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There is always something interesting going on in the three villages of Essex! All of our members are encouraged to add information about their upcoming events here, where visitors can find them either in the calendar view below, or the list view further down the page.
January 2026
23
January
Signs of Love Openng Reception
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
Signs of Love - Spectrum Art Gallery Exhibit Opens January 23
Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents, Signs of Love, a 7-week show celebrating love – in the sense of romantic love, as well as through other shared connections between people, a...
Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents, Signs of Love, a 7-week show celebrating love – in the sense of romantic love, as well as through other shared connections between people, a...
28
January
In Gallery - Dwellings Mixed Media Class
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
Using the theme of Architecture, via collage and mixed media, participants work on a stretched canvas or canvas panel as their substrate. Everyone delves into the fun of using paints, gel prints, stamping, stencils, integrated with the use of handmade papers printed or ...
February 2026
01
February
Snowboard Gnome Workshop
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
In this workshop, learn to create a sculptural wool project including proper wrapping techniques, using wire in an armature and the purpose and use of various types of felting wool & needles on a 3-dimensional project.
Lori Neumann is a local artist working in oi...
Lori Neumann is a local artist working in oi...
01
February
Essex Ed Parade
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE! The 2026 Essex Ed parade will be on Sunday, February 1st at 2 pm, in celebration of Groundhog Day. You can bring your pots and pans and head to Essex Village. Essex Ed, a larger-than-life groundhog, will make his annual pilgrimage from Essex Boat Works ...
22
February
Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Bring Hot Jazz to Essex Winter Series
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valley Regional High School
For the second concert of the Essex Winter Series season on February 22, 2026, our Jazz Advisor Jeff Barnhart is thrilled to announce the return of EWS favorite Vince Giordano, who will lead his incredible jazz orchestra – The Nighthawks – for an afternoon of H...
28
February
Creative Writing Workshop with YA Author Catherine Con Morse
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Essex Library
Join award-winning novelist Catherine Con Morse for a creative writing workshop followed by a Q&A and book-signing! In this class, you...
March 2026
21
March
Essex Go Bragh Parade
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Essex Village
The Essex Park and Recreation Commission is pleased to announce that the members of the Essex America 250 Semi-Quincentennial Committee have been selected to serve as Grand Marshal of the 2026 Essex Go Bragh Parade, to be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026...
22
March
Essex Winter Series presents the Award-wining Trio Animoso
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
On March 22, 2026, the award-winning Trio Animoso will grace the stage at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek on East Kings Highway in Chester, CT for our third Essex Winter Series concert. This phenomenal group of young artists – Sophia Jean, flute; Julian...
April 2026
12
April
Chanticleer – the renowned "Orchestra of Voices" – in Concert at Essex Winter Series
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valley Regional High School
Having captivated audiences worldwide, Chanticleer – the Grammy® Award-winning choral ensemble of 12 male voices – again appears for an Essex Winter Series concert with a soaring, spellbinding program called Without A Song. The group notes that "Music can...
17
April
Con Brio Spring Concerts 2026
7:00 pm Valley Regional High School
Con Brio presents two glorious, uplifting, at times somber, rousing, and patriotic concerts to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday (1776-2026). These concerts feature a special program of All-American music with full orchestra and augmented brass section.
Stars &...
Stars &...
19
April
Con Brio Spring Concerts 2026
4:00 pm Valley Regional High School
Con Brio presents two glorious, uplifting, at times somber, rousing, and patriotic concerts to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday (1776-2026). These concerts feature a special program of All-American music with full orchestra and augmented brass section.
Stars &...
Stars &...
Signs of Love Openng Reception
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
Signs of Love - Spectrum Art Gallery Exhibit Opens January 23
Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents, Signs of Love, a 7-week show celebrating love – in the sense of romantic love, as well as through other shared connections between people, a...
Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents, Signs of Love, a 7-week show celebrating love – in the sense of romantic love, as well as through other shared connections between people, a...
In Gallery – Dwellings Mixed Media Class
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
Using the theme of Architecture, via collage and mixed media, participants work on a stretched canvas or canvas panel as their substrate. Everyone delves into the fun of using paints, gel prints, stamping, stencils, integrated with the use of handmade papers printed or ...
Snowboard Gnome Workshop
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
In this workshop, learn to create a sculptural wool project including proper wrapping techniques, using wire in an armature and the purpose and use of various types of felting wool & needles on a 3-dimensional project.
Lori Neumann is a local artist working in oi...
Lori Neumann is a local artist working in oi...
Essex Ed Parade
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE! The 2026 Essex Ed parade will be on Sunday, February 1st at 2 pm, in celebration of Groundhog Day. You can bring your pots and pans and head to Essex Village. Essex Ed, a larger-than-life groundhog, will make his annual pilgrimage from Essex Boat Works ...
Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Bring Hot Jazz to Essex Winter Series
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valley Regional High School
For the second concert of the Essex Winter Series season on February 22, 2026, our Jazz Advisor Jeff Barnhart is thrilled to announce the return of EWS favorite Vince Giordano, who will lead his incredible jazz orchestra – The Nighthawks – for an afternoon of H...
Creative Writing Workshop with YA Author Catherine Con Morse
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Essex Library
Join award-winning novelist Catherine Con Morse for a creative writing workshop followed by a Q&A and book-signing! In this class, you...
Essex Go Bragh Parade
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Essex Village
The Essex Park and Recreation Commission is pleased to announce that the members of the Essex America 250 Semi-Quincentennial Committee have been selected to serve as Grand Marshal of the 2026 Essex Go Bragh Parade, to be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026...
Essex Winter Series presents the Award-wining Trio Animoso
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
On March 22, 2026, the award-winning Trio Animoso will grace the stage at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek on East Kings Highway in Chester, CT for our third Essex Winter Series concert. This phenomenal group of young artists – Sophia Jean, flute; Julian...
Chanticleer – the renowned “Orchestra of Voices” – in Concert at Essex Winter Series
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valley Regional High School
Having captivated audiences worldwide, Chanticleer – the Grammy® Award-winning choral ensemble of 12 male voices – again appears for an Essex Winter Series concert with a soaring, spellbinding program called Without A Song. The group notes that "Music can...
Con Brio Spring Concerts 2026
7:00 pm Valley Regional High School
Con Brio presents two glorious, uplifting, at times somber, rousing, and patriotic concerts to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday (1776-2026). These concerts feature a special program of All-American music with full orchestra and augmented brass section.
Stars &...
Stars &...
Con Brio Spring Concerts 2026
4:00 pm Valley Regional High School
Con Brio presents two glorious, uplifting, at times somber, rousing, and patriotic concerts to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday (1776-2026). These concerts feature a special program of All-American music with full orchestra and augmented brass section.
Stars &...
Stars &...