Events

All events are held at the Avery-Copp House unless otherwise indicated. Please call (860) 445-1637 or email us to make reservations for these events.

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Ghosts of Groton Bank – A Haunted Walking Tour

Saturday, October 24th, 2026, 6 pm and 6:30 pm
Discover the origins of Halloween traditions, then visit our parlor all set for a Victorian funeral. Hear haunted stories as you stroll Thames Street.

Summer Garden Party at the Schellens House

Sunday, September 20th, 2026,3:00 pm
Enjoy a festive late-summer Thames River afternoon with music, plein-air painting demonstrations, delicious hors d’oeuvres, and a tour of a grand colonial home built in 1916.

Ghosts of Groton Bank Harbor Tour

Saturday, August 15th, 2026, 4:45 pm
Ride the TRHP Water Taxi along the Thames as we share some of the most enduring spooky tales -chilling stories told by one of the book’s authors.

The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution

Sunday, July 19th, 2026, 4:00 pm
Women’s textile work powered the Revolution. Come hear stories of what people wore, with costumed historians presenting reproductions and images.