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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.

May 2026

02
May

Friends of Ivoryton Library Plant & Bake Sale

9:00 am - 2:00 pm Ivoryton Library Association
Friends of Ivoryton Library are hosting a Plant & Bake Sale on May 2nd from 9am-2pm!

Interested in donating plants for our sale? Empty pots are available to pick up at the library. Fill them up and drop off indoor/outdoor plants to Ivoryton Library on May 1! Than...

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17
May

Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Return to Essex Winter Series

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valley Regional High School
For jazz concert rescheduled from February, Essex Winter Series Jazz Advisor Jeff Barnhart is thrilled to announce the return of fan favorite Vince Giordano, who will lead his incredible jazz orchestra – The Nighthawks – for an afternoon of Hot and Sweet Music ...

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27
May

Shoreline Ringers Handbell Concert

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Trinity Lutheran Church
Shoreline Ringers, a top-level community handbell choir, presents Spacious Skies, a glorious, uplifting and patriotic concert to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday.

Pieces will include Semper Fidelis, Leroy Anderson medley, Selections from West Wide Story, Fly M...

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13
June

Hidden Gardens Tour

10:00 am - 3:00 pm 100 Main Street
Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Essex Garden Club's Hidden Gardens Tour event. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there!

As a historic river town, The Villages of Essex have long valued beauty, stewardship, and community. Our garden...

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27
June

American Crafts and Trades Weekend

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Pratt House
Join us as EHS celebrates early American crafts and trades skills with demonstrations, hands-on activities, kid crafts, and sales booths.

Celebrate the America 250 with Essex Historical Society Saturday, June 27-Sunday, June 28 noon to 4:00.  Pratt House will be ope...

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20
July

Fashion Week At Spectrum Ages 10-14

9:00 am - 5:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
The days are spent working with professional designers and seamstresses on two projects. The first is sketching, designing and sewing a re-fashion of a pair of jeans into a unique skirt. The second project is learning to read, pin and cut a commercial pattern of your ch...

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Friends of Ivoryton Library Plant & Bake Sale

9:00 am - 2:00 pm Ivoryton Library Association
Friends of Ivoryton Library are hosting a Plant & Bake Sale on May 2nd from 9am-2pm!

Interested in donating plants for our sale? Empty pots are available to pick up at the library. Fill them up and drop off indoor/outdoor plants to Ivoryton Library on May 1! Than...

More…

Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Return to Essex Winter Series

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valley Regional High School
For jazz concert rescheduled from February, Essex Winter Series Jazz Advisor Jeff Barnhart is thrilled to announce the return of fan favorite Vince Giordano, who will lead his incredible jazz orchestra – The Nighthawks – for an afternoon of Hot and Sweet Music ...

More…

Shoreline Ringers Handbell Concert

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Trinity Lutheran Church
Shoreline Ringers, a top-level community handbell choir, presents Spacious Skies, a glorious, uplifting and patriotic concert to celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday.

Pieces will include Semper Fidelis, Leroy Anderson medley, Selections from West Wide Story, Fly M...

More…

Hidden Gardens Tour

10:00 am - 3:00 pm 100 Main Street
Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Essex Garden Club's Hidden Gardens Tour event. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there!

As a historic river town, The Villages of Essex have long valued beauty, stewardship, and community. Our garden...

More…

American Crafts and Trades Weekend

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Pratt House
Join us as EHS celebrates early American crafts and trades skills with demonstrations, hands-on activities, kid crafts, and sales booths.

Celebrate the America 250 with Essex Historical Society Saturday, June 27-Sunday, June 28 noon to 4:00.  Pratt House will be ope...

More…

Fashion Week At Spectrum Ages 10-14

9:00 am - 5:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
The days are spent working with professional designers and seamstresses on two projects. The first is sketching, designing and sewing a re-fashion of a pair of jeans into a unique skirt. The second project is learning to read, pin and cut a commercial pattern of your ch...

More…