Greetings from Greater New Haven

Heading into September

Odyssey: A Greek Festival

St. Barbara's Church

480 Racebrook Rd., Orange

Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, & 2, 2019

noon to 10 p.m. (Fri. Sat. Sun.)

noon to 7 p.m. (Mon.)

Free admission

Free parking

Enjoy the pantheon of culinary delights, dance to the rhythmic beats of Greek music, and allow yourself to 'travel' to Greece and experience its beauty here in Orange.

Learn more about what goes on behind the scenes in a 2018 article in Orange Life Magazine (story begins on page 48)

Faxon Law New Haven Road Race

New Haven Green (250 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06511)

Monday, September 2

RACEDAY SCHEDULE

6:45 a.m. Packet pick-up & race registration begins

8:10 a.m. Town Fair Tire Kids Fun Run START

8:30 a.m. 20K & Half Marathon START

8:30 a.m. 5K START

9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Post-Race Party

10:30 a.m. 5K Awards

11 a.m. 20K & USATF 20K Championship Awards

11:15 a.m. Half Marathon Awards

North Haven Fair

North Haven Fairgrounds

290 Washington Ave. (Rte. 5)

9/5 5 p.m.–10 p.m.

9/6 3 p.m.–11 p.m.

9/7 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

9/8 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

The fair offers all of the great traditional agricultural fair highlights along with musical performances by:

Akoustic Groove
Southern Voice
Bad Mannerz
Moon Spinners Trio
Battle of the Bands
Bahama Mama & the Painkillers

Destination North Branford: The Sunflower Project

If you love sunflowers, it's the perfect time to take a road trip to North Branford.

Long known for the sunflower field at Augur Farm, this year the community has pulled off a sunny feat. Throughout the town, at homes and businesses, residents have planted over 4,000 seed packets.

Branford 375!

Water Lantern Festival

Parker Memorial Park at Branford Point

4 Harbor St, Branford

4:30-9 p.m. Enjoy Food Trucks/Music/Fun

7 p.m. Design your Lantern

8:30-9:30 p.m. Lantern Launch

Water Lantern Festival is filled with fun, happiness, hope, and great memories that you'll cherish for a lifetime. This is a family friendly event that can be shared by everyone. Friends, families, neighbors, and lots of people that you haven't met can come together to create a peaceful, memorable experience.