Trick or Treat on Main St. — October 31 2026
Join the Mill Museum in Trick or Treat on Main St. We will have a weaving demonstration you can try your hand at. Yes we have candy!
HEROES FOR SCARY TIMES: A GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF THE HISTORIC OLD WILLIMANTIC CEMETERY
We live in scary times. So did people in Windham and Willimantic in the late 1700s and early-to-mid 1800s. They faced invasions of frogs (well, maybe), revolutions, passionate struggles over slavery and human rights, an armed mob marching on a Willimantic church, attacks on freedom of speech, and a bloody civil war. How did heroes from the past rise to meet these crises? How did 19th-century historians record these struggles so that they wouldn’t be forgotten. As we approach Hallowe’en, join Windham Town Historian Jamie Eves for a walking tour of the Old Willimantic Cemetery to meet some local heroes from scary times. Level walking, some but not all of it on pavement.
Guide: Jamie Eves, Windham Co-Town Historian.
Parking: Tyler Square (next to Taco Bell) or Stop and Shop
Where: Old Willimantic Cemetery, Main Street, Willimantic (across the street from the Stop and Shop) — Jamie will be waiting at the middle entrance which is almost directly across from the Stop and Shop main entrance.
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2-3:30 p.m.
Weather: Will take place in good weather or even light rain; if heavy rain, event will be canceled.
For more SOLD OUT! Thank you!information: Text 860-617-4354
Accessibility: Level walking. Some of the walkways are paved, but others are grassy. No benches.
Restrooms: There is a Taco Bell next door.
Pets: Not a good idea unless service animals.
Special Event: Trolleys in Connecticut, A Look Back The Connecticut Trolley Museum’s Roger Ristau will be presenting a fascinating look back at trolleys in Connecticut, with a focus on the Willimantic area. If you’re a local history buff or a railroad enthusiast, this is a must-see event. This event is free to the public and it will be held on Saturday October 17th at 4:00 p.m. This presentation will be held in Dugan Hall, upstairs (Entrance at 157B Union St.)
Garden Club Event: Victorian Naturalist 1830-1920. Join the Garden Club on Thursday October 15th at 7:00 p.m. for a deep dive into the naturalists of the Victorian era with Master Naturalist Juan A. Sanchez Jr.
This event will be held upstairs in Dugan Hall, 157B Union St. is open to the public free of charge. On-street parking on the south side of Union Street is available, or in the Museum’s parking lot at 411 Main Street. Accessible reserved spaces are directly in front of the Union St. entrance.
Special Event: Artist talk at the Windham Textile and History Museum, Mystic Mudlarking, The River and the Rossie Velvet Mill Join us on Sunday, October 11th at 4:00 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Mary Hendrickson on artifacts found in the Mystic River and their ties to the history of the Rossie Velvet Mills, and the local culture and community. The talk is free to the public. The Rossie family owned mills in both Mystic and Willimantic.
The author, Mary Hendrickson is a fine artist and historian who has conducted extensive research in this area.
Sunday, September 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Bev York presents Eighteenth-Century Herbal Cures and Treatments as part of her America 250 program. This talk is free to the public.
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