
A Three-day Festival in Norfolk, Connecticut! August 4, 5 & 6, 2023
Friday, August 4, 2023
(See Thursday night’s early-bird specials at the bottom of this column.)
All day
Hike the Peaks challenge [read more]
Land Trust trails
Free
All day
Self-guided tour: Walking Historical Norfolk [read more]
Norfolk center
Free
All day
Bocce: Open court [read more]
Behind 10 Station Place
Free
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Beginning tai chi with Christopher Kiely [read more]
Battell Chapel, 12 Litchfield Road
Free
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Stained glass windows tours, Immaculate Conception Church [read more]
4 North Street
Free
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Art show: Peter Coffeen [read more]
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East
Free
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Art show: Michaela Murphy and Joel Howard [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Art show: Pamela Harnois
Guilded Artisan, 3 Station Place
Free
1:00 to 1:30
Guided tour, stained glass windows, Battell Chapel [read more]
12 Litchfield Road
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Stained glass window viewing: Battell Chapel [read more]
12 Litchfield Road
Free
2:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Demo: Sourdough bread making (mixing, rising) [read more]
Battell Chapel, 12 Litchfield Road
Free
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
You’re invited to get married or renew your vows on the Village Green; bouquets supplied, ring bearers and witnesses standing by. Please email us to make a reservation (required) and, if you’re getting married, bring your license. See the town clerk’s web page for hours, license fee and a worksheet. [read more]
Free
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: Grantville Dawgs [read more]
Station Place (inside 2 Station Place if it rains)
Free
Rescheduled to August 11
Happy Hour farm walk [read more]
Husky Meadows Farm, 26 Doolittle Drive
$Ticketed, limited to 12
5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Opening reception, 16th Anniversary Norfolk Artists & Friends show [read more]
Art Barn Gallery, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Friday Night on the Green: music by Katherine Winston [read more]
Village Green (inside 2 Station Place if it rains)
Free
7:00 to 7:40 p.m.
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, pre-concert conversation [read more]
Battell Recital Hall, 20 Litchfield Road
Free
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Concert: Emerson String Quartet [read more]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Music Shed
$Ticketed
Early-bird Specials
Thursday, August 3
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Sneak peek, 16th Anniversary Norfolk Artists & Friends show [read more]
Art Barn Gallery, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Concert: Emerging Artists Showcase [read more]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Music Shed
Free
8:00 to 9:00. p.m.
Yoga Nidra session [read more]
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East
Free; please register
Saturday, August 5, 2023
All day
Hike the Peaks challenge [read more]
Land Trust trails
Free
All day
Self-guided tour: Walking Historical Norfolk [read more]
Norfolk center
Free
All day
Bocce: Open court [read more]
Behind 10 Station Place
Free
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Demo: Sourdough bread making (baking) [read more]
Battell Chapel
Free
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Fly-fishing lesson with Doug McDevitt [read more]
Wood Creek Pond, 428 Ashpohtag Road
Free; rods supplied, limited to first 5 to register
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Art show: Michaela Murphy and Joel Howard [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Guided tour, stained glass windows: Battell Chapel [read more]
12 Litchfield Road
Free
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Historical walk: Stoney Lonesome trail [read more]
Trailhead at 155 Ashpohtag Road
Free
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sidewalk chalk painting [read more]
Noi Salon, 2A Station Place
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Stained glass windows tours: Immaculate Conception Church [read more]
4 North Street
Free
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Stained glass windows viewings: Church of the Transfiguration [read more]
21 Mills Way
Free
10:00 to 12:00 p.m.
Stained glass window viewing: Battell Chapel [read more]
12 Litchfield Road
Free
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Farmers Market: Kids’ Day [read more]
19 Maple Avenue
Free
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Art show: Peter Coffeen [read more]
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East
Free
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Observing the Sun [read more]
City Meadow
Free
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Open house: Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center [read more]
207A Westside Road
Free
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Concert: Emerging Artists Showcase [read more]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Music Shed
Free
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Puppet show: The Snowflake Man [read more]
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East
Free
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Magical Microscopes [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Art show & sale: Leslie Watkins [read more]
Dandelion Cottage, 281 Litchfield Road
Free demos
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Knitting lessons and sale [read more]
41 Litchfield Road
Free
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Art show: Pamela Harnois [read more]
Guilded Artisan, 3 Station Place
Free
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: Michael Cobb [read more]
Station Place
Free
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Fly-fishing lesson with Doug McDevitt [read more]
Wood Creek Pond, 428 Ashpohtag Road
Free; rods supplied, limited to first 5 to register
12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Shedding Light: 200 Years of Art & Music in Norfolk [read more]
Norfolk Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green
Free
12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
16th anniversary Norfolk Artists & Friends show [read more]
Art Barn Gallery, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m
New fire truck ceremony [read more]
Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, 20 Shepard Road
Free
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Art reception: Pamela Harnois [read more]
Guilded Artisan, 3 Station Place
Free
1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Video premiere
Norfolk Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green
Free
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Watercolor demo: Pamela Harnois [read more]
Guilded Artisan, 3 Station Place
Free
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: Jamal Ford-Bey [read more]
Station Place
Free
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Three-card Tarot readings [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Music and Blueberry Betty [read more]
Meadowbrook, 9 Shepard Road
Free
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
You’re invited to get married or renew your vows on the Village Green; bouquets supplied, ring bearers and witnesses standing by. Please email us to make a reservation (required) and, if you’re getting married, bring your license. See the town clerk’s web page for hours, license fee and a worksheet. [read more]
Free
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Fly-fishing lesson with Doug McDevitt [read more]
Wood Creek Pond, 428 Ashpohtag Road
Free; rods supplied, limited to first 5 to register
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: DeCerbo Family Band [read more]
Station Place
Free
7:00 to 7:40 p.m.
