Fairfield Restaurant Week returns for its Summer Edition from Monday, August 24 through Sunday, September 6, 2026. The twice-yearly celebration gives diners an opportunity to explore Fairfield’s local restaurant scene and enjoy special menus and dining experiences from participating restaurants. Participating restaurants and their menus will be available as the Summer Edition gets underway. The ... Read more
A full day of global food, music, and cultural celebration will take place on September 5, 2026 during Labor Day Weekend at the Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT 06824. Returning for its second year, the Fairfield International Food Fest transforms the FTC campus into a lively multistage festival featuring cuisine, entertainment, and ... Read more
Children and families are invited to Children's Storytime in the Fairfield Forest every Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm at the Fairfield University Store in downtown Fairfield. Led by local reading teacher and Fairfield University Store employee Steve Gaynes, this weekly event celebrates the joy of reading through engaging stories and activities for young ... Read more
Support the Friends of the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities during the fourth annual Wine on the Water fundraiser on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, beginning at 5:30 pm at Penfield Pavilion. Set along the Fairfield waterfront, this fundraising event brings the community together to support programs and services for adults ages 50 and older at ... Read more
Fairfield University will dedicate She Wouldn’t Take Off Her Boots, a bronze Holocaust memorial sculpture by artist Victoria Milstein, on Thursday, September 10. The sculpture honors five Jewish women who were murdered during the Holocaust and commemorates an extraordinary act of defiance in the face of certain death. The sculpture depicts the five women alongside ... Read more
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt will present “Art, Memory, History: The Holocaust and Its Lessons for Our Moment” as part of the Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum on Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 pm at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Lipstadt is a historian, academic, and author who served as the U.S. special ... Read more
Children and families are invited to Children's Storytime in the Fairfield Forest every Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm at the Fairfield University Store in downtown Fairfield. Led by local reading teacher and Fairfield University Store employee Steve Gaynes, this weekly event celebrates the joy of reading through engaging stories and activities for young ... Read more
The Fairfield University Art Museum will open its exhibition Hieroglyphs to Hype: The Modern Afterlife of Ancient Egypt with an opening night event and reception on Thursday, September 17. The event begins at 5:30 pm, followed by a reception at 6:30 pm in the Event Hall at the Dolan School of Business. Exhibition Curator Megan ... Read more
The classic James Bond film Goldfinger (1964), starring Sean Connery as 007, will be screened on Thursday, September 17, at 7 pm at the Wien Experimental Theatre at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Presented in partnership with the British Film Institute, the screening is the first offering in the fall series Bond ... Read more
Fairfield University Art Museum will present Hieroglyphs to Hype: The Modern Afterlife of Ancient Egypt from September 18 through December 12, 2026, in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries. The exhibition explores the lasting influence of ancient Egyptian art and culture on modern imagination, design, and popular culture through paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, decorative arts, and contemporary ... Read more
Children and families are invited to Children's Storytime in the Fairfield Forest every Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm at the Fairfield University Store in downtown Fairfield. Led by local reading teacher and Fairfield University Store employee Steve Gaynes, this weekly event celebrates the joy of reading through engaging stories and activities for young ... Read more
Take a moment to relax and recharge during Meditation and Mindfulness in the Museum at the Fairfield University Art Museum on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, from 5 pm to 5:30 pm. Held in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries, this guided meditation session is led by master certified meditation and mindfulness teacher Jackie DeLise. Participants will be ... Read more
The Bennett Center for Judaic Studies will present a lecture titled “Jewish Prisoner-Physicians in Auschwitz-Birkenau” on Tuesday, September 22, at 5:30 pm in the Dogwood Room at the Barone Campus Center. Sari Siegel, PhD, will lead the presentation. Siegel is an expert on Nazi medicine and the history of Jewish physicians during the Holocaust. She ... Read more
The Academy Players of Fairfield University will present Tracy Letts’s The Minutes from Wednesday, September 23, through Saturday, September 26, at 7:30 pm at the Wien Experimental Theatre in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Performed by Fairfield’s faculty and staff theatre troupe, The Minutes is a darkly comic and sharply satirical play ... Read more
The Waide Center for Applied Ethics will present “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence” as part of its Seminar Series on Wednesday, September 23, at 4 pm. The event will be held virtually. Sven Nyholm, Professor of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Principal Investigator of AI Ethics at the Munich Center for Machine Learning, will lead ... Read more
Kate Belli, PhD will present “From Art Historian to Art Sleuth” as part of the Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso on Wednesday, September 23, at 7:30 pm in the Event Hall at the Dolan School of Business. Belli writes thrillers and mysteries and holds a PhD in art history. She is also a ... Read more
The Fairfield University Art Museum will present an engaging gallery conversation focused on Audrey Flack’s Lux Eternal, 2022, on Thursday, September 24. The in-person discussion begins at noon in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries, with a virtual presentation available at 1 pm through Arts & Minds Live. Part of the programming for Hieroglyphs to Hype: The ... Read more
Fairfield University Art Museum will present James Welling: Cento from September 25 through December 12, 2026, in the Walsh Gallery at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The exhibition marks the first American museum presentation of this major body of work by renowned contemporary photographer James Welling. Featuring more than 60 photographs focused ... Read more
Hope on the Green will take place on Friday, September 25, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Sherman Green in downtown Fairfield. The event brings the community together in support of breast cancer awareness and fundraising efforts. Registration and sponsorship opportunities are available online. For more information, contact Jennifer Jennings at 203-418-2810 or jennifer.jennings@bpthosp.org. ... Read more
Families are invited to explore the art of photography during Family Day: Getting Creative with Photography at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 12:30 to 4 pm. Designed for children ages 4 to 10, this hands-on program invites participants to create colorful abstract photographs inspired ... Read more
Cirque Alfonse brings La Noce d’Alfonse (Alfonse’s Wedding) to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on Sunday, September 27, at 4 pm. This lively circus-cabaret production combines acrobatics, live music, caustic humor, and audience interaction in a celebration inspired by a vintage 1970s wedding. The performance unfolds through a series of acrobatic, love-infused ... Read more
Arthur C. Brooks will present “Finding Meaning in an Age of Emptiness: An Evening With Arthur C. Brooks” as part of the Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum on Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30 pm at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Brooks is an American author and academic, newly appointed as a ... Read more
Why Not Theatre presents What You Won’t Do For Love on Monday, September 28, and Wednesday, September 30, at 7 pm at the Wien Experimental Theatre in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The intimate theatrical experience explores love, activism, partnership, and the courage to take action. Internationally renowned environmentalists David Suzuki and ... Read more
Enjoy an evening of coastal-inspired food, drinks, music, and community impact during the 4th Annual Flavors of Hope benefiting Children in Placement on Friday, October 2, at 6:30 pm. Held at the beachfront Penfield Pavilion, the evening features unlimited coastal-inspired bites, wine, spirits, and signature cocktails, along with lively entertainment and a silent auction featuring ... Read more
The Bank of America Capalbo Strong Walk returns to Fairfield on Sunday, October 4, honoring the legacy of Charlie Capalbo and bringing the community together to support pediatric cancer research and families facing similar challenges. Registration begins at 7 am, with the 24K walk starting at 8 am from Jennings Beach. The 15-mile course loops ... Read more