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Friday: September 11, 2026
Tunes and Tales
Time: 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. & 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: 1 Belden Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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Tunes and Tales invites children ages 5 and under to enjoy stories and songs that support emerging language skills. The program welcomes children who can sit quietly next to their grown-up, and a caregiver must be present. Space is limited.
Event Legend
- 🧠 Sensory-friendly
- 👨👩👧👦 Family/kid-friendly
- 🔞 Adults only (21+)
- 🌳 Outdoor
- ♿ Accessible (ADA)
- 🐾 Pet-friendly
- 💻 Virtual/hybrid
- ☔ Rain or shine
- 🍺 Come for free, stay for the menu
- 🔁 Recurring
NPL Video Game Club
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Online via YouTube (Norwalk Public Library’s channel)
Cost: Free
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The Norwalk Public Library’s Video Game Club goes live on YouTube weekly, with in-house gamer Aldo playing a variety of video games while sharing fun facts and historical anecdotes and interacting with viewers. The family-friendly stream covers both classic and modern games, making it easy to tune in from home.
Kefi Greek Festival
Time: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Location: 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: Free
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St. George Greek Orthodox Church opens its Kefi Greek Festival with a weekend celebration of Greek food, music, dancing and community. Organizers invite guests to bring their parea and come hungry for three days of festivities in Norwalk.
Beginners D&D Nights
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 25 Van Zant Street, Norwalk, CT 06855
Cost: $10
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Table Top Club hosts a beginner-friendly Dungeons & Dragons night for anyone curious about the game but unsure where to start. No experience or equipment is needed — organizers walk newcomers through the basics, help them build a character, and lead the group straight into a beginner-friendly adventure.
Norwalk Oyster Festival at Veterans Memorial Park
Time: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Location: Veterans Memorial Park and Marina, 42 Seaview Ave, Norwalk, CT 06855
Cost: $20 adults, $10 children ages 5–12, free for kids 4 and under
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The 48th Annual Norwalk Oyster Festival returns to the city’s 35-acre waterfront park for three days of fresh-shucked oysters, lobster rolls and international food, plus carnival rides, a craft fair and the Ready Go Dog Show. Live music runs each evening on the Xfinity Main Stage, with this year’s lineup spanning metal, country and rock.
Riftbound TCG Weekly
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: 326 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
Cost: $10
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Battlegrounds Gaming hosts a weekly tournament for Riftbound, the new trading card game based on League of Legends. The event runs three rounds for $10, and only genuine, authentic cards are allowed — no proxies or counterfeits.
Skunk Rockets, LIVE
Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m
Location: 165 Fillow St, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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The Connecticut-based Skunk Rockets bring their high-energy rock sound to Odeen’s at Oak Hills, mixing original music with covers of classics from Eric Clapton, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and more. The band has built a loyal local following over the years for shows that keep the dance floor packed from start to finish.
Magic FNM Hobbit Draft
Time: 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (arrive by 6:50 p.m. to sign up)
Location: 326 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $25
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Battlegrounds Gaming hosts a Friday Night Magic booster draft using The Hobbit set. The format runs three rounds of best-of-three matches, with a booster pack awarded per match win and a bonus pack for anyone who goes 3-0. Players should arrive by 6:50 p.m. to sign up.
The Bernadettes, LIVE
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: 314 Wilson Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854
Cost: Free
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The Bernadettes bring their high-energy mix of classic “old school” R&B and soul to 314 Beer Garden, blending in modern dance hits, classic rock and oldies favorites along the way. The band’s growing song list and frenetic performances have made them one of the area’s premier live acts for anyone looking to dance the night away.
Paul Valdes-Rodriguez
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: 314 Wilson Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854
Cost: $31.95
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NYC-based standup comedian Paul Valdes-Rodriguez brings his stand-up act to the Laurel Athletic Club. The Cuban American comic, known for his vulnerable honesty and stories about ethnic identity and relationships, won the 2022 Connecticut Comedy Contest and has built a following with his special “The Quiet One.”
