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Cabin Fever Festival Charity Chowder Cookoff, Visit www.oldemistickvillage.com for annual dates, Olde Mistick Village. Check out the website for the latest information for how to participate. Local restaurants participate in a chowder cookoff while merchants at Olde Mistick Village put on the event along with performers and educators who provided other entertainment during Cabin Fever Festival. |
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MARCH |
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The Annual Mystic Irish Parade, Historic Downtown Mystic, www.mysticirishparade.org. Check out the website for the latest information for how to participate. |
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APRIL |
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Earth Day Celebration, Visit www.dpnc.org for annual dates, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. Learn how a healthy planet and healthy people go hand in hand through educational exhibits, engaging presentations, fun and food. |
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MAY |
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Mystic's May Day Festival, May 14-16, 2010, 10 am - 5 pm, Mystic Seaport Museum, Visit www.WindCheckMagazine.com for more info. |
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Northeast Maritime Exhibition, First Saturday of May, Main Street & Cottrell Street, Historic Downtown Mystic, www.mysticchamber.org. Join us for a day filled with merriment as we celebrate springtime in Mystic! |
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JUNE |
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The 19th Annual Wooden Boat Show, June 25-27, 2010, Mystic Seaport Museum, www.thewoodenboatshow.com. Expanded exhibit space, more docks to walk, and wooden boats of every shape and size. Saturday evening tribute dinner for Iain Oughtred. |
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Designer Showcase Benefit for Chorus Of Westerly, June 21, 2010, Ocean House, Watch Hill RI, Please call 401-315-5599 for more info. |
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Mystic Outdoor Art Festival, Second weekend of August, Historic Downtown Mystic, www.mysticchamber.org. The Mystic Outdoor Art Festival is the oldest festival of its kind in the northeast. Over 250 artists and craftsmen display and sell their wares along the streets of Historic Downtown Mystic. |
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Taste of Mystic, Weekend after Labor Day, Cottrell Street, Historic Downtown Mystic, www.atasteofmystic.com. Live music, great food, and fun! From Quesadillas to fried rice; bouillabaisse to chowder to cheesecake, there is something for everyone, including triple chocolate oblivion. Local restaurants participate to promote sampling of Mystic’s great culinary offerings. |
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Mystic Weekend of Rowing, www.mwor.org. A Mystic Weekend of Rowing is two days of exciting rowing on the Mystic River. |
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OCTOBER |
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Harvest Moon Festival, Friday of Columbus Day Weekend, Mystic River Park, www.mysticchamber.org. A local celebration to welcome the fall season at the Mystic River Park. Live entertainment, activities for children, and delicious food. Enjoy looking through the telescopes provided by Mystic Seaport Planetarium at the night sky. |
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Groton Fall Festival, Columbus Day weekend, www.grotonbiz.com. A town-wide event, bringing the entire community together for a celebration. Car show, concerts, food, craft fair & business expo. |
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Sea Scare, Visit www.mysticaquarium.org for annual dates, Mystic Aquarium & Join us for a ghostly evenings of Halloween Fun! Come to Sea Scare and enjoy costume contests, trick or treating along a trail lit with hundreds of grinning jack-o-lanterns, games and special Halloween shows. |
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Nautical Nightmares, Visit www.mysticseaport.org for annual dates, Mystic Seaport Museum. Be prepared to be scared! Ghosts of the past haunt the Seaport in October. |
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NOVEMBER |
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Santa Arrives by Boat, Saturday after Thanksgiving, Mystic River Park & Mystic River, www.mysticchamber.org. Take part in the thrill as Santa Claus arrives at 2 pm by boat to listen to all the children’s holiday wishes. Enjoy the Christmas carols while waiting for Santa to arrive. |
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Tree Lighting & Lighted Holiday Boat Parade, Saturday after Thanksgiving, Mystic River & Mystic River Park, www.mysticchamber.org. Tree lighting at 6 pm. Stay for a spectacular light parade of hearty souls who keep their boats in the water despite the cold! Judging takes place for the most spectacular vessels. |
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DECEMBER |
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Groton Lights Parade, Always the first Saturday in December at 5 pm Route 1 Groton, www.grotonbiz.com. Join the thousands of people who view the parade each year. Stay for a tree lighting and pictures with Santa. |
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Mystic Stroll, First Tuesday of December, Historic Downtown Mystic, From 6 pm – 9 pm, www.mysticchamber.org. Stroll the streets and listen to the carolers rejoice in the holiday spirit. Merchants will keep their shops open late so everyone can get a head start on their holiday shopping while
enjoying hot cider and cookies in the shops. |
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Festival of Lights, Visit www.oldemistickvillage.com for annual dates, Olde Mistick Village. Join the thousands of people who view the parade each year. Stay for a tree lighting and pictures with Santa. |
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Lantern Light Tours, Visit www.mysticseaport.org for annual dates, Mystic Seaport Museum. It's the holidays at Mystic Seaport - Lantern Light Tours are an on-going tradition bringing different stories to life each year. This one hour moving performance/walking tour meanders through our 19th-century maritime village. |
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