16-18, 2023
www.branfordfestival.com
Branford Road Race
June 18, 2023
www.branfordroadrace.com
Craft EXPO, Guilford July www.guilfordartcenter.org
New Haven Dragon Boat Races July www.canaldock.org
Orange Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival, Orange August 3-6, 2023 (tentative) www.orangevfd.com
Annual Potato and Corn Festival, North Branford August 4-6, 2023 www.nbpotatofest.com
Annual Shoreline Jewish Festival, Guilford August 13, 2023 www.shorelinejewishfestival.com
Elm Shakespeare Company in the Park Mid August 7:30 p.m, No Mondays www.elmshakespeare.org
Milford Oyster Festival, Milford August 19, 2023 www.milfordoysterfestival.com
Odyssey: A Greek Festival, Orange September 1-4, 2023 (tentative) www.saintbarbara.org
Annual Faxon Law New Haven Road Race, New Haven September 4, 2023 www.newhavenroadrace.org
North Haven Fair, North Haven September 7-10, 2023 www.northhaven-fair.com
East Haven Fall Festival September www.facebook.com/EHFallFest
Closer to Free Ride September 9, 2023 www.rideclosertofree.org
New Haven Grand Prix & Apizza Feast
September 15, 2023
www.newhavengp.com
The Connecticare Grand Fondo
September 16, 2023
Website
The Guilford Fair
September 15-17, 2023
www.guilfordfair.org
The Durham Fair
September 21-24, 2023
www.durhamfair.com
Fall Bird Walks at Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
Saturdays, Mid September-Mid November
www.theaudubonshop.com
Milford Regional Restaurant Week
TBA
Website
Spectrum Gallery’s Autumn Arts and Crafts Festival, Madison
TBA
www.spectrumartgallery.org
New Haven Fall Restaurant Week
November 5-10,2023
www.infonewhaven.com/dining/nhrwinfo/
Artistry Holiday Sale of Fine Craft & Art, Guilford
TBA
www.guilfordartcenter.org
Christmas in the Castle at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center (formerly Knights of Columbus Museum), New Haven
TBA
www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org
Shoreline Arts Trail Open Studios Weekend, Branford
November
www.shorelineartstrail.com
Annual Holiday Gilbert Train Exhibition at the Eli Whitney Museum, Hamden
TBA
www.eliwhitney.org
Winter Wonderland & Santa at the Shore Line Trolley Museum
Weekends, Late November-December
www.shorelinetrolley.org
Fantasy of Lights, New Haven
Late November–December 31
www.newhavengoodwill.easterseals.com
Festival of Silver Lights at Hubbard Park, Meriden
Late November-December 31
www.cityofmeriden.org