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, pre-concert conversation [read more]
Battell House, 20 Litchfield Road
Free
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Concert: Instrumental Insights | Youthful Ambitions [read more]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Music Shed
$Ticketed
8:45 to 10:45 p.m.
Star-gazing [read more]
Great Mountain Forest, 201 Windrow Road
Free
Sunday, August 6, 2023
All day, until 4:00 p.m.
Hike the Peaks challenge [read more]
Land Trust trails
Free
All day
Self-guided tour: Walking Historical Norfolk [read more]
Norfolk center
Free
All day
Bocce: Open court [read more]
Behind 10 Station Place
Free
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Haystack Mountain Challenge preview run, 5 K loop [read more]
Barbour Woods (meet at trailhead, 75 Lovers Lane)
Free
8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Haystack Mountain Challenge preview run, 10 K loop [read more]
Barbour Woods (meet at trailhead, 75 Lovers Lane)
Free
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Outdoor worship service, Church of Christ Congregational [read more]
Haystack Mountain StatePark, Route 272 North
Free
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Fly-fishing lesson with Doug McDevitt [read more]
Wood Creek Pond, 428 Ashpohtag Road
Free; rods supplied, limited to first 5 to register
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Worship service: Church of Christ Congregational [read more]
12 Litchfield Road
Free
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Observing the Sun [read more]
City Meadow
Free
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Open House: Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center [read more]
207A Westside Road
Free
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Art show: Michaela Murphy and Joel Howard [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Mass at Immaculate Conception Church [read more]
4 North Street
Free
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Worship service: Church of the Transfiguration [read more]
21 Mills Way
Free
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
16th anniversary Norfolk Artists & Friends show [read more]
Art Barn Gallery, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ashpohtag Road treasure sale [read more]
Ashpohtag Road, from Route 44 to Route 272
Free admission
11:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Art show: Pamela Harnois [read more]
Guilded Artisan, 3 Station Place
Free
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Art show & sale: Leslie Watkins [read more]
Dandelion Cottage, 281 Litchfield Road
Free demos
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Knitting lessons and sale [read more]
41 Litchfield Road
Free
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: Jasmine Road [read more]
Station Place
Free
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Stained glass windows viewing [read more]
Church of the Transfiguration, 21 Mills Way
Free
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Stained glass windows tours, Immaculate Conception Church [read more]
4 North Street
Free
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Fly-fishing lesson with Doug McDevitt [read more]
Wood Creek Pond, 428 Ashpohtag Road
Free; rods supplied, limited to first 5 to register
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Tours of Whitehouse [read more]
1 Stoeckel Road, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
1:00 to 1:30
Guided tour, stained glass windows [read more]
Battell Chapel, 12 Litchfield Road
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Stained glass window viewing: Battell Chapel [read more]
12 Litchfield Road
Free
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: Andy Styles [read more]
Station Place
Free
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Shedding Light: 200 Years of Art & Music in Norfolk [read more]
Norfolk Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green
Free
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Art show: Peter Coffeen [read more]
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East
Free
1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Concert for children [read more]
Music Shed, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Ice cream social [read more]
Music Shed, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sidewalk chalk painting with Arne Rostad [read more]
Station Place
Free
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Three-card Tarot readings [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Broadway Tails [read more]
Music Shed, Battell Stoeckel Estate
Free
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Garden painting workshop: Katie Atkinson [read more]
377 Greenwoods Road West
$10 materials fee; register
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Music on Robertson Plaza: Don Lowe
Station Place
Free
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Art reception: Michaela Murphy and Joel Howard [read more]
Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place
Free
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Fly-fishing lesson with Doug McDevitt [read more]
Wood Creek Pond, 428 Ashpohtag Road
Free; rods supplied, limited to first 5 to register
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Art reception: Peter Coffeen [read more]
Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East
Free