A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
Start your morning by exploring the natural world right in the heart of Norfolk! Join birder Laurie Green from Great Mountain Forest and the Norfolk Land Trust for a relaxed, 45-minute session focused on identifying local birds and native plants found in our own City Meadow. Learn tips for recognizing common species by sight and […]
Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its magnificent stained glass windows, created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. Docents will be present to answer questions at the specific hours scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please be aware that hours could change if a church service is scheduled at the last minute.
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its magnificent stained glass windows, created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. Docents will be present to answer questions at the specific hours scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please be aware that hours could change if a church service is scheduled at the last minute.
Come join the fun as the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Society celebrates its 5th Annual Cultural Festival. This year the Tai Chi Fan dance team will put on a demonstration and complimentary Asian food will be served. In addition to many other activities for the family, the Society will also be showcasing its Dragon Boat cart racers, […]
The historic Norfolk Library was built in 1888 as a gift to the town by Isabella Eldridge in memory of her parents, and has been added to several times since then. Discover its hidden treasures and explore its unseen spaces with Library Director Ann Havemeyer.
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
"Our garden's focus is to feed us, our chickens, our bees and our souls," say the owners. They practice organic methods, remove invasives and embrace a natural feel. At its heart is the kitchen garden they have been developing behind their house, coping with a slope, wet soil and Connecticut's many stones. There are cold […]
Come and visit the Norfolk Community Garden and meet some of the gardeners. You will see the beds in full summer bloom: children from the Summer Gardening Club have their own two beds where they grow pumpkins, tomatoes, peas, lettuce, kale and more, and we keep beds for the Food Pantry. The Community Garden, sponsored […]
Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its magnificent stained glass windows, created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. Docents will be present to answer questions at the specific hours scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please be aware that hours could change if a church service is scheduled at the last minute.
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
Take a guided tour of Whitehouse, formerly the home of Ellen Battell and Carl Stoeckel, who built the Music Shed in 1906. Ellen's will left her estate in trust for Yale's use and it is now the home of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, a program of the Yale School of Music. Tours start at […]