Harmony: A New Musical
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: 509 Westport Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $51–$61 for preview performances, $56–$66 for regular performances (plus a $5 service fee and $3 facility fee per ticket)
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Music Theatre of Connecticut opens its 40th anniversary season with “Harmony,” a Drama Desk Award-winning musical featuring music by Barry Manilow. The show tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, a six-man vocal group who rose to fame in 1920s Berlin with their close harmonies and stage charisma, only to be torn apart by the rise of Nazi Germany over their inclusion of Jewish singers.
Pimpinella, LIVE
Time: 9 p.m. to midnight
Location: 148 Rowayton Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06853
Cost: Free
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Pimpinella, voted Southern Connecticut’s best 70s dance band by its fans, brings its high-energy mix of classic rock, funk, disco, R&B and soul to Sails American Grill. The four-piece party band has built a loyal following across the region for shows built to get the whole room dancing.
Saturday: September 12, 2026
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Norwalk Oyster Festival at Veterans Memorial Park
Time: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Location: Veterans Memorial Park and Marina, 42 Seaview Ave, Norwalk, CT 06855
Cost: $20 adults, $10 children ages 5–12, free for kids 4 and under
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The festival’s biggest day brings a full lineup of family activities, including carnival rides, the Kids Cove, a craft fair and the Ready Go Dog Show, alongside fresh oysters, lobster rolls and live music on the Xfinity Main Stage. Unlimited carnival rides are available for $35 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Event Legend
- 🧠 Sensory-friendly
- 👨👩👧👦 Family/kid-friendly
- 🔞 Adults only (21+)
- 🌳 Outdoor
- ♿ Accessible (ADA)
- 🐾 Pet-friendly
- 💻 Virtual/hybrid
- ☔ Rain or shine
- 🍺 Come for free, stay for the menu
- 🔁 Recurring
Kefi Greek Festival
Time: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Location: 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: Free
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The festival’s longest day continues with Greek food, music and dancing at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. The event is free and open to the public, with no ticket or registration required.
Coding Saturdays
Time: 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free
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Coding Saturdays teaches kids how to code using Scratch, a free block-based programming language developed by MIT for creating interactive stories, games, and animations. The online session runs via Zoom, with login details emailed after registration. Students in grade 2 and above are welcome, and a parent or guardian is recommended to join younger children during the program.
Healing Hour: Guided Meditation & Reiki Experience with Devin Roscillo
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: SoNo Community Room, 10 Washington St., Norwalk, CT 06854
Cost: Free
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Mindfulness and Reiki practitioner Devin Roscillo leads a one-hour session combining guided meditation with Reiki energy healing at the SoNo Community Room. The experience is open to all levels and requires no prior experience, offering a chance to relax, release stress and reconnect with yourself. Attendees should bring a yoga mat, water bottle and something to cover their eyes or use as a neck pillow.
MTG Modern Weekly
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
Location: 326 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06855
Cost: $10 plus tax
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Battlegrounds Gaming hosts its weekly Modern format Magic: The Gathering tournament, running three to four rounds depending on turnout. Players bring a 60-card deck with up to 15 cards in the sideboard, and matches are best-of-three. Prizes are awarded in store credit based on final record, with top payouts increasing when 10 or more players attend. The Magic Companion app is recommended but not required to register.
Pokémon TCG League Play
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: 326 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: Free
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Battlegrounds Gaming hosts its weekly Pokémon TCG league, led by Professor Ed, with open, casual play for all skill levels. The league also has its own Discord community for players to connect between events.
Robotics for Teens
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Teen Room, Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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Teens learn to build and program physical robots using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kits in this in-person class. It’s open to students in grades 6 through 12, with a parent or guardian recommended for those in grades 6 and 7. Registration is required.
