Arts & Entertainment Daredevils, Divas & Parades Pepper CT The Weekend Before Thanksgiving The holidays are coming in hot: One glance at CT’s events calendar would make you think we were already waist-deep in garland and tinsel.
The Warner Theatre in Torrington will host just one performance of The World Ballet Company’s rendition of Swan Lake. (Shutterstock / Ruslan Lytvyn)
CONNECTICUT — There’s less than a week left before Thanksgiving Day and the more-or-less official start to the 2024 holiday season. But one glance at Connecticut’s events calendar would make you think we were already waist-deep in garland and tinsel.
There’s no place where that will be more true than at the 46th Annual Holly Berry Festival. Hosted by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the festival is a family-friendly, juried craft fair featuring over 45 local artisans. Get all your Christmas shopping — at least for the more discerning entries on your Yule List — out of the way in one fell, holly-laden swoop at the Sacred Heart Academy. Show hours are Friday, Nov. 22, 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Look for just a slightly different ambiance, and considerably more wine, inside the train depot in Downtown New Milford, beginning Friday. Gallery 25 & Creative Arts Studio will be presenting their Holiday Arts & Fine Craft Show through Jan. 12, 2025. The opening reception will be Saturday, from 4 to 6 p.m. Sip and stroll through a huge array of unique gifts, paintings, pottery, glass art, woodworking and handcrafted items. You’ll find the historic station on the west side of New Milford’s downtown business district, with Railroad Street to its east and the tracks of the Housatonic Railroad to the west.
The Town of Chester will be holding holiday editions of its Sunday Market, beginning this weekend and running through Dec. 22. It all unfolds on Main Street in Chester Village, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s a good thing that Santa Claus is magical, because he will be in demand in just about every Connecticut town every weekend from now until Christmas. One place you will find him — and the missus — this weekend is leading the Jewett City Snowflake Parade. Griswold Parks & Rec is rolling out the red carpet for those jolly old elves, and the festivities begin at 2 p.m., Saturday in Veteran’s Memorial Park. Expect floats, marching bands, twirling dancers and plenty of sequins.