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Upcoming Community Events

Date
Event | Start Time
Oct 3
4th Fall Cleanup, Conservation Commission/ Friends of Main Street, East End Park (9:30 am)

LIVE @AMP: Latanya Farrell, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (8 pm)
Oct 3-4
4th Annual Halloween Spooktacular at Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (10 am)
Oct 4
Fall Fest, Little Red Barn Brewers, 32 Lake St (12 pm)
Oct 9-11
Riverton Fair, on the Fairgrounds (26 Main Street) in historic Riverton, CT (see fair schedule)
Oct 10
Tag Sale, Winchester Grange, 100 Newfield Rd (9 am)

Walking for Carrie, Little Red Barn Brewers. 32 Lake St (11 am)
Oct 11
Your Voice Matters, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (12pm)
Oct 16
AMERICA 250: Film and Talk, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street (10 am)​
Oct 23
Sip & Shop After Dark, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (5 pm)

Piano Happy Hour: Ysanne, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5 pm)
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Haunted Hallways, Northwest CT YMCA Winsted Branch, 480 Main St (5 pm)
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Halloween Party, Winsted Lions Club, Crystal Peak, 164 Torrington Rd (6:30 pm)
Oct 24
Halloween Window Painting Contest,​ Friends of Main Street, 398 Main St (9 am)
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​Trunk or Treat, Winsted Recreation, Rowley Street Playground (5:30 pm) ​
Oct 29
The Phantom Of The Opera with Live Music!  American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (7 pm)
Oct 31
Trick or Treat on Main Street, Winsted Recreation,  Main St (11 am)

Past Community Events

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 7

​Nov 8 – 11
Quinnetukut, Our Homeland, Our History, Winchester Land Trust, American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main Street (3:30pm)

​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 27
Piano Happy Hour: Rowan Cookman,
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)
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)
Date
Event | Start Time
May 1
America 250: Live Performance| American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (1pm)
May 2
Spring Open Studios, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (10am)​
May 3
Spring Open Studios, Whiting Mills, 100 Whiting St (10am)​
May 16
The 88th Annual Pet Parade, The Rotary Club of the Torrington and Winsted Areas, Main Street, Winsted (2pm)
May 17
75th Winsted Elks Kids Fishing Derby at Tatros Pond, Tatros Pond (7:30 am)
May 23
Family Flight Lab & Stealth Pilot, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting Street (10 am / 6 pm)
May 25
Memorial Day Parade & Festivities, Town of Winchester, Soldiers' Monument, Crown St (10:15am)
May 30
Community Tag Sale, Faith Bible Church, 368 Main St (10am)
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HLWA Inaugural Poker Run - All boats welcome, Highland Lake (1pm) Rain date 5/31
Date
Event | Start Time
Jun 6
🥾 CT Trails Day Hikes, Trotter Tracks & the new 507-acre "Laurel Ridge," Winchester Land Trust, both starting at 10 am

​LIVE @AMP: Riley Cotton and the Tin Men, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (8 pm)
Jun 12
Laurel Sidewalk Café, Little Red Barn Brewers, 32 Lake St (5pm)
Jun 13
​Celebrate CT Open House Day – Farmer’s Market, The American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main St (9 am)

Laurel Ball, Crystal Peak, 164 Torrington Rd (6pm)
Jun 20
Juneteenth Soldiers' Monument Commission, American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main St (1 pm), and Soldiers' Monument, 84 Crown St (2 pm)

River Rocks 2026, Town of New Hartford, Hurley Business Park (37 Greenwoods Dr), New Hartford (12 pm)​
Jun 21
Father's Day Strawberry Shortcake,  
​Winchester Center Congregational Church, 1 West Road, Winchester Center (2pm) ​
Jun 22-Jul 18
Youth Civic Challenge, American Museum of Tort Law, 654 Main St (9am)​
Jun 26
Piano Happy Hour: TJ Thompson Broadway Singalong, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5 pm)
Jun 27
Cemetery Stone Cleanup at the Old Burying Ground, Winchester Historic & Soldiers' Monument Commissions, Park Place West (9 am)
Date
Event | Start Time
Jul 2
​​Summer Concerts - Kenn Morr Band,  Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm)
Jul 4
Celebrating 250th Independence Day, Soldiers' Monument and Memorial Park, 84 Crown St (2 pm)
Jul 9
RESCHEDULED  ⚠️ thunderstorms forecast⚠️ 
Jul 11
America's 250 Years of Freedom Dance, Winchester Grange No. 74, 100 Newfield Rd, Winchester Center (9 am) ​​​
Jul 16
Summer Concerts - Silk N Steel, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm)
Jul 18
Break the Cycle, NWCTY Winsted Branch, 480 Main St (8 am)

LIVE @AMP: The Love Dogs,  American
​Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (8 pm)
Jul 23
Summer Concerts - Mad River Music, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm)
Jul 24
Piano Happy Hour: Calla Begley & Friends, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5 pm)​​
Jul 30
Summer Concerts - West Hill Groove, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm) ​
Jul 31
Band Lab Live! American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (8 pm)​
Date
Event | Start Time
Aug 6
Summer Concerts - Gypsysole, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm) ​​
Aug 7
AMERICA 250 | History After Hours Film & Talk | Inundated: Connecticut's Great Flood of 1955, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (7 pm)
Aug 8
🚜 76th Winchester Grange Fair & Flea Market, 100 Newfield Rd, Winchester Center (9 am)
Aug 13
Summer Concerts - KeBar, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm) 
Aug 19-22
​​​🚒​ 165th Winsted Fire Dept. Annual Carnival and Parade, Winsted Fire Department, 75 Rowley St (6 pm)
Aug 20
CANCELED Summer Concerts - South Road, Friends of Main Street, East End Park (6:30 pm) ​
Aug 28
Piano Happy Hour: Paula Bradley, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5 pm)
Date
Event | Start Time
Sep 5
81st Colebrook Fair, 562 Colebrook Rd, Colebrook (9am)
Sep 11
Dedication Day and 9/11 Memorial Concert, Soldiers' Monument Commission, Soldiers' Monument Park 84 Crown St (5pm)

The Guys: One-Act Play, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Sep 13
Highland Lake 5K RUN,​ Northwest CT YMCA, Highland Lake (10am)
Sep 18
Who Were the Wobblies? The Hidden Labor History, American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Sep 25
Happy Hour Piano Series: Jen Allen,  American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St (5pm)
Sep 26
🍁​ ​The 25th Fall Foliage Festival ​& Car Show, Friends of Main Street, Main Street (10am)