Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookshop & Café present a Journey to the Future author talk and Q&A with authors Kathryn Hulick (Welcome to the Future) and Kelly Weinersmith (Soonish). This event is free, but registration is required. Registration details are at the bottom of this page. The New York Times bestseller Soonish and the…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
The Mystic Garden Club Greens Sale is going online this year! Mark your calendar to reserve your favorite wreaths, table top arrangements, ornaments and more! Shop online from November 16 – November 26 Pick up your order curbside at the Mystic Museum of Art on December 3 Remaining items for sale at the Mystic Museum…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents an author talk and Q&A with Lynne Reeves for the new book, The Dangers of an Ordinary Night. Lynne will be in conversation with local author Jeanne Blasberg (Eden: A Novel, The Nine). This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book Perfect for fans of Celeste Ng…
The Holiday Lights Spectacular returns to Olde Mistick Village! The largest holiday light display in southern New England begins on November 19th and will run through the end of January 2022. Over a half-million lights will decorate the Olde Mystic Village square of shops and restaurants for families and holiday enthusiasts to enjoy.
Join Food Explorers to make veggie manicotti! Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory experiences, hands-on activities and working together to create delicious results. Food Explorers provides children with the knowledge to make healthy choices for themselves. By combining nutrition education with cooking and hands-on food exploration, you'll have a Food Explorer in no…
Opening Reception Friday, November 19th at 7pm Hygienic’s Annual Holiday Show, “Art=Gift” is back! This year’s show features handcrafted, affordable art by local and regional artists! Showcasing special pieces with gift-giving in mind, all works are priced to be especially affordable for the holiday season. Art=Gift includes a wide array of exquisite art including, but…
Plants need not only sun and water to grow, but also need a buffet of essential mineral nutrients in order to thrive. Mineral nutrients are found in the soil, and can be added via numerous amendments and fertilizers. Join us to learn about the importance of adding minerals to your soil in this online class…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents a beach clean-up and author talk with Brad Leone for the new cookbook, Field Notes for Food Adventure: Recipes and Stories from the Woods to the Ocean. Attendees will meet at 9:00 AM at Weekapaug Breachway/Fenway Beach for a beach cleanup with Brad and Surfrider, then head over to The…
"What is a seed? Seeds are our past, our present, and our future. Seeds are our ancestors and our future generations. We are humbled by the seed." -Unknown Diane Wilson, award winning author and Executive Director for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA), will discuss Native American seeds & explore our evolving relationship with…
Do you have a budding artist at home? Have your child ages 7 - 12 join us for this fun class to learn to make natural dyes and paints. Students will discover how to use the natural colors in vegetables, teas, coffee, fruits and many other unexpected sources to create beautiful art work. This program…
Savoy Bookshop & Café presents storytime and Q&A with Winsome Bingham for the new book, Soul Food Sunday! This event is free, but registration is requested. About the Book On Sundays, everyone gathers at Granny’s for soul food. But today, I don’t go to the backyard or the great room. I follow Granny instead. “You’re…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Join the Nature Center as we explore Coogan Farm looking for resident and migrating songbirds and raptors. This program is great for birders of all skill levels, and is suited for adults. Meets at Coogan Farm. Preregistration is required. Masks are optional. Members: $17, Nonmembers: $20
Tune in to learn about turkeys, which is especially fitting this time of year. We’ll share fun turkey facts, such as they can fly at speeds of 55 mph, have a home range of several square miles and like to roost in trees!
