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2025 Past Community Events

Date
Event | Start Time
Jun 5
Trails to Wellness, McCall Behavioral Health Network East End Park (4pm)
Jun 7
🥾 CT Trails Day Hike, Winchester Land Trust, Antonio & Maria Cannavo Preserve, Batcheller School (10am)
Jun 15
Father's Day Strawberry Shortcake,  
​Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Road, Winchester Center (2pm) 
Jun 21
Juneteenth, Soldiers' Monument Commission, American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main St (1pm) and Soldiers' Monument, 84 Crown St (2pm)
Jun 21
River Rocks 2025, Town of New Hartford, Hurley Business Park (37 Greenwoods Dr) in New Hartford (12pm)

​Make Music Day 2025 @ AMP, 90 Whiting Street (3pm)
Jun 25
Day of Joy, LIVE at Home CT, 58 Main St (6pm)
Date
Event | Start Time

Jul 1-27
Where's Waldo? Scavenger Hunt, The Curious Cat Bookshop, 386 Main St. 
Jul 3
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
​​​Summer Concerts - Mad River Music,  Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)
Jul 4
Celebrating 250th Independence Day, Soldiers' Monument and Memorial Park, 84 Crown St (2pm)
Jul 10
​​Summer Concerts - Farmington Valley Band​, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)​​
Jul 17
​​Summer Concerts - West Hill Groove, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)
Jul 24
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​​Summer Concerts - Potter's Field, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)
Jul 27
Where's Waldo? Scavenger Hunt Party, The Curious Cat Bookshop, 386 Main St. (2pm)
Jul 31
​​CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
​Summer Concerts - Kenn Morr Band, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)
Date
Event | Start Time
Aug 7
​​Summer Concerts - Silk n Steel/Moses Bone Band, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)​​​
Aug 9
74th Winchester Grange Fair & Flea Market, 
​100 Newfield Rd, Winchester Center (10am)
Aug 14
​​Summer Concerts - KeBar, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)
Aug 17
The World Turned Upside Down, Soldiers' Monument Commission, First Church of Winsted, 95 N. Main St (2pm)
Aug 19-22. 2026
​​​🚒​ 164th Winsted Fire Dept. Annual Carnival and Parade, Winsted Fire Department, 75 Rowley St (6pm)
Aug 20
Made in Winsted, Winchester Historic Commission, Town Hall/P Francis Hicks Conference Room, 338 Main St (7pm)
Aug 21
​​Summer Concerts - Jr. Krauss and the Shakes, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30pm)
Aug 30
80th Colebrook Fair, 562 Colebrook Rd, Colebrook (9am)
Date
Event | Start Time
Sep 14
Highland Lake 5K RUN,​ Northwest CT YMCA, Highland Lake (10am)
Sep 20
LIVE @AMP: Tribute to the Seattle Sound,  American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (7pm)
Sep 25
Job Fair, Winchester Economic Development Committee, Green Woods Hall Gym at CT State Community College: Northwestern, 119 N Main St (3pm)
Sep 26
Happy Hour Piano Series: Michael Carabello,  American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Sep 27
🍁​ ​The 25th Fall Foliage Festival ​& Car Show, Friends of Main Street, Main Street (10am)
Date
Event | Start Time
Oct 4
4th Fall River Clean Up, Conservation Commission/Friends of Main Street, East End Park (9:30am)
Oct 6-10
Hispanic Heritage Month: Echoes of the Taíno – Spirit, Survival, and Continuance, Gallery at Founders Hall, CT State Northwestern, Park Place East
Oct 10-12
Riverton Fair, on the Fairgrounds (26 Main Street) in historic Riverton, CT (see fair schedule)
Oct 10-26
Innovation Wall Exhibit, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street (10am)
Oct 18-19
3rd Annual Halloween Spooktacular at Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (10am)
Oct 23
Mariah Blake, A Conversation, Q&A, and Book Signing, American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main Street (6:30pm)g
Oct 24
Happy Hour Piano Series: Mary DiPaola,  American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)

Haunted Hallways, Northwest CT YMCA
Winsted Branch, 480 Main St (5pm)

Halloween Sip & Shop After Dark, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (6pm)
Oct 25/26
Halloween Window Painting Contest​,​ Friends of Main Street, 398 Main St (9am)
Oct 25
Music of 1776, Soldiers' Monument, Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Rd, Winchester Center (4pm)
Oct 29
Small Business Seminar - Sell Like A Pro, Northwest Startup, The Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place, Norfolk (5:30pm)
Oct 30
Local Horror Author Panel, Curious Cat Bookshop, 386 Main Street (7pm)
Date
Event | Start Time
Nov 1
National Tort Law Education Day, American Museum of Tort Law, Virtual Event (1pm)

​Baked Potato Dinner, Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Street, Winchester Center (4pm)
Nov 3 –
​Dec 15
Daniel Baxter "Of Maps and Music," Gallery at Founders Hall, CT State Northwestern, Park Place East
Nov 8 – 11
17th Annual Free Car Wash for Veterans, Swell’s Car Wash, 345 North Main Street, (8am)
Nov 15
LIVE @AMP: The A Cappella Experience, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street (7pm)
Nov 16
Holiday Sip & Shop, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting Sreet (11am)
Nov 22
Holiday Craft Fair, NWR7 High School, 100 Battistoni Drive (9am)
Nov 23
Holiday Makers Shoppes, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting Street (11am)
Nov 28
Happy Hour Piano Series: Zoe Bates, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Nov 30
Holiday Makers Shoppes, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting Street (11am)

