Sunday October 26, 2025
Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus
Lachat Town Farm
Performances at 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, and 8:15.
The final set of performances of an original, immersive adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale of ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein, who fabricates a grotesque creature from corpses, then becomes horrified and abandons it, setting off a cycle of revenge. Tickets, $25 per person, available here while they last. See our story for more.
Kiwanis Reservoir Run
Weston High School
5K: 8:20. Half marathon: 8:30. Fun Run & Family Stroll: 9:00
The annual Kiwanis event features a half marathon on a scenic route, a 5K around the center of town, and for kids a Fun Run & Family Stroll. Sign up here. Use the code EMS5 or EMS10 to get a discount on the entry fee. Every registered participant in the half marathon or 5K will be entered into a drawing for two roundtrip JetBlue tickets.
Early Voting
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
(8:00 am - 8:00 pm on Oct. 28 and 30)
Town Hall Meeting Room
Day 7 of 14 early voting days for the 2025 municipal election. The last day of early voting is November 2. The general Election Day is November 4. Offices on the ballot: First Selectman, Selectman, Board of Education, Board of Finance, Planning and Zoning Commission, Police Commission, Board of Assessment Appeals, Zoning Board of Appeals, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate. See our detailed report.
Tue. Oct. 28 - Sat. Nov. 15, 2025
The Importance of Being Earnest
Westport Country Playhouse
Various curtain times
The Playhouse stages Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The sparkling satire, full of larger-than-life characters and Wilde’s gift for language and outrageous humor, gleefully skewers love, marriage, and high society. Evening and afternoon performances and special features on various dates. Details and tickets available here.
Tuesday October 28, 2025
Spotted Lanternflies & Honey Bees
7:30 pm
Norfield Church Parish Hall
The Back Yard Beekeepers Association presents Dr. Robyn Underwood, speaking about spotted lanternflies and her studies of their interactions with honey bees. She will present data about the medicinal properties of the honey that is made from SLF honeydew. Samples will be available for purchase. In person only and free, but please register here.
Thursday October 30, 2025
Wildlands Author Tom Butler
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Westport Library
Aspetuck Land Trust presents a talk by Tom Butler, author of "Wildlands Philanthropy: The Great American Tradition," who shares little-known stories of the men and women who went above and beyond to conserve landscapes across the continent and around the world. With support for parks and conservation under stress, the stories illustrate the power of individuals to protect cherished wild places. Admission is free, tickets are available here.
Friday October 31, 2025
The Pit and the Pendulum
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Lachat Town Farm
In a spooky Halloween treat only for adults 18 and above, Broadway, TV, and film star Frank Converse performs a candlelit reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s eerie short story. Enjoy hot toddies, wine, