New Milford Chamber of Commerce

Art Fair & Tag Sale
2026-05-16 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
MAY 16 Art Fair/Tag Sale
Art Fair & Tag Sale
Saturday, May 16, from 10 AM to 6 PM
Village Center for the Arts
12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
(860) 354-4318
Join Us for an Exciting Art Fair and Tag Sale at Village Center for the Arts!
Get ready for a vibrant celebration of creativity!
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Art Fair and Tag Sale, taking place on Saturday, May 16, from 10 AM to 6 PM.
This is a fantastic opportunity for art lovers, families, and community members to come together for a day filled with inspiration and fun! Our Tag Sale will have
Art Supplies Galore: Discover an array of supplies including brushes, paints, canvases, frames, easels, and much more at unbeatable prices!
Artist Village: Meet talented local artists and explore their works. Art Demos & Experiences: Engage in hands-on art demonstrations and interactive experiences suitable for all ages.
Live Music: Enjoy the sounds of local musicians while you shop and explore.
We will have face painting so bring the kids for some colorful fun!
Delicious Food Trucks: Savor a variety of tasty treats from our selection of food trucks.
Don’t miss out on this exciting event that celebrates art and community! Mark your calendars and bring your friends and family for a day of creativity and joy. For more information, please contact Village Center for the Arts at (860) 354-4318 or email us vca@villagecenterarts.com
We can’t wait to see you there!

Art Fair & Tag Sale
2026-05-16 10:00 - 18:00 | VCA – Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Art Fair & Tag Sale
Saturday, May 16, from 10 AM to 6 PM
Village Center for the Arts
12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
(860) 354-4318
Join Us for an Exciting Art Fair and Tag Sale at Village Center for the Arts!
Get ready for a vibrant celebration of creativity!
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Art Fair and Tag Sale, taking place on Saturday, May 16, from 10 AM to 6 PM.
This is a fantastic opportunity for art lovers, families, and community members to come together for a day filled with inspiration and fun! Our Tag Sale will have
Art Supplies Galore: Discover an array of supplies including brushes, paints, canvases, frames, easels, and much more at unbeatable prices!
Artist Village: Meet talented local artists and explore their works. Art Demos & Experiences: Engage in hands-on art demonstrations and interactive experiences suitable for all ages.
Live Music: Enjoy the sounds of local musicians while you shop and explore.
We will have face painting so bring the kids for some colorful fun!
Delicious Food Trucks: Savor a variety of tasty treats from our selection of food trucks.
Don’t miss out on this exciting event that celebrates art and community! Mark your calendars and bring your friends and family for a day of creativity and joy. For more information, please contact Village Center for the Arts at (860) 354-4318 or email us vca@villagecenterarts.com
We can’t wait to see you there!

A Studio Affair
2026-03-21 18:30 - 22:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
A Studio Affair
Saturday, March 21
6:30–10:00 PM
Ages 21+
Step away from your screen and into the studio. A Studio Affair is a chance to unplug, slow down, and reconnect with yourself, with others, and with the simple joy of creating.
As a nonprofit, we’re dedicated to offering adults a relaxed, welcoming space to unwind and explore the arts with no pressure, no expectations, and no experience required.
Whether you’re meeting new people, taking time to creative , or just craving a phone-free evening, this is time well spent. Creating art has a powerful way of calming the mind, boosting well-being, and helping you feel present and this night is all about that.
This is a great time to work on your junk journal – or that craft you haven’t
had time to finish. Bring a project you’re already working on!
We’ll be spinning vinyl to set the vibe, and it’s BYOB if you’d like to sip while you create.
a Studio Affair is a free community event
Held every 3rd Saturday of the month.
Village Center for the Arts is located at 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
(860) 354-4318. Visit our calendar page villagecenterarts.org
Invite a friend, spread the word, and give yourself a night to unplug and create.

Gallery Opening
2026-03-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Village Center for the Arts Presents: “Don’t Forget 2 Live” Featuring Richie Nigro
Saturday, March 7th from 6:30–8:00 PM.
Village Center for the Arts (VCA), located at 12 Main Street in New Milford, CT is proud to present “Don’t Forget 2 Live”, a gallery exhibition featuring artist Richie Nigro (also known as RFX Art). The opening reception will take place on Saturday, March 7th from 6:30–8:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.
Richie Nigro is an award-winning tattoo artist whose creative work extends beyond skin to canvas. Originally from Long Island, NY, and raised in Danbury, CT, Richie brings a bold, high-energy style to his paintings, creating a vibrant world that moves between portraiture and abstract expression.
His work is driven by a lifelong passion for creativity and self-expression, drawing inspiration from music, fashion, and culture. Color, design, and emotion are central to his pieces, which reflect both personal storytelling and a universal connection to living fully in the moment.
“Don’t Forget 2 Live” invites viewers to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the joy and presence of creating. Through dynamic compositions and vibrant color, Richie’s work encourages us to celebrate life and the beauty of creative freedom.
For more information, please contact Village Center for the Arts at (860) 354-4318
or visit villagecenterarts.org.

