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  • Sunset Sounds Concert Series | Grammy® Award Winners Dan Pugach Nonet feat. Nicole Zuraitis

    Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

    Free

  • Isham-Terry Open Tour Sunday

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

    Explore this beloved family home to learn about the booming industries and culture of Hartford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, understand medical practice and public health at this time, and learn more about the Isham and Terry families through the items they owned.

    Free – $16

  • Drum Circle at the Homestead

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

    Step away from the chaos of daily life and clear your mind at a drum circle facilitated by Kenny “Doc” Frazier. A drum circle encourages empowerment and success while inspiring creativity through rhythmic drum play. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums. A limited number of drum pads will be available to borrow.   

    Free

  • Pirate Days

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

    Pirates are back for 2025! Come out and explore an encampment where you’ll experience the life of a pirate. Stay for ship making, racing, crafts, and walking the plank like a pirate! Spend some time listening to stories of real-life pirates like Captain Kidd who visited Connecticut in 1690 and is said to have left behind treasure near modern day Milford, CT. 

    Free

  • Pirate Days

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

    Pirates are back for 2025! Come out and explore an encampment where you’ll experience the life of a pirate. Stay for ship making, racing, crafts, and walking the plank like a pirate! Spend some time listening to stories of real-life pirates like Captain Kidd who visited Connecticut in 1690 and is said to have left behind treasure near modern day Milford, CT. 

    Free

  • The Doctor is In: An Evening With an 18th Century Doctor

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

    Join Daniel Newman, historical researcher and reenactor spanning 40 years, to experience the surgery of an 18th-century physician and learn about the latest medical techniques from England while discussing remedies and cures that would have been available during that time.   

    $10 – $12

  • Butler-McCook Open Tour Saturday

    Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    Visit the Butler-McCook House & Garden is the only 18th-century home remaining on Hartford’s Main Street for a guided tour to learn about the McCook family, who loved music, art, and travel through explorations of the museum’s collections which include paintings, Japanese samurai armor, furniture, and toys.

    Free – $16

  • Sunset Sounds Concert Series | Steve Bulmer’s Hall Monitors

    Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

    Free

  • Summer Pipes & Cider

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

    Join us for our second annual Pipes & Cider event, where the rich traditions of Scotland come alive! Enjoy barrel-aged cider and whiskey tastings from Yankee Cider Co. Coreyanne Armstrong and the Portland & District Pipers will perform a lively set, accompanied by a short trail walk around the beautiful Palmer-Warner grounds (weather permitting).  Bring your friends and test your knowledge with a round of pub trivia. One of the three trivia categories will feature questions based on the historical fantasy television series, Outlander, which takes place in Scotland. Attendees are encouraged to dress in Outlander attire. Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams. Raise a glass, embrace the music, and celebrate the magic of Scotland!

    $15 – $40

  • Canceled: Meet and Greet with Artist Gina Trusiewicz

    Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United States

    Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden's 2025 artist in residence Gina Trusiewicz will give a brief presentation of the materials and processes involved in creating pastel paintings. Samples of pastel papers and pastel sticks will be displayed, and the concept of underpainting will be discussed. The artist’s paintings will be featured in the Visitor Center Gallery through October and available for purchase. Come meet Gina and learn more about this centuries-old technique that is prized for its brilliant and saturated colors. Tours of the museum will be offered at 2 pm and 3 pm with regular admission. Purchase tour tickets here.

    Free

  • SOLD OUT! Windows on Colonial New London: Shuttle Tour

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

    Join staff for a journey through colonial New London. Visit sites that our diarist frequented, including those of Joshua Hempsted’s relatives, and view the Stonington Farm property from across the river. As we stop at local destinations on our way back to the Hempsted Houses, you will hear about Adam Jackson, who Joshua Hempsted enslaved on the property. Visitors will also learn about Jackson’s family, including his parents, Joan and John Jackson, and their three decade long court case to free their nine children.

    $20 – $25

  • Phelps-Hatheway Open Tour Sunday

    Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United States

    Step inside the museum to be transported to the 18th and 19th centuries and learn about the lives of those who built, lived in, and preserved the house. Understand the role of Connecticut in the American Revolution, examine colonial era trade and commercial exchange, consider land and real estate speculation and Indigenous people’s land rights, and observe the ways we display wealth and status in our homes. Stop into the visitor’s center for the Pastel Paintings exhibition by artist Gina Trusiewicz who will be on site from 1 pm-2 pm to demonstrate the art of pastel painting.

    Free – $16

  • The History of the Martini with Litchfield Distillery

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

    Join Litchfield Distillery for a fascinating look at the martini and American cocktail culture amid the backdrop of Caroline Ferriday’s beautiful summer home. Learn about Ferriday’s favorite cocktail and its many variations while enjoying a tasting. 

    $30 – $40

  • Layer-Out of the Dead

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

    From birth, to sickness, and now death, the final event of this series will feature practicing Connecticut and Rhode Island embalmer and funeral director Nicole Paquette, who will discuss death care practices and rituals through the centuries.

    $10 – $12