For those with a post-Thanksgiving tree tradition...take a stroll through Yetter Tree Farm and pick your favorite. more about Yetter
Thanksgiving dinner is done and the whole family is together. Why not spend some time outdoors on our Museum grounds? We will have a variety of outdoor and socially distanced activities the whole family can enjoy. Try your hand at a 19th-century lawn game, make a seasonally-themed craft, explore the Museum grounds with a scavenger…
Santa Claus is coming to Downtown Mystic! Spectators flood Mystic River Park to watch Santa arrive at 2pm on a tug boat to open his ears to the wishes of children waiting anxiously in line to see him. The Christmas tree in Mystic River Park will be lit at 6pm. Followed by the Holiday Lighted Boat…
See Holiday Lighted Boat Parade 2022 The 18th Annual Mystic Holiday Lighted Boat Parade will take place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Following Santa arriving by tugboat and the lighting of the Mystic River Park Christmas tree, spectators flood both sides of the Mystic River to see the decorated and decked out boats pass by. Decorated vessels…
THANKSGIVING SATURDAY MYSTIC CONTRA DANCE (The Pie Dance)! ● The Mystic Pie Contra Dance is having a dance on Thanksgiving weekend at the Groton Senior Center! Vax rates and boosters are helping -- come for the joy of dance! (if it feels like the right thing for you). No need to bring a partner as…
Spend the morning at Coogan Farm in the J.X. Barn for an inclusive, open art studio for families with children of all abilities. Our naturalists / artists will be on hand to provide project inspiration and materials to create your own masterpiece. After making art, spend time hiking the trails to enjoy the beauty of…
Looking for ways to be creative for free? Come join us once a month to brainstorm and create new fashion from old garments, extend the life of your clothes with mending and enhancements, and help the environment by keeping textiles out of the landfill. All ages welcome. No sewing skills necessary. Finish an existing project…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Monday, November 29 - Saturday, December 4 The Friends are happy to bring back the Like New Holiday Sale in a restricted form this year. The sale of like new books and gifts along with a variety of gently used holiday items and decorations will be available in the Ames and Activity rooms. Masks are…
Join Food Explorers to make Hot Chocolate Pop-Tarts! Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory experiences, hands-on activities and working together to create delicious results. Food Explorers provides children with the knowledge to make healthy choices for themselves. By combining nutrition education with cooking and hands-on food exploration, you'll have a Food Explorer in…
Join us for our free drop off program for children ages 5 to 10 to learn more about our local animals, plants, and habitats. This program’s topic is insects in winter! We will learn more about how insects survive the winter, go on a winter bug hunt and spend lots of time outside. Preregistration is…
All Paddle Vessels Welcome Toy Donations can be dropped off at Adventure Mystic All Week Long $25 Adventure Mystic Gift Card for Best Outfit and Most Festive Decorated Vessel 11am - Sign In 12pm - Launching Return by 130pm ONLY 24 Spots Available for this Event YOU MUST CALL AHEAD & RESERVE CALL 860-245-6086 more…
This is a wonderful time to appreciate the evergreens that brighten the winter landscape! During this walk we stop to learn identification tips and tricks for the many evergreens that grow at DPNC, from Christmas Fern to Hemlock. Meet at DPNC. Members: $8.50, Nonmembers: $10
Take a break from your weekly routine to join the Library for a cozy virtual paint night featuring Pam's Picassos. Paint a lovely winter scene with a brilliant red cardinal with step by step instruction by Pam Halligan via Zoom. All paints and materials included in a grab & go kit available at the library…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Stroll the festive streets of Historic Downtown Mystic and listen to the carolers rejoice in the holiday spirit as Santa makes his way through the hustle and bustle! Merchants will keep their shops open late so everyone can get a head start on their holiday shopping while enjoying hot cider, cookies and other goodies in…
Tuesday, December 7, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Bird migration is a mysterious and amazing process. Join the Nature Center for this presentation to learn more about birds that migrate, including the birds who come to Connecticut for the winter! For interested participants, you may also attend one of our December Wednesday birding programs for free.…
Learn how to use Melt & Pour Soap Base to create personalized and holistic soaps for gifts, to accent guest bathrooms, and to enjoy for personal use. Enjoy tips and tricks from a Naturopathic soap supplier to spark your own creativity using holistic ingredients with health benefits like essential oils, herbs, and flowers. Kits will…
Holiday Market on the Farm featuring handmade crafts and art supporting local artisans. Illuminated Ginger Bread House! Come on out to the Stone Acres Farm! The Holiday Market features handmade crafts and artwork supporting local artisans and farms in the area! Come see the Fully-Illuminated Ginger Bread House! You can shop the FarmStand and find…
Lantern Light Village is an outdoor, free-roaming experience designed to exemplify the differences between the modern and 19th century holiday seasons. Take a journey through time as you seamlessly transition between the holidays you experience today and the holidays of the past. The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World is here in…
On December 10th, experience the magic of the holiday season at the Olde Mistick Village. Come stroll through walkways brilliantly lit by thousands of luminaries. With live entertainment and complimentary treats in the Meeting House, there’s something for the whole family to enjoy.