Women, Wine, & Wheel
2026-02-21 18:30 - 21:30 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Women, Wine, & Wheel
Saturday, February 21st 6:30-9:30PM
Ready for some serious fun with friends? Picture this: laughter, creativity, and a pottery wheel at your fingertips!
Unplug and join us for a super fun 2-day pottery adventure.
What could be more fun than a bunch of friends laughing and learning the pottery wheel?
Add a little wine or beverage of your choice – you are making memories and a functioning piece of art with your own hands!
This is a two-day course – you will throw one piece of pottery on the wheel, & trim the base during the second visit. Your third visit you can glaze your piece at your leisure once it’s out of the kiln. $129 Each.
You must pre-register for this event.
Village Center for the Arts
12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
(860) 354-4318

NWCT Arts Night Out
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
NWCT Arts Night out
Join the NWCT Arts Council for Arts Night Out! Art Supply Drive @ Village Center for the Arts!
Celebrate the season of giving by bringing new or gently used art supplies for our annual Art Supply Drive! Collected supplies will be donated to the Torrington Area Families for Autism (TAFA).
Network with local artists and arts and cultural professionals, spark collaborations, while you enjoy wine and light refreshments.
This event is 21+
When: Thursday, December 18, from 6 – 8 pm
Location: Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, 06776
Not sure what to donate?
Refer to our helpful wish list below to see what items are in high demand with our friends at TAFA.
Acrylic Paints
Watercolors
Pastel/Crayons
Canvas Boards (9×12 or 8×10)
Paint Markers/Alcohol Ink Markers
Water Color Paper (9×12 or 8×10)
Drawing Paper (9×12 or 8×10)

Holiday Soiree
2025-12-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Candlelight Farms, 214 Candlewood Mountain Rd, New Milford, CT
🎄 Holiday Sip & Shop Soirée at Candlelight Farms!Sunday, December 7 | 10 AM – 4 PM | Lower Barn
Kick off the holiday season with Lumeniri Studio at our festive Sip & Shop! Enjoy hot chocolate and wine while browsing handcrafted jewelry, unique gifts, and local artisan treasures. Bring the family—kids can enjoy holiday crafts and photos, too!
✨ Shopping • Sips • Crafts • Photos • Holiday Cheer for All Ages ✨

Ornament Making - Free
2025-12-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
🎄✨ 1st Annual Community Tree Decorating Event! ✨🎄
Co-Sponsored by:
The Garden Club of New Milford & Village Center for the Arts
📅 Saturday, December 6, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT

Join us for a festive day of fun and creativity!
Kick off the holiday season with a joyful day of creativity and community spirit! Join us as we craft ornaments to adorn the Holiday Tree on the Town Green Bandstand and celebrate the magic of the season together.

🎨 All Materials Provided – FREE Event!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All Ages Welcome – Families Encouraged!

Choose from several ornament styles or design your own unique creation.
Let’s make this a new holiday tradition for New Milford!

Christmas Tree Sales Begin at Northville Volunteer Fire Dept.
2025-11-29 | Northville Volunteer Fire Department, 359 Litchfield Rd, New Milford, CT, 06776
Kick off the holiday season by visiting the Northville Volunteer Fire Department for our annual Christmas Tree Sale! 🌲✨ Come meet your local firefighters and support one of our biggest fundraisers of the year.
Your continued generosity helps us stay ready to serve the community — and we couldn’t do it without you!
🎁 New this year: we have an exciting addition that will be announced soon — but don’t wait too long, they will sell out fast!
Thank you for supporting local heroes and helping keep Northville, New Milford, and our surrounding communities safe.See you at the Firehouse!

Scarrybrooke Park CT's Haunted Trail
2025-10-25 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-24 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-18 18:00 - 22:00 | Harrybrooke Park, 100 Still River Drive, New Milford, CT, 06776
Scarrybrooke Haunted Walking Trail takes place at Harrybrooke Park.

Prepare for the scare! Returning for its 12th anniversary CT’s Haunted trail at Scarrybrooke Park returns with more fearsome delights for your walk through the park after dark! Our event is not ONLY a staple of the season for Western CT, but THE LONGEST attraction to walk in the state! It takes hundreds of volunteers, working for months on end to bring you your scare. The event is a collaboration of 7 local non-profits who all benefit from your admission! NO outside entity reaps the rewards aside from the non-profits themselves! You’ll be helping The United Methodist Church, Boy Scout Troop 58, New Milford Lions Club, Boy Scout Troop 432, Soccer Club of New Milford, Knights of Columbus, and of course, Harrybrooke Park, the home of the event! Scarrybrooke Haunted Trail takes place at Harrybrooke Park, but please note parking is at Pettibone Community Center. It is critical that you read, understand and respect our rules, which can be found here. We will be stricter this year and police will be notified immediately if anyone causes damage to our props or is a concern of violence to our actors. Keep in mind ALL of our actors, ticketing people, concessions … ALL STAFF are volunteering their time for you to have fun! So please do … scare ya later!

This event supports 7 local nonprofits in New Milford.
The Trail will run on:
Saturday October 11
Friday October 17
Saturday October 18
Friday October 24
Saturday October 25.

Autumn Arts & Fine Crafts Show
2025-10-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Merwinsville Hotel, 1 Browns Forge Rd., Gaylordsville,, CT, 06755
38th Annual Autumn Arts & Fine Craft Show. Over 75 local artists will have their work for sale over two weekends at the historic 1842 Merwinsville Hotel. Fine art and photography, jewelry, fused glass, woodworking, fiber arts, and other fine crafts! A portion of all sales benefits the restoration of this historic railroad hotel.

Raptor Migration Watch @ Deer Pond Farm
2025-09-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Deer Pond Nature Preserve, 57 Wakeman Hill Rd., Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
Birds of prey are on the move! Hawks, vultures, falcons, and eagles will be heading south to their wintering grounds. Join us for this FREE event anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 PM as we watch the skies for migrating raptors at Deer Pond Farm! Our main campus at 1,200 feet elevation is the perfect perch to catch the action. Lori Lichtenauer, Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist, will be set up on our teaching terrace with a spotting scope, extra binoculars and raptor ID resources. Come enjoy the view with us! This program meets at 57 Wakeman Hill Rd., Sherman, CT 06784
To register for the Raptor Migration Watch, visit https://www.ctaudubon.org/2025/07/register-raptor-migration-watch-2/

Autumn Leaves Fused Glass Workshop
2025-09-07 00:00 - 14:30 | Create Escape Studio, 143 West Street - Unit U, New Milford, CT, 06776, United States
Learn the art of fused glass, or hone your craft during our Autumn Leaves Workshop.

State of Connecticut Designation on New Milford's Cultural District.
2025-09-02 12:00 - 14:00 | 19Main, 19 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
New Milford’s Cultural District Committee would like to extend an invitation to you to join us on Tuesday, September 2 at noon at 19 Main Street as Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Director of the Office of the Arts Liz Shapiro, and New Milford Mayor Pete Bass confer State of Connecticut Designation on New Milford’s Cultural District.

A Meet and Greet Reception to follow. RSVP requested at http://bit.ly/3HvDOg5.

Sip, Shop and Mingle at Lumeniri, LLC
2025-08-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Lumeniri, 7 Kent Road, Suite A, New Milford, CT, 06776
Join us for a Sip, Shop and Mingle, see what we have or create your own. Weddings sets, graduation gifts, pendants, tennis bracelets and many size stud earrings…all in our new crated lad diamonds.

a Studio Affair
2025-06-21 14:30 - 18:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Join us for a Studio Affair
Saturday, June 21st
21+ 6:30 – 10:00PM – Free
Unleash Your Inner Artist
Express your Creativity
Bring your Passion
Do you have a craving to unleash your creativity but aren’t sure where to start? Well, look no further! We aim to create a vibrant space for our community to gather, socialize with friends, and even make new ones. Our focus is on inclusivity and fostering creativity.
If you’re already working on a masterpiece, feel free to bring it along and showcase your skills. You don’t have to be a professional artist to join in; all you need is the passion to create. Just bring your enthusiasm, and we’ll supply a variety of materials for you to play around with.
Spread the word, invite your friends, and get ready for an unforgettable experience! Plus, if you’re feeling thirsty, don’t forget to bring your own beverages.
Located at 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
(860) 354-4318

VCA's 25th Year
2025-05-17 06:00 - 14:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Saturday, May 17th 10:00 AM- 6:00 PM
Join us!!
We’ll be hosting a fun and interactive event with activities for all ages, including a pottery smash tent, face painting, a fundraising art auction, and more. As a small nonprofit, we rely on the generosity of our community to help us continue our mission. We believe that art has the power to bring people together, and we are passionate about making art accessible to everyone in New Milford and beyond.
In addition to our events and exhibitions, we offer programs like tuition assistance, our Studio Affair (a free monthly gathering), and the Unexpected Artist program, all designed to help people of all ages and backgrounds connect with their creative potential.
You can learn more about us at www.villagecenterarts.org and @villagecenterarts on Instagram, we would be thrilled if you could include our story and event in your news coverage. Your support would mean the world to us and to everyone in the community who benefits from the arts.

8th Annual Spring Arts and Fine Crafts Show
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-13, 2025-04-06 06:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-03 - 2025-04-06 | Merwinsville Hotel, 1 Browns Forge Rd., Gaylordsville,, CT, 06755
The historic Merwinsville Hotel invites you to our 8th Annual SPRING ARTS & FINE CRAFTS SHOW. Join us as we celebrate spring with a spectacular variety of locally created original paintings, photography, jewelry, glasswork, pottery, woodturning, and more. You won’t want to miss our live artist demonstrations and locally grown delights.
$3 suggested donation – members & children under 10 free.
We accept all major Credit Cards, Mobile Payment and Contactless Pay.
Live Artist demonstrations by local artists and artisans! Head to our website (listed below) to see the demo schedule which will be available as we get closer to the spring show. A portion of all proceeds goes to the continued restoration of this historic 1843 railroad hotel. (501c(3) entity)
For more information: www.Merwinsvillehotel.org. Inquiries: merwinsvilleartshows@gmail.com
Conveniently located 15 minutes from New Milford,
Kent, Sherman, & Harlem Valley/Wingdale Railroad Station.
1 Browns Forge Road, Gaylordsville, CT 06755
860.350.4443

Active Health Open House
2024-01-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Active Health, 39 Park Lane road, New Milford, CT, 06776
We’re thrilled to share some wonderful updates from Active Health! Not only are we expanding to welcome new patients, but we’re also introducing a talented addition to our medical team, Dr. Abra Mabasa, starting March 1st, 2024.
Open House Invitation: We’re hosting an Open House at our facility on January 28th and February 25th, giving you the perfect opportunity to meet Dr. Mabasa and learn more about our approach to healthcare. This event will be a great chance to experience the warmth and professionalism of our team and to see firsthand why Active Health is the right choice for your healthcare needs. Register for Open House

New Temporary Location in Litchfield: To accommodate this exciting growth, we’ve set up a temporary location in Litchfield for one year. This initiative is designed to provide immediate care opportunities for new patients and reduce wait times.
Join Us for Immediate, Personalized Care: We are now inviting you to skip the usual waitlist and start your healthcare journey immediately with Dr. Mabasa at our Litchfield location. This is a unique opportunity to receive timely and dedicated medical attention.
How to Join: If you’re interested in becoming a patient at Active Health, we encourage you to fill out our simple form to express your interest. This will help us organize and offer you a personalized consultation. Alternatively, feel free to call our office directly. Join the Practice
Don’t miss this chance to meet Dr. Mabasa at our Open House and to become part of the Active Health family. We are committed to your well-being and eagerly await the opportunity to provide you with exceptional healthcare.
39 Park Lane Road, New Milford CT 06776
January 28th at 3:00pm – 4:00 pm
March 25th at 3:00pm – 4:00 pm
We look forward to welcoming you at our Open House and to having you as a new member of the Active Health community

Robotics And Beyond's 20th Anniversary Open House
2023-11-05 09:00 - 12:00 | The Silo, 44 Upland Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, Robotics And Beyond is hosting an Open House and “Friend Raiser” event on November 5th. 2:00-5:00 pm, at The Silo, 44 Upland Road, New Milford, CT. This event is adult-focused. Meet director, Paul Chayka, the board and other stakeholders. Hear about future plans for Robotics And Beyond. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and adult refreshments while you mingle and view demonstrations of work by some student mentors/instructors.
We hope you can join us!
RSVPs are encouraged: info@roboticsandbeyond.org.
