🥕 Cromwell Farmers Market
Riverport Park fills up again with local vendors, food trucks, and live music from Curious Creatures, plus raffle prizes from a handful of local shops.
Riverport Park · Friday, August 21 · 4:00 PM
Details →between the river and Route 9
Greater Middletown · weekend of August 21, 2026
A quiet weekend, plus a falls alcohol ban
It's a lighter weekend on the calendar, which honestly isn't the worst thing in late August. The Cromwell market rolls on with music and raffles, Russell Library opens its chess tables, and there's a new support space on Main Street worth knowing about. Wadsworth Falls also just tightened its rules, so read that one before you pack a cooler.
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All Weekend Long
🎨 Collecting China: Missionary Assemblages of a Distant World, 1844, 1911 Down in Olin Library's lower level corridor, this exhibit runs all weekend for anyone who wants to poke around on a break from the heat. It gathers objects Wesleyan graduates once brought back from China, a leftover thread from the university's old natural history museum.
Friday
👨👩👧👦 Farmers Market Storytime
Russell Library sets up on the Union Green in the middle of the market crowd with books, rhymes, and songs. Bring a blanket and settle in.
Union Green at Russell Library · Friday, August 21 · 10:30 AM
Details →Saturday
🏀 Exhibition Kickboxing
Mezzo Grille turns into a ring for the night with an exhibition kickboxing card, a different kind of Saturday out if you want some action with dinner.
Mezzo Grille · Saturday, August 22 · 2:00 PM
Details →♟️ Chess Club
Russell Library's new drop-in chess club welcomes all ages and skill levels in The Space, no registration needed, just show up and find a board.
The Space at Russell Library · Saturday, August 22 · 2:30 PM
Details →🌟 FEMinent Domain
This Main Street space opens its doors for a transfeminine hangout and support gathering, with complimentary refreshments and room to just be.
386 Main Street · Saturday, August 22 · 2:00 PM
Details →In Case You Missed It
🍺 HEADS UP: a temporary alcohol ban at Wadsworth Falls CT DEEP has put a temporary alcohol ban in place at Wadsworth Falls State Park here in Middletown. Why it matters: Worth knowing before you pack that cooler for a falls day this weekend.