Community Events
Connecticut is rich with historical, educational, cultural and natural venues that provide life-enhancing experiences for our community. The following list provides links to many of the Connecticut organizations that host events, exhibits, performances and participatory activities throughout the year.
» To suggest an organization to add to this list, please send the physical address and website link to lrosenthal@ctpublic.org
Organizations: Please see our events policy at the bottom of this page.
Museums:
- The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum – 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
- Artwell Gallery – 19 Water Street, Torrington, CT 06790
- The Barnum Museum – 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
- Bruce Museum – 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830-7157
- Chester Museum at The Mill – 9 West Main Street, Chester, CT 06412
- The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists – c/o Nancy Stember, 25 Old Hill Road, Westport, CT 06880
- The Davidson Art Center – 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT 06459
- Florence Griswold Museum – 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371
- Friends of the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center– P.O. Box 290207, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0207
- The Institute for American Indian Studies– 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793
- John Slade Ely House – 51 Trumbull Street, New Haven, CT 06510
- Lutz Childrens’ Museum – 247 South Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
- Lyman Allyn Art Museum – 625 Williams Street, New London, CT 06320
- New Britain Museum of American Art – 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052
- Norwalk Historical Society –2 East Wall Street, Norwalk, CT
- Slater Memorial Museum – 108 Crescent Street, Norwich, CT 06360
- Stamford Art Association – 39 Franklin Street, Stamford CT 06901
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art – 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103
- The William Benton Museum of Art – 245 Glenbrook Road, U-2140, Storrs, CT 06269
- Yale Center for British Art – P. O. Box 208280 New Haven, CT 06520-8280
- Yale University Art Gallery – P.O. Box 208271 New Haven, CT 06520-8271
Libraries:
- Ansonia Library – 53 South Cliff Street, Ansonia, CT 06401
- Beacon Falls Public Library – 10 Maple Avenue, Beacon Falls, CT 06403
- Brainerd Memorial Library – 920 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT 06438
- Bridgeport Public Library – 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
- Bristol Public Library – 5 High Street, Bristol CT, 06010
- The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library – 733 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, CT 06468
- Enfield Central Public Library – 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CT 06082
- Fairfield Main Public Library – 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
- Ferguson Library – One Public Library Plaza, Stamford, Connecticut 06904
- Greenwich Library – 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830-5387
- Hamden Central Public Library – 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518
- Hartford Downtown Public Library – 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103
- Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library – 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme, CT 06371
- Scoville Memorial Library – 38 Main Street, Salisbury, CT 06068
- Trumbull Library – 33 Quality Street, Trumbull, CT 06611
- West Hartford Main Public Library – 20 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
Theatre:
- Avon Theatre Film Center– 272 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06901
- Connecticut Free Shakespeare – 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
- Connecticut Heritage Productions – 46 Bretton Road, Middletown, CT 06457
- Epoch Arts – 27 Skinner Street, East Hampton, CT 06424
- Fairfield Theatre Company – 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT 06824
- Hartford Children’s Theatre – 360 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
- Hartford Stage Company – 50 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103
- Hole in the Wall Theater – 116 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051
- Judy Dworin Performance Project – 233 Pearl Street, Hartford CT 06103
- Kidz Konnection Youth Theater Co. – 16 West Main Street, Clinton, CT 06413
- Long Wharf Theatre – 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511
- Goodspeed Musicals– PO Box A, East Haddam, CT 06423-0281
- The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts – 260 South Compo Road, Westport, CT 06880
- Little Theater of Manchester – 177 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040
- NTCT Performing Arts Theatre – 743 North Mountain Road, Newington, CT 06111
- Oddfellows Playhouse – 128 Washington Street, Middletown, CT 06457
- The Palace – 61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901
- Playhouse on Park – 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119
- The Ridgefield Playhouse – 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877
- Shakespeare on the Sound – 33 Highland Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06853
- Slant of Light Theater Company – e-mail: sruttenberg@soltheatercompany.org
- SS&C Summer Wind Performing Arts Center – 261 Broad Street, Windsor, CT 06095
- TheatreWorks – 233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
- Unified Theater – 15 Lewis Street, Suite 104, Hartford, CT 06103
- West Hartford Community Theater – e-mail: whtheater@aol.com
- Westport Arts Center – 51 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880
Music:
- Bring Our Music Back – P.O. Box 313, Old Lyme, CT 06371
- Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus – Joyful Noise, Inc., P.O. Box 1051, Torrington, CT 06790
- City Singers – Hartford, CT e-mail: info@citysingers.org
- Connecticut Choral Society – P.O. Box 42, Southbury, CT 06488-0042
- Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz – P.O. Box 230760, Hartford, CT 06123
- Hartford Symphony – 99 Pratt Street, Suite 500, Hartford, CT 06103-1629
- International Festival of Arts & Ideas – 195 Church Street, 12th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
- Music Haven – P.O. Box 207332, New Haven, CT 06520
- New Haven Chorale – P.O. Box 1897, New Haven, CT 06508
- New Haven Symphony Orchestra – 105 Court Street, Suite 302, New Haven, CT 06511
- Wallingford Symphony Orchestra – P.O. Box 6023, Wallingford, CT 06492
- Waterbury Symphony Orchestra – 110 Bank Street, Waterbury, CT 06702
Dance:
- Connecticut Ballet – 99 Pratt Street, Suite 206, Hartford, CT 06103
- Hartford Underground – e-mail: info@hartfordunderground.com
- The Hartt School – 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT
- Pilobolus – P.O. Box 388, Washington Depot, CT 06794
- Vinnie’s Jump and Jive – 635 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Arts Centers & Organizations:
- American Mural Project – P.O. Box 538, Winsted, CT 06098
- Artspace – 50 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
- The Arts Collective – 1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford, CT 06112
- The Arts Council of Greater New Haven – 70 Audubon Street, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
- ASAP! After School Arts Program – P.O. Box 15, Washington Depot, CT 06794
- Augusta Curtis Cultural Center – P.O. Box 4173, Meriden, CT 06450
- Bridgeport Arts Fest – 999 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
- Brookfield Craft Center – 286 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804
- The Buttonwood Tree – 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
(Mailing address: The Buttonwood Tree, PO Box 71, Middletown, CT 06457) - The Charter Oak Cultural Center – 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
- Center for Contemporary Print Making – Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
- Coop Center for Creativity – 196-212 College Street, New Haven, CT 06511
- Creative Arts Workshop – 80 Audubon Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
- Easton Arts Council – P.O. Box 142, Easton, CT 06612
- Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation– 171 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
- Franklin Street Works – 41 Franklin Street, Stamford, CT 06901
- Greater Hartford Arts Council – PO Box 231436, Hartford, CT 06123-1436
- Greater New Britain Arts Alliance – 66 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051
- Greenwich Arts Council – 299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830
- Guilford Art Center – 411 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437
- Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance Inc. – 39 West Street, Danbury CT 06810
- The Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center – 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
- Lyme Art Association – 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, 06371
- The Lyman Center – 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515
- Milford Fine Arts Council – 40 Railroad Ave South, Milford, CT 06460
- Norwich Arts Center – 60 – 64 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360
- Quick Center for the Arts – 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
- Real Art Ways – 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, CT 06106
- Ridgefield Guild of Artists – PO Box 552, Ridgefield, CT 06877
- Sankofa Kuumba Cultural Arts Consortium – P.O. Box 1255, Hartford, CT 06143
- Shoreline Arts Alliance –725 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437
- Silvermine Arts Center – 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT 06840
- SoNo Arts Celebration – P.O. Box 600, South Norwalk, CT 06856
- The Valley Arts Council – 119 Caroline Street, Derby, CT 06418
- Wesleyan Potters, Inc. – 350 South Main Street, Middletown CT 06457
- West Hartford Art League – 37 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford, CT 06107
- World Artist Network – 98 Kenwood Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06824
Historical Preservation:
- The Fairfield Museum and History Center– 370 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
- Friends of Elizabeth Park – P.O. Box 370361, West Hartford, CT 06137
- Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery– P. O. Box #9238; New Haven, CT 06533-0238
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center– 77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105
- Hill-Stead Museum – 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032
- Mark Twain House & Museum – 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
- Mystic Seaport – 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355
- Noah Webster House – 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
Events Policy: Connecticut Public maintains this web page with links to organizations throughout Connecticut that present events and programming to their communities. Connecticut Public does not offer a free platform to promote community events or distribute public service announcements for outside organizations. Groups may request a free link on this page by contacting Connecticut Public at lrosenthal@ctpublic.org.
Events Promotion: Organizations wishing to promote their events may also purchase ad banners on any of our Connecticut Public websites by contacting our Underwriting department at 860.275.7202 or e-mailing nbauer@ctpublic.org
Events News: Groups are welcome to send press releases about events to our News department with the understanding that it is completely subject to the discretion and judgment of our staff whether an event or organization will be covered in our reporting. Press releases may be sent to news@wnpr.org and csisco@cptv.org.