​A Winsted-Winchester Christmas | Winchester Center | 
Date
Event | Start Time
Dec 1-18
Winsted Winter Wonderland Window-Decorating Contest, Friends of. Main Street
Dec 6
A Winsted-Winchester Christmas | Downtown Winsted (8 am – 5 pm)
Dec 7
A Winsted-Winchester Christmas  
​Downtown ​Winsted (10 am – 5 pm)
Dec 10
​​Blue Christmas, Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Street, Winchester Center (7pm)
Dec 12
14th Annual Freezin’ for a Reason Sleep Out and Fundraiser, Northwestern CT YMCA, East End Park (6pm)
Dec 13
🎅🏼 ​Breakfast with Santa, Winsted YMCA, 480 Main Street  (9am)

Winchester Recreation Holiday Event (2 pm)​​​​ Rowley Recreation Building
            –  Pictures with Santa and The
                 Grinch
            –  Decorating Ornaments
            –  Pictures with 
🎄 East End Park & Tree Lighting  (3:30 pm)
​             –  Hot Cocoa
             –  Carolers
             –  S'mores sponsored by Winsted Fire
                   Department
Dec 14
Holiday Makers Shoppes, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting Street (11am)
Dec 20
Gator Parade Tailgate and Watch Party! Faith Bible Church, 368 Main St (5pm)

The Gator Parade, Winsted Fire Department, Main Street (5pm to 7pm)
Dec 26
Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Ringuette,
​American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Dec 31
🥳​ Happy New Year's Eve!

2026 Community Events

Date
Event | Start Time
Jan 10
Family Day with White Memorial Conservation Center, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street (10am)

Tean Art Studio, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street (10:30am)
Jan 12-21
Closed for Renovations, American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main Street 
Jan 23
Piano Happy Hour Series: Chris Casey,  Jazz | American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Jan 24
Winter Lecture Series: The Philosophy Behind the Constitution – Prof. Hamish Lustris, Soldiers' Monument Commission, Beardsley Library 40 Munro Place (10:30am)
Jan 31
Mad River Detailing. Ribbon Cutting, Winchester Economic Development Commission, 161 Meadow St (12pm) 
Date
Event | Start Time
Feb 6
18th Annual Bubbles & Truffles, Friends of Main Street, Crystal Peak, 164 Torrington Rd (5:30 pm)
Feb 7
LIVE @ AMP: Nicole Zuraitis, Neo-soul jazz band, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (8pm)
Feb 8
4th Annual Valentine's Sip' n Shop, Makers Shoppes of Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (11am)

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Feb 21
Winter Lecture Series: The Great Tariffville Train Wreck of 1878,  Soldiers' Monument, Beardsley Library, 40 Munro Pl (10:30am)
Feb 22
Lunar New Year Lion Dance, Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant, 266 Main Street (12pm)
Feb 27
Piano Happy Hour Series: Garnell Curtis, 
Soulful Pop |  American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Feb 28
Things That Go Bump in the Night, Winchester Land Trust, The American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main Street (3:30pm) ​
Date
Event | Start Time
Mar 4
Sip & Savor Winsted Restaurant Week Kickoff, Little Red Barn Brewers, 32 Lake St (6pm)
Mar 5-15
​
Winsted Restaurant Week 2026! From breakfast to dinner, indulge in amazing cuisine for days! ​
Mar 7
Rosie the Riveter, Soldiers' Monument Commission, The American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main Street (11am) 

Pasta Dinner, Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Rd, Winchester Center (4pm)​
Mar 14/15
4th Annual Rock & Mineral Show, SilverSpiral Creations LLC Studio at Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (10am) 
Mar 21
America 250: Storytelling Workshop | American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (10am)

​The Radium Girls, Soldiers' Monument, Beardsley Library, 40 Munro Pl (10:30am)​
Mar 28
​​Piano Happy Hour Series: Natalie Hamilton Folk and Pop | American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)​
Mar 29
Palm Sunday Breakfast, Winsted Lions Club, St Joseph Franciscan Center, 31 Oak St (8am)
Mar 31
Growing a Greener Community: An Evening of Talks, Winchester Conservation Commission, Town Hall, Hicks Room, 338 Main St (6:30pm)
Date
Event | Start Time
Apr 5
​Easter Egg Hunt, ​Winchester Center Congregational Church, Winchester Center Green, Winchester Center (11:30am) 
Apr 8
Mad River Fest 2026, ​​CT State Northwestern, Founders Hall (3pm)
Apr 9
Confronting the Artificial Stone Silicosis Epidemic, 
​American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main St (9am)
Apr 18
Cemetery Clean Up, Soldiers' Monument & Historic Commission, Old Burying Ground,Park Place (10am)
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LIVE@AMP:  Vocal Fireworks | American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (8pm)
Apr 24
​Piano Happy Hour: Isabella Mendes, jazz and bossa nova | American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Apr 25
Community Shred Day!, Northwest Community Bank, 86 Main St (9am)

Earth Day Cleanup, Friends of Main Street, Sidewalk 372-378 Main St (9:30am)

​​17th Annual Quilt & Needle Show 2026, ​Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Road, Winchester Center (10am) ​
Apr 26
17th Annual Quilt & Needle Show 2026, ​Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Road, Winchester Center (12pm) 

America 250: Women of the American Revolution| American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (1pm)