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Historic House on Main Street with American Flag

Solomon Welles House in Summer

Girl on dock at Wethersfield Cove

Heirloom Market with Sunflowers blooming

Webb Deane Stevens Museum

Summertime concert at the Keeney Center

Buttolph - Williams House

Wethersfield Cove summer sunset

Starry summer night in Wethersfield

AUGUST 2024

May 30 - October 10th, 3:00 - 6:00pm

Wethersfield Farmers' Market

Join the WFM on the historic Solomon Welles House lawn, 220 Hartford Ave, for healthy food, shopping, eating,live music, and more. More info!

August 6th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

National Night Out!

Join the Wethersfield Police Department at Greenfield Park to enjoy live music, food, vendors, kids activities, family fun and much more!

Aug. 7 - 10th, 6pm & Aug. 14-17th, 6pm

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a picnic to enjoy a nice summer evening with friends, neighbors, and the com-munity on the Keeney Center Lawn. Don't miss the the Magic. Presented by Time's Fool Company. More info!

August 8th, 6:30pm

Sunset Notables Tour

Discover the history and beauty of Cedar Hill Cemetery on this tour showcasing some of its most celebrated residents and renowned monuments. More info!

August 10th, 10:00am

Barnstormers & Aviators 

Mark Sullivan shares tales of daring pioneers, from Charles K. Hamilton to Edson Gallaudet and Mary Jenson, that will delight and amaze on this tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery. More info!

August 10th, 10:00 - 11:30am

Garden Tours at Webb Deane Stevens

Join Head Gardener Peter Winne for an intimate tour of the colonial revival gardens, followed by “high tea” in the garden. More info!

August 15th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm or August 16th, 9:00am - 11:00am

Youth Pine Bark Foraging Baskets

Join the Wethersfield Academy for the Arts to learn the traditional craft of making baskets from folded pine bark from a locally harvested American White Pine. More info!

August 17th, 10:00am

Mark Twain's Companions & Cohorts

Learn about Twain's life and his many Nook Farm friends, neighbors, and colleagues during this tour at Cedar Hill Cemetery. More info!

August 18th, 8:30am - 10:30am

Old Wethersfield 5K & 10K

Run through historic, quaint streets with a finish in scenic Wethersfield Cove on an unpaved trail along the water. This end of summer running tradition also welcomes walkers in the 5K. More info!

August 21st, 10:00am

A Monumental Man

Monuments attributed to James Batterson’s prolific granite company are scattered throughout Cedar Hill Cemetery. More info!

August 22nd, 7:30pm 

Cinema at the Cemetery

See the classic romantic comedy, The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. Free for all. More info!

August 23rd, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Webb Barn Summer Series: Locomotion

Close out the summer with the high-energy, powerhouse sounds of Locomotion in the historic Webb Barn. More info!

August 24th, 9:00am 

PorchFest 2024

A full day of music, vendors, yoga, shopping, food, drinks, sweets, family, friends & memories all on one bike-able and walkable street in the heart of Wethersfield's historic and cultural district. More info!

August 24th, 10:00am

Mushroom Walk

Participants will head out to search for mushrooms in the ornamental foreground and discuss the basic types of fungi, where to find them, and proper methods of collecting. More info!

August 30th, 12:00pm

Historic Wethersfield Photo Contest Entry Deadline

Historic Wethersfield invites photographers to enter its 14th Annual community photo contest. Professional and amateur photographers of any age are invited to submit entries to the competition. Winning entries will be published. More info!

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

2024 Historic Wethersfield Photo Contest!

2024 PorchFest!

Bike or Walk Wethersfield

Cedar Hill Foundation 2024 Tours & Events

Celebrate Wethersfield!

Explore Wethersfield's Historic and Cultural District

Fresh Air and History with Historic Wethersfield Heritage Walk

Heritage Walk

New and Improved Website Made for Wethersfield

The Great Elm

Times's Fool Company presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wethersfield Academy for the Arts

Wethersfield Awarded Department of Agriculture Grant

Wethersfield Farmers' Market

Where to Eat, Help Support Wethersfield Restaurants

Wethersfield Tourism Commission, 505 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT 06109

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