Summer Nights of Canaan

July 16-19, 2025 • North Canaan, Conn.

Wednesday, July 16

Cobbler n’ Cream
5 to 7 p.m.
Freund’s Farm Market & Bakery | 324 Norfolk Rd.

Canaan Carnival
6 to 10 p.m.
Bunny McGuire Park


Thursday, July 17

Canaan Carnival
6 to 10 p.m.
Bunny McGuire Park


Friday, July 18

Cocktail Party
5 to 7 p.m.
Douglas Library | 108 Main St.

Canaan Carnival
6 to 10 p.m.
Bunny McGuire Park


Saturday, July 19

Boot Drive
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
North Canaan Fire Co. | 4 E. Main St.

3rd Annual Fly-In
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Triumph Airfield | 547 W. Main St.

Canaan Railroad Station Museum
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Canaan Union Station

New England Accordion Connection
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Canaan Union Station

Canaan Carnival
3 to 10 p.m.
Bunny McGuire Park

Berkshire Resilience Brass Band
5 to 8 p.m.
Canaan Union Station

Barbecued Chicken Dinner
5 to 7 p.m.
St. Martin of Tours | 4 Main St.

Canaan Fireman’s parade
6 p.m.

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