A Winter Weekend Festival in Norfolk, Connecticut! February 23 & 24, 2019 Events listed below are for the 2018 Weekend.
A Winter Weekend Festival in Norfolk!
Two days of fun for all, indoors and out… food, live music, art exhibits, winter sports and hiking, tours, open houses, kids’ activities and more.
Events from our 2018 Winter Weekend are listed below. Save February 23 and 24, 2019, for another one…we’ll start posting events around February 1.
Our annual summer Weekend in Norfolk Festival the first weekend in August is full of fun. Find previous events on the summer special interest pages or the schedule of events, or even print out a copy of the list. Next summer’s dates are August 2, 3 and 4. If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for our email list to be notified when we start posting new events or have significant announcements.
Saturday, February 24, 2018
(See Events listings for Friday earlybird bonus concert, more!)
4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Owling (meet at 4:00 a.m.)
Aton Forest, 270 North Colebrook Road; 860-542-5125
Free (RSVP by texting or calling 860-248-1053)
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Porcupine monitoring (meet at 8:00)
Aton Forest, 270 North Colebrook Road; 860-542-5125
Free (RSVP by texting or calling 860-248-1053)
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Tours of stained glass windows
Church of the Immaculate Conception, 4 North Street; 860-542-5442
Free
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Farmers Market
Inside Town Hall, 19 Maple Avenue
Free admission
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Open house
Norfolk Curling Club, 70 Golf Drive; 860-542-1100
Free
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
North Brook Rail Trail hike, refreshments
Trailheads on North Street and Ashpohtag Road, park at 190 North Street (Route 272)
Free
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ice skating, games, refreshments
Town rink, 23 Mountain Road
Free
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sculpture by Karen Rossi
Artisans Guild, Station Place; 860-542-5055
Free
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Explorations, an exhibition of paintings by Tom Hlas
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East; 860-542-5075
Free
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Magnificent Microscopes
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East; 860-542-5075
Free
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
House tours: Number 15 and Number 17 Terrace View
Free
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Demonstrations of creative hooking
Artisans Guild, Station Place; 860-542-5055
Free
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Ice carving, accompanied by NVFD fried dough fundraiser
Norfolk Ambulance headquarters, 7 Shepard Road; 860-542-5077
Carving event, free; food, $Fee
12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Open sugar house
Great Mountain Forest sugar house, 201 Windrow Road; 860-542-5422
Free
12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Special exhibition: Frozen in Time
Norfolk Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green; 860-542-5761
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
House tour: 47 Greenwoods Road East
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Tours of stained glass windows
Church of Christ Congregational, 12 Litchfield Road; 860-542-5721
Free
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Music Among Friends: the Magari Quintet
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East; 860-542-5075
Free
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Out on a Limb: What Black Bears Have Taught Me about Intelligence and Intuition
Talk at the annual open meeting of the Norfolk Land Trust, Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East; 860-542-5075
Free
4:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Paintings by Alicia Mordenti
Infinity Gallery (Infinity Bistro), 20 Greenwoods Road West; 860-542-5531
Free
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Restaurant Crawl
Tidbits and conversation at Wood Creek Bar & Grill, Station Place Cafe, Berkshire Country Store, Infinity Bistro and Manor House Inn
Free tidbits
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Cocoa and S’mores on the Bistro patio
Infinity Bistro, 20 Greenwoods Road West; 860-542-5531
Free
8:00 to 10:30 p.m.
Ryan Montbleau Band concert
Infinity Music Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road West; 866-666-6306
$Ticketed
Sunday, February 25, 2018
8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Pancake breakfast
Church of the Immaculate Conception, 4 North Street; 860-542-5442
Free (reservations requested)
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ice skating, games, refreshments
Town rink, 23 Mountain Road
Free
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
House tours: Number 29 and Number 247 Litchfield Road
Free
12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sorry, the sugar house won’t be open today…Mother Nature just didn’t cooperate with enough sap for two days. The sugar house will be open on Saturday, so try and time your visit for then.
Great Mountain Forest sugar house, 201 Windrow Road; 860-542-5422
Free
12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sculpture by Karen Rossi
Artisans Guild, Station Place; 860-542-5055
Free
12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Special exhibition: Frozen in Time
Norfolk Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green; 860-542-5761
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
House tour: 47 Greenwoods Road East
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Tours of stained glass windows
Church of Christ Congregational, 12 Litchfield Road; 860-542-5721
Free
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Explorations, an exhibition of paintings by Tom Hlas
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East; 860-542-5075
Free
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Open house
Norfolk Curling Club, 70 Golf Drive; 860-542-1100
Free
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Snow date for Music Among Friends
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sledding and cocoa for all ages (bring your own sled)
Behind Church of Christ Congregational, 12 Litchfield Road; 860-542-5721
Free
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Snow date for Out on a Limb: What Black Bears Have Taught Me about Intelligence and Intuition
4:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Paintings by Alicia Mordenti
Infinity Gallery (Infinity Bistro), 20 Greenwoods Road West; 860-542-5531
Free
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday Sessions: live casual music by Steve Dedman
Infinity Bistro, 20 Greenwoods Road West; 860-542-5531
Free