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  • FestiFall 2026 sponsored by The Essex Board of Trade

    Save the Date! FestiFall is on Saturday, October 3rd from 1 to 4 pm. This years theme: Haunted History! Fun free activities include: Pencil & Wool – “Faces of Essex” canvas – in front of post office (rain plan inside) Blissful Beauty – face painting at the Gris Courtyard; tattoos near Toys Ahoy CT River Museum – RiverTales crafts outside Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt Games/Activities in Park Free crafts throughout town Dirty Soda food truck Cornhole and large Connect4 Free caricatures Petting Zoo Free photos at the gazebo We will also have pumpkins available; get yours to carve for the Ivoryton Pumpkin Festival for a suggested $10 donation! Time to get creative for this year’s Scarecrow Contest! All scarecrows will be on display all October, so enter yours with the “Haunted History” theme! Want to learn how to make your scarecrow for the contests? Follow this link: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Scarecrow Need a frame? Frames for scarecrows are available at Essex Plaza Laundry for a $20 donation Scarecrows should be dropped off at Essex Plaza Laundry on Sept 29 & 30. Voting to start Saturday, October 3rd online at essexct.com and ends on October 30th.  

    Free

  • Essex Winter Series presents a Stellar Collaboration for “Timeless Bonds & Renewed Horizons”

    Valley Regional High School 156 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River, CT, United States

    The 49th season of Essex Winter Series will conclude with its rescheduled January concert on November 8, 2026 at Valley Regional High School. Having crafted a season that weaves together stellar performances with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, Artistic Director and flutist Tara Helen O’Connor gathers friends for a program called Timeless Bonds & New Horizons. Joining Tara for the inaugural Mihae Lee Legacy Concert are Ani Kavafian, violin; Peter Wiley, cello; and Shai Wosner, piano ... four leading chamber musicians in an unforgettable collaboration to perform works by J.S.Bach, Mel Bonis, and Valerie Coleman, culminating in Schubert’s ravishing Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898. Concerts are on Sundays at 3 pm and all seating is general admission. Adult - $45 / Student - $5. For information or tickets visit www.essexwinterseries.com or call 860-272-4572. For all our venues, parking, entry and seating accessibility is available. 2026 season sponsors include ASP Trust, BrandTech Scientific, Clark Group, Essex Bank & Essex Financial Services, Essex Meadows, Jeffrey N. Mehler CFP LLC, Masonicare at Chester Village, Tower Laboratories, and WSHU. We also gratefully acknowledge the support for our mission of concerts and community outreach received in part through grant funding by ASP Trust, Community […]

    $45