Events
Weekly updated events happening in and around New Haven
Here's what's happening around the Elm City
New Haven Restaurant Week - Spring 2026
Sample special prix fixe menus at dozens of New Haven's best restaurants. A delicious way to explore the Elm City's dining scene at a great value.
New Haven Cherry Blossom Festival
Annual celebration of spring in Wooster Square Park with food vendors, live music, cultural performances, and thousands of blooming cherry trees.
ECLECTIC: Encaustic and Assemblage at City Gallery
Artist Amy Arledge presents ECLECTIC, an exhibit of encaustic and assemblage works on view at City Gallery from May 1 through May 31, 2026.
Meriden Daffodil Festival
Annual spring festival at Hubbard Park with craft fair, parade, Daffodil Dash, entertainment, free admission, parking, and shuttle service.
The Shops at Yale Appetizer & Dessert Crawl
Downtown New Haven food crawl featuring tastings from local restaurants, shopping offers, a tote bag, and parking at the 150 York Street Garage.
Fair Haven Day / Dia de Fair Haven
A neighborhood parade and festival celebrating community, local arts, culture, sports, creativity, entrepreneurship, and partnership in Fair Haven.
Wooster Square Farmers Market
CitySeed farmers market featuring local vendors and seasonal food in the Wooster Square area.
Yale School of Music: All-City Ensembles Concert
A Yale School of Music concert featuring All-City Ensembles at Woolsey Hall.
Edgewood Park Farmers Market
CitySeed farmers market at the corner of Whalley and West Rock Avenues.
New Haven Night Market in Ninth Square
Downtown evening market with small vendors, handmade and curated goods, local art, packaged foods, nonprofit missions, live music, art-making, and activities.
Lyman Farm's 285th Anniversary Festival
Two-day anniversary festival at Lyman Orchards with family-friendly activities, live entertainment, food, colonial crafts, wagon rides, face painting, and farm experiences.
H.I.L.L Neighborhood Festival
A free family-friendly celebration of the Hill neighborhood, highlighting Home, Inclusion, Legacy, and Limitless community pride.
Freddy Fixer Parade
One of New England's largest African-American community parades celebrating heritage, culture, and community pride along Dixwell Avenue.
WEB Festival: Whalley, Edgewood, Beaver Hills
Free family-friendly neighborhood festival with music, food, party bike, line dancing, games, face painting, vendors, and community activities.
All That Remains at Toad's Place
All That Remains performs live at Toad's Place in New Haven.
West Rock / West Hills Neighborhood Festival
Free community field day with games, creative activities, music, and family-friendly neighborhood celebration.
Newhallville Festival Day
Free family-friendly Newhallville community event with music, food, activities, DJ Herman Ham, Water Company performances, local vendors, and community organizations.
Westville Music Bowl Summer Concert Series
Open-air concerts under the stars at New Haven's premier outdoor amphitheater. National touring acts all summer long.
Elm City Freddy Fixer Weekend
Community celebration featuring the Dixwell Neighborhood Festival with live music, karaoke, line dancing, fashion show, crafts, vendors, face painting, food trucks, and family activities.
International Festival of Arts & Ideas
One of the nation's premier arts festivals featuring hundreds of free events — concerts, talks, performances, and outdoor programming across the city.
Motion in Time Gala
Arts & Ideas Annual Gala with cocktail hour and dinner at Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, Pilobolus at Shubert Theatre, and an after party at ZINC New Haven.
Juneteenth Jamboree 2026
Festival of Arts & Ideas Juneteenth celebration honoring Voices of Belonging and commemorating Lucy and Lois Tritton.
Juneteenth Village & Marketplace
Juneteenth Village and Marketplace celebrating Black Wall Street communities, family, culture, collective power, learning, and prosperity.
American Icons featuring New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for songs by Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Elvis Presley, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and more.
Escape to the Islands: A Caribbean Cultural Celebration
New Haven Caribbean Heritage Festival celebration with food trucks, island marketplace, cultural displays, storytelling, and live performances.
New Haven Road Race
Thousands of runners take to the streets for this Labor Day tradition — a 20K and 5K race through the scenic neighborhoods of New Haven.
New Haven Restaurant Week - Fall 2026
The fall edition of Restaurant Week brings more prix fixe deals and culinary adventures across New Haven's diverse dining scene.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
New Haven's beloved annual parade celebrating Irish heritage with marching bands, floats, and community spirit through the streets of downtown.