Launch Party for The Editions of Robert Kipniss, 1967–2023
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking celebrates the launch of an updated catalogue raisonné documenting artist Robert Kipniss’s editions. Kipniss worked at the center from 2004 to 2013 with master printer Anthony Kirk, and the new catalogue fills in gaps from earlier published records to offer a fuller picture of his contributions to printmaking. Space is limited, so RSVPs are encouraged.
MTG Commander Weekly
Time: 3 p.m. until close
Location: 326 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $7 plus tax, includes a booster pack
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Battlegrounds Gaming hosts its weekly Commander format Magic: The Gathering meetup, running Saturday afternoons from 3 p.m. until close. Entry includes a booster pack.
Speed Friend Making
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: 10 Washington St., Norwalk, CT 06854
Cost: Free
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Norwalk Public Library hosts Speed Friend Making, a speed-dating-style event designed for making platonic connections instead. Aimed at patrons ages 21–35 who are new to Norwalk or looking to meet like-minded people, the program uses icebreaker questions to spark conversation and new friendships. Space is limited to the first 30 registered participants.
Bingo Loco
Time: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. (doors open 5:30 p.m.)
Location: District Music Hall, 71 Wall Street, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: $45.20–$51.38
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District Music Hall hosts Bingo Loco, billed as the world’s craziest “Name That Song” party, with comedian hosts and DJs spinning the biggest hits of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Expect confetti showers, dance-offs, lip sync battles and prizes ranging from vacations to giant teddy bears, all awarded through games of skill. This is a 21+ event with ID required, and it includes strobe lights.
Gray Rock Band, LIVE
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: 165 Fillow St, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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Gray Rock Band performs a live set at Odeens at Oak Hills.
Harmony: A New Musical
Time: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Location: 509 Westport Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $51–$61 for preview performances, $56–$66 for regular performances (plus a $5 service fee and $3 facility fee per ticket)
👨👩👧👦 🔁
Music Theatre of Connecticut opens its 40th anniversary season with “Harmony,” a Drama Desk Award-winning musical featuring music by Barry Manilow. The show tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, a six-man vocal group who rose to fame in 1920s Berlin with their close harmonies and stage charisma, only to be torn apart by the rise of Nazi Germany over their inclusion of Jewish singers.
Ron Wilson, LIVE
Time: 9 p.m. to midnight
Location: 148 Rowayton Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06853
Cost: Free
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Ron Wilson performs a live set at Sails American Grill.
Sunday: September 13, 2026
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Old-Fashioned Flea Market
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free (mansion mini-tours available for $5, 12–4 p.m.)
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The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum hosts its 19th annual Old-Fashioned Flea Market in Mathews Park, featuring vendor booths with antiques, repurposed furniture, jewelry and farm-to-table goods, plus food trucks and a display of classic cars from the Connecticut Seaport Car Club. A White Elephant Table and the museum gift shop will also be open, and $5 mini-tours of the mansion’s first floor run from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds benefit the museum’s educational and cultural programs.
Norwalk Oyster Festival at Veterans Memorial Park
Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Veterans Memorial Park and Marina, 42 Seaview Ave, Norwalk, CT 06855
Cost: $20 adults, $10 children ages 5–12, free for kids 4 and under
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The festival wraps up its 48th year with a full slate of food, music and family entertainment, including the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show and JUMP: America’s Van Halen Experience at 4 p.m. on the Xfinity Main Stage. Sunday offers a family discount, with kids 12 and under admitted free alongside a paid adult ticket.
Event Legend
- 🧠 Sensory-friendly
- 👨👩👧👦 Family/kid-friendly
- 🔞 Adults only (21+)
- 🌳 Outdoor
- ♿ Accessible (ADA)
- 🐾 Pet-friendly
- 💻 Virtual/hybrid
- ☔ Rain or shine
- 🍺 Come for free, stay for the menu
- 🔁 Recurring
Kefi Greek Festival
Time: Noon to 10 p.m.
