Pick Your Festival/Event Festival/Event Due to Covid-19 many cities have canceled or changed the typical dates of many festivals. Please confirm the dates on each event’s website. Festival/Event Location City When Is Event Activities Phone Number Website International Festival of Arts and Ideas New Haven mid June unique gathering of world class artists in music,theater and dance200 eventshistoric toursstreet theater 888/278-4332 Click here Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Norfolk Late June to mid August internationally acclaimed artists perform at Stoeckel Estate in picturesque Litchfield Hills 860/542-3000 Click Here Sailfest New London mid July tall shipslighthouse and harbor toursfireworkslive bandscrafts 860/443-3786 Click Here National Puppetry Festival Mansfield mid August (biannual) best puppeteers from across the country give lively and entertaining performances 860/486-1001 Click Here Mystic Outdoor Art Festival Mystic mid August one of the countries finest and oldest art shows with over 300 artists 860/572-9578 Click Here Norwalk Oyster Festival Norwalk early September waterfront events include national entertainmentvintage vesselsinternational food courtfireworksoyster contests225 crafters 203/838-9444 Click Here Durham Fair Durham late September states largest agricultural fairlive entertainmentcircusmidwaycrafts 860/349-9495 Click Here