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May 8
Historic Architecture on State Street
11:00 AM & 2:00 PM Walking Tour led by New London Landmarks. Start at Union Station. $15. 860.442.0003
May 10
Narrated Lighthouse Cruises
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, hourly. Family-friendly tour of near-by lighthouses in a six-passenger launch. Reservations: 860.447.2501
Vintage Base-Ball
11:00 AM to 3:00 at Fort Trumbull, Thames Base Ball Club home opener against the Blues of Bristol, RI - 1861 Rules. 860.443.1209
May 15
Lighthouses of the Connecticut Shore
Custom House Maritime Museum. 6:30 PM. $5 at door, free to membership. Anne-Marie Foster presents and illustrated tour of area sites. Maritime Lecture Series with Wine & Cheese reception. 860.447.2501
New London Celebrates National Maritime Day
May 16
The Real McCoy
Rum Runners in New London 7:00 PM at First Church, 66 Union Street. Movie and discussion with author. 860.447.2501
Jibboom Club Parade
Waterfront Park to City Hall to Eugene O'Niel Dr; 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Recreating a New London tradition, the Jibboom Club was a social club for retired merchant seamen. 860.443.1209
Chowda' Festival
Noon to 1:30 PM at Harris Building Atruim; Sea Music, Chowders and Plum Duff from some of your favorite restaurants; $10 per person. Silent Auction benefits NLCHS. 860.443.1209
May 18
Ships on the Thames
3:30 PM at the Spa at Norwich Inn, Bill Peterson, Senior Curator of Mystic Seaport provides illustrated lecture followed by high tea. 860.425.3505
Hempsted Heritage Day
Noon - 4 PM at the Hempsted Houses. Open hearth cooking, rope making, historic games, oar making, music. 860.443.7949
May 22
National Maritime Day Memorial Service
12:00 Noon at Maritime Green, Waterfront Park, Fort Trumbull, US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni-CT Chapter, and Naval Armed Guard; Luncheon - $15. 860.434.0313 |
May 31
Custom House CribbageFest II
10:00 AM registration. Custom House Maritime Museum, $30 per team entry. Recreate the days of the Jibboom Club in this fundraiser/tournament for the New London Maritime Society. 860.447.2501
June 14
Historic Bank Street
10:30 AM Walking Tour led by New London Landmarks; start from Soldiers & Sailors Monument. $5 contribution. 860.442.0003
Juneteenth: Celebrating African American History
Noon - 4:00 PM at the Hempsted Houses. Discover the rich African-American connections at the Hempsted Houses with walking and house tours, music, and traditional games. FREE. 860.443.7949
June 19
Thames Yacht Club 75 Anniversary
6:30 PM - James Reyburn shares stories from the history of the Thames Yacht Club. Maritime Lecture Series with Wine & Cheese reception. 860.447.2501. $5 admission, free to members.
June 21
Nathan Hale Exhibit - Grand Opening
1:00 PM Nathan Hale Schoolhouse, 35 State St. Opening of the new permanent exhibit on Nathan Hale. 860.873.3399
Caribbean Calypso Night
7:00 PM, Fundraiser for Custom House Maritime Museum, at Museum courtyard; $45 NLMS members; $50 non-members. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 860.447.2501
June 22
Tea with Miss Perkins
1:00 PM and 4 PM, debut of a "First-Person" Performance with tea. Meet Jane Perkins in 1876 and share tea in the historic Summer House at Shaw Mansion. Performances every Sunday through August. $15. 860.443.1209 Tickets required.
Friday, July 4
Historic Architecture on State Street
10:30 AM & 2:30 PM Walking Tour led by New London Landmarks. Start from Union Station. $15. 860.442.0003
July 5
Maritime Art Exhibition Opening
7:00 PM Custom House Maritime Museum, Wine & Cheese reception. 860.447.2501
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July 6
Vintage Base Ball
1:00 to 5:00 PM at Fort Trumbull, Thames Base Ball Club versus the Connors of Waterbury - 1861 Rules. 860.443.1209
July 19
Music Festival
Noon - 5:00 PM Hempsted Houses. Bring the family, lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a music-filled day in a historic setting. FREE 860.443.7949
One House - 300 Years of Life; 25 Robinson Street
Tour Richard Humphreville's 18th century fisherman's cottage that was moved twice. Demonstrations, refreshments. Tickets $20 New London Landmarks 860.442.0003
July 26
Fish Tales, Tugs and Sails
11 AM - 6 PM, A children's festival for fun and learning themed on the environment at New London's Waterfront Park. 860.444.2489
Vintage Base Ball
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Fort Trumbull, Thames Base Ball Club versus the Columbia Base Ball Club- 1861 Rules. 860.443.1209
August 1
Historic Architecture on State Street
10:30 AM & 2:30 PM Walking Tour led by New London Landmarks. Start from Union Station $15. newlondonlandmarks.org
August 22
Dinner Cruise on Long Island Sound
5:00 -8:00 PM, On the Mystic Whaler, New London County Historical Society cruise on the Sound. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 860.443.1209
August 23
Celts & Currachs
10 AM to 7 PM. Celebrate Celtic culture and traditions with musical performances, traditional dance, currach races, Celtic food vendors and artisans, as well as hands-on educational activities. Waterfront Park. 860.444.2489
Vintage Base Ball
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Fort Trumbull, Thames Base Ball Club versus the Sandy Hook Club from Newtown- 1861 Rules. 860.443.1209
September 6
Wreath-laying Ceremony
Honors those who fell defending Fort Griswold 6 Sept., 1781. 1:30 PM at Fort Griswold Monument, Groton.
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