Location: 238 West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: Free
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The Kefi Greek Festival wraps its three-day run with a final day of Greek food, music and dancing at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. It’s a family-friendly celebration of Greek culture in Norwalk.
Riftbound Skirmish
Time: Noon
Location: 326 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $20
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Battlegrounds Gaming hosts a Riftbound Skirmish event, the League of Legends-based trading card game.
Christopher Brown LIVE
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
Location: 141 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854
Cost: Free
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Christopher Brown performs a live set at Washington Prime.
Robotics for Teens
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Teen Room, Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
👨👩👧👦 🔁
Robotics for Teens teaches students how to build and program physical robots using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kits. The in-person class welcomes students in grades 6 through 12, with a parent or guardian recommended for those in grades 6 and 7. Registration is required.
Harmony: A New Musical
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: 509 Westport Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $51–$61 for preview performances, $56–$66 for regular performances (plus a $5 service fee and $3 facility fee per ticket)
👨👩👧👦 🔁
Music Theatre of Connecticut opens its 40th anniversary season with “Harmony,” a Drama Desk Award-winning musical featuring music by Barry Manilow. The show tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, a six-man vocal group who rose to fame in 1920s Berlin with their close harmonies and stage charisma, only to be torn apart by the rise of Nazi Germany over their inclusion of Jewish singers.
Cricut for Kids
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Children’s Activity Room, 1 Belden Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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Norwalk Public Library hosts a hands-on Cricut workshop for kids in grades 4–8, where participants will learn to use Design Space software to create their own custom projects like cards, cups and t-shirts. Space is limited, so early sign-up is recommended.
Opening Reception of the Boston Printmakers’ PERSPECTIVES
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking hosts the opening reception for “Perspectives: Celebrating 250 Years of Democracy / Revolutionary Prints: Boston Printmakers Celebrate America,” an exhibition marking 250 years of American independence through contemporary printmaking. Visitors can meet exhibiting artists, explore the show and enjoy light refreshments in an afternoon of conversation and inspiration. The event is free and open to the public, with no registration required.
Opening Reception for A Founder’s Feast: Highlights from the Andrew Stasik Archive
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking celebrates the opening of “A Founder’s Feast: Highlights from the Andrew Stasik Archive,” honoring printmaker and CCP co-founder Andrew Stasik. Drawing from decades of his work, the exhibition features prints of houses, flowers, vessels and other recurring forms that move between abstraction and representation. All are welcome to celebrate the legacy of one of the center’s founders.
The Last Hoorah, LIVE
Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: 314 Wilson Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854
Cost: Free
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The Last Hoorah, a trio blending classic, indie, alternative and today’s rock, brings covers of artists like Tom Petty, Paul Simon, The Allman Brothers and The Strokes to 314 Beer Garden. Made up of Berklee College of Music graduates Carlos Miller and Brian Rizzi, along with bassist Dave Washicoky, the band has been a fixture of the Fairfield County music scene for over a decade.
Hatebreed: SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR 2026
Time: 4:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: District Music Hall, 71 Wall Street, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: $49.32–$64.26
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District Music Hall hosts the Summer Slaughter Tour, headlined by hardcore band Hatebreed with support from Terror, Incantation, Gates To Hell, Torture and Creeping Death. The show is general admission standing room on the floor, with reserved seating available in the balcony.
Trivia Sundays at Troupe 429
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: 3 Wall Street, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
🔞 🔁 🍺Troupe 429, Norwalk’s LGBTQ+ bar, hosts Trivia Sundays, with five rounds for prizes that you can play solo or with a team. Happy hour runs from 7 to 8 p.m. The event is free, 21+, and the bar stays open until 1 a.m.
Pat Lavery Band, LIVE
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: 165 Fillow St, Norwalk, CT 06850
Cost: Free
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The Patrick Lavery Band brings its R&B and soul sound to Odeens at Oak Hills for an evening of live music.
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