Mystic Country Major Events Calendar 2015

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