Our Town News

Valentine’s Day is coming up and teddies love slumber parties as much as kids do! New Canaan Library invites you to join in on the fun with its 4th annual Teddy Bear Sleepover fundraiser, Friday night, February 10, 2017.

New Canaan Library and the UN Committee of New Canaan are pleased to announce that Sarah Chayes, Senior Fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy and Rule of Law Program and author of Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, is guest speaker for the 10th Annual Anita Houston Lecture.

View this first rate documentary with follow-up discussion addressing the impact of electronic devices, with tips for managing social media use in your family.

Whether you are using an iPhone 5 or ordered the new iPhone 7/7Plus, come to this workshop and learn the nuances of taking great photographs, editing them and then sending them to your friends, social media, or even printing them!

Come and be transported into a whole new world as the New Canaan Nature Center transforms into a Winter Wonderland filled with fun and exciting seasonal activities for the entire family.

‘Tis the season to run & have fun! Join with family & friends for this festive 5K road race/1 mile walk or stroll benefiting two awesome New Canaan organizations, Waveny Care Center and the NCPS Launch Program.

Silvermine is coming to downtown! Its popular holiday sale expands this year to two locations. In addition to the annual Silvermine School of Art Faculty and Student Holiday Sale at the arts center on Silvermine Road, a gallery pop-up exhibit and sale of work by the Guild artists will join in the fun at the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Stroll, beginning Friday evening, Dec. 2. at 5pm.

In partnership, the New Canaan Beautification League and the New Canaan Garden Club come together at the New Canaan Nature Center on Thursday December 1st from 8:30 am through Noon to help create the one-of-a-kind large holiday wreaths to adorn our town’s public buildings.

On Saturday November 26th grab the entire family (and any lingering holiday visitors too!) and head on down to the New Canaan Nature Center! You won’t want to miss this awesome annual event, a long-time favorite for both members & guests.

We hope you’ll join The New Canaan Mounted Troop for our Fall Fundraising Gala, scheduled for November 12th at The Wee Burn Country Club in Darien, Connecticut.