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SUMMARY:Connecticut Sea Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Essex\, CT – The 5th Annual CT Sea Music Festival will drop anchor in historic downtown Essex on June 12-15\, 2026. As Stroll Essex Village Magazine states\, “This beloved weekend is a highlight of the season that brings our community’s nautical heritage to life.” \nThe family-friendly weekend includes a Symposium on the Music of the Sea\, free daytime workshops and concerts featuring local and regional maritime performers\, a family stage\, CT River sails\, demonstrations of sailor skills and Irish currach rowing\, a fife and drum parade and Revolutionary War reenactment\, honoring America’s Semi-Quincentennial celebration\, a hymn sing\, and late night pub sings. Evening concerts at the CT River Museum are ticketed events: https://bit.ly/CTSMFTIX. \nFor schedule and more information\, visit the Festival website at https://ctseamusicfest.org\, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CTSeaMusicFest\, Instagram @ct_sea_music_festival\, or contact@ctseamusicfest.org. \nThe CT Sea Music Festival is a project of the Maritime Music & Tradition Society Corp.\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It receives sponsorships from The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA)\, The Folk Music Society of New York\, Inc.\, The Paul Foundation\, and support from The Griswold Inn and The Essex Corinthian Yacht Club.
URL:https://essexct.com/event/connecticut-sea-music-festival/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Essex Town Hall\, Pratt House\, St. John’s Church\, Town Green\, CT River Museum\, West Ave. and Main St.\, Essex\, CT\, 06426\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Sponsored Events
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SUMMARY:Hidden Gardens Tour
DESCRIPTION: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! \nAs a historic river town\, The Villages of Essex have long valued beauty\, stewardship\, and community. Our gardens\, like our town\, tell stories shaped over time by care\, continuity\, and shared purpose. \nThe 2026 Hidden Gardens Tour kicks off our 75th anniversary year\, inviting the community to celebrate the places and people that continue to make the villages of Essex special. \nThis registration platform is free for nonprofits. Zeffy automatically displays a 17% contribution to help cover their costs and continue to provide services to clubs like ours.  You can opt to keep this contribution or click and chose “Other” to provide a custom contribution or zero for none. \nTicket sales are non-refundable and the event is rain or shine.
URL:https://essexct.com/event/hidden-gardens-tour/
LOCATION:100 Main Street\, 100 Main Street\, Ivoryton\, CT\, 06442\, United States
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SUMMARY:Scarecrow Contest sponsored by The Essex Board of Trade
DESCRIPTION:The Essex Scarecrow Contest and FestiFall have become a much-loved community tradition\, bringing creativity\, fun\, and local spirit to the Main Streets of Centerbrook\, Essex\, and Ivoryton each fall!\n\n\nEvery year\, residents\, businesses\, and organizations design and build scarecrows to display on lamp posts throughout town. The scarecrows will be on display all October\, so stroll the streets\, snap photos\, and share your favorites!\n\n\n\n\nVoting to start online on Saturday\, October 3rd at https://essexct.com/scarecrow-contest-2026/\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email ebotpresident@gmail.com
URL:https://essexct.com/event/scarecrow-contest-sponsored-by-the-essex-board-of-trade/2026-06-13/
LOCATION:Essex Village
CATEGORIES:Activity,Arts & Theater,Events,Exhibition
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