Fall begins today, officially, but the weekend is when it really takes off.
Monday, September 22
A “Westville Pop Up Cinema” series at Lotta Studio presents six 7 p.m. screenings in a row starting tonight with crowd-pleaser The Princess Bride (1987).
Wednesday, September 24
At 4 p.m., multi-multi-multi-award-winning TV news correspondent and anchor Ann Curry comes to Evans Hall, home of the Yale School of Management, to discuss “Curiosity as Common Ground: Finding Humanity in Challenging Conversations.”
At 4:30, Yale’s Beinecke Library hosts a performance by the Yale Collegium Musicum, a historically informed music ensemble, titled “Music, Morals and Philosophy: Modes, Planet/gods, and the Power of Music in the Renaissance.”
Thursday, September 25
The Art of Heroes, a comic book culture-inspired soiree to benefit Creative Arts Workshop, starts at 5:30 p.m. at East Rock Brewing and offers food, drinks, live music, a silent auction, a superhero photo booth “and more!”
At 7, a new national tour of Six, in which “the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st-century girl power,” commences at the Shubert, with five performances in four days.
The Moth, “a nonprofit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling,” brings “a two-act show—featuring a musical act—where the storytellers and a notable host share true personal stories, without notes,” to College Street Music Hall.
Friday, September 26
From 5 to 10 tonight and 2 to 10 p.m. tomorrow, Milford Oktoberfest “promises live local music, [a] bier garden, food trucks, family-friendly entertainment with games and contests, and much more” at Fowler Field.
Meanwhile, at 6, the Quinnipiac women’s hockey team open their 2025-26 season at home (M&T Bank Arena).
Saturday, September 27
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., this year’s Brooksvale Park Fall Festival in Hamden offers “a full day of fall fun” featuring “live music, food trucks, [a] kids’ zone, beekeeping demos, nature crafts, environmental exhibits, Hamden Police K9 demos, [a] pumpkin patch, [a] bake sale, craft vendors and more!”
From noon to 9, East Rock Brewing, Connecticut’s “only German-inspired brewery,” gets its own Oktoberfest on. Tickets include your first beer and a complimentary stein, plus access to live Bavarian entertainment, German-style food, yard games and the chance to compete or spectate during “stein-holding competitions, yodeling competitions, and more!”
Junta for Progressive Action and the Yale Peabody Museum team up for a two-day Fiesta Latina celebrating Hispanic heritage and Latin American cultures. Today, from noon to 5, Junta hosts a “free, family-friendly street festival with live music, dance performances, food vendors, kids’ activities, and cultural pride in full force” outside its 169 Grand Avenue headquarters. Tomorrow, also from noon to 5, the Peabody hosts “curated exhibits, youth performances and educational engagement.”
From 3:30 to 7, Townline Farm in Woodbridge puts on Flannel Fest, asking attendees to dress in kind while enjoying “live music, food trucks and fall fun” including a corn maze, hayrides and live country music.
An early 5:30 show at Toad’s Place features headliner Blessthefall, a hard-hitting and highly technical metalcore band (albeit one inclined to melodic choruses) whose name is probably just a coincidence.
At 8, Stella Blues hosts what is apparently the championship round of Crash the Decks, “the world’s premier and first-ever drummer vs. DJ battle league… Expect to see carefully paired teams of DJs and drummers showcasing their unique spin on this performance style as they explore musical genres and drumming techniques while also trying to find the perfect spot for a standout drum solo—all with the goal of wowing the judges and keeping their fans dancing. This competition is as much a battle as it is a party.”
Sunday, September 28
Edgewood Park Day celebrates the park from 1 to 4 p.m. with a climbing wall, narrated horse-drawn wagon rides, snake and turtle sessions with Ranger Harry, printmaking with artist Susan McCaslin, nature-inspired craft activities and birding with the New Haven Bird Club, with even more attractions reportedly in the works.
From 1 to 3 at North Haven’s Old Center Burying Ground (on the town green), the North Haven Historical Society leads a tour of “Revolutionary Lives Carved in Stone.” The walk-and-talk “will highlight individuals who participated in events leading up to and including the American Revolution…, including soldiers, women, government figures, and church officials. Their stories illustrate how a community can be divided politically and religiously yet remain united in their common goal of preserving and growing this small settlement.”
At 3 in Woolsey Hall, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra open their 2025-26 season “with a journey through space, nature, and imagination” courtesy of Gustav Holst’s The Planets and, “standing in for the planet Earth, which is notably absent from Holst’s suite,” Gabriella Smith’s “vibrant” Tumblebird Contrails. “Each planet will be introduced by spoken word performances curated by Hip-hop poet and playwright Aaron Jafferis, and Elm City Girls’ Choir will lend their voices to a mystical finale.”
Written by Dan Mims. Image, featuring a wagon ride at Townline Farm two autumns ago, photographed by Patricia Grandjean. Readers are encouraged to verify times, locations, prices and other details before attending events.
