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  • Coventry Farmers Market

    Coventry Farmers Market
    Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, United States

    The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, the staff of the Homestead will lead a family-friendly activity to connect the history of the site with the theme of the market. Admission to the Nathan Hale Homestead is by regular admission and is not included in the Farmers’ Market program.

    Free

  • SOLD OUT! Things That Go Bump In The Night

    Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, United States

    Our perennially popular Halloween program is SOLD OUT for the 2026 season. Tickets will not be available at the door. Our special flashlight tours will take you all the way up to the dark, shadowy attic to hear long-standing and new Homestead ghost stories from staff members and spooky encounters reported by guests, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters.

    $25 – $30

  • Kitchen Talk Series | Reverend Bellamy and the Stockbridge Boys

    Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, United States

    The kitchen where Caroline Ferriday gathered with the ladies of Ravensbrück in 1958 continues to welcome rich conversations today. Join Connecticut Landmarks’ staff and guest speakers to consider the history of the property from new perspectives. On August 8th, learn about Reverend Bellamy and the Stockbridge Boys.

    Free

  • Coventry Farmers Market

    Coventry Farmers Market
    Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, United States

    The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, the staff of the Homestead will lead a family-friendly activity to connect the history of the site with the theme of the market. Admission to the Nathan Hale Homestead is by regular admission and is not included in the Farmers’ Market program.

    Free

  • Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World

    Virtual Program

    When Indonesia’s Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. Step back in time with Professor Gillen D’Arcy Wood for a virtual presentation about “the year without a summer” that inspired Mary Shelley’s monster.

    $10 – $15

  • Escapism Productions: The Cold Romantics & The Year Without a Summer

    Isham-Terry House 211 High Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    In October 1816, the Year Without a Summer has left Hartford cold, dark, and uneasy. An elegant masquerade brings together Lord Byron, Mary Godwin, Percy Shelley, John Polidori, and their Hartford hosts for an evening of poetry, philosophy, storytelling, and revelry. But as the night unfolds, strange behavior, missing memories, and inexplicable occurrences begin to suggest that something has followed the guests into the house.

  • POSTPONED: The Picture of Dorian Gray Read-a-Thon

    Palmer-Warner House 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Participants are invited to drop in for a chapter and explore interpretive materials that connect Wilde’s world to Frederic Palmer and Howard Metzger’s mid-20th century community. Light refreshments available between reading sessions. Virtual experience available -- please register for details!

    Free

  • POSTPONED: Prose, Paradox, & Birthday Cake: An Afternoon for Oscar Wilde

    Palmer-Warner House 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, United States

    This special program honors Oscar Wilde’s birthday with an afternoon of literary entertainment featuring readings from his most celebrated works, including his sparkling social comedies and thought-provoking essays. Blue Fire Stage Company will perform, and light refreshments and cocktails will be available.

    $25 – $35

  • Coventry Farmers Market

    Coventry Farmers Market
    Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, United States

    The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, the staff of the Homestead will lead a family-friendly activity to connect the history of the site with the theme of the market. Admission to the Nathan Hale Homestead is by regular admission and is not included in the Farmers’ Market program.

    Free

  • Frankenstein Book Discussion

    Isham-Terry House 211 High Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    Join us on Sunday, October 18 at 2 pm for an in-person discussion of Mary Shelley, and the brilliant plot line of Frankenstein. Pick up a special commemorative bookmark and see Henry Isham’s personal library from the 1800s. Tours of the house available for regular admission.

    Free

  • Mystery at the Manse

    Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, United States

    Something is missing at the Manse … and the spirits know where it is! Join this a one-of-a-kind house tour where history, mystery, and a few friendly ghosts come together! As you make your way through the Manse, you will encounter some familiar—and not-so-familiar—spirits, each with a clue to help solve the mystery of the missing artifact. You will follow the clues, uncover the secrets, and see if you can figure out where the artifact has gone! 

    $15 – $20

  • Following Death: Cemetery Walk & Talk

    Palmer-Warner House 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Explore the burial customs, traditions, and superstitions around death in New England from colonial times through the 19th century with Dean Massey, an urban planning researcher from Northeastern University. Following the talk, a short walk to the Warner Cemetery will offer provide an opportunity to examine epitaphs and iconography up close, and engage in a discussion about the rich diversity of New England’s remembrance practices.

    $10 – $20

  • Hempsted Halloween

    Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United States

    Experience the city’s oldest house at twilight as you meet the ghosts of New Londoners who have ghoulish stories to tell. Talk with them—if you dare! Participants are welcome to come in costume, though we ask that they refrain from extreme gore, masks that cover the whole face or head, tripping hazards, weapons, or using cultural identities as costumes.

    Free

  • When History Speaks: Hempsted Houses’ Paranormal History

    Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United States +1 more

    Join Traci Boiselle, a paranormal investigator with 18 years of experience with The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), for a discussion of theories, tools, and methods used in paranormal research. Explore the history of the Hempsted Houses, including her family connection to the property, and see paranormal evidence from New London County investigations. VIP ticket-holders will then join a 45-minute guided paranormal investigation of one of New England’s oldest dwellings: the 1678 Joshua Hempsted House.

    $15 – $60

  • Coventry Farmers Market

    Coventry Farmers Market
    Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, United States

    The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, the staff of the Homestead will lead a family-friendly activity to connect the history of the site with the theme of the market. Admission to the Nathan Hale Homestead is by regular admission and is not included in the Farmers’ Market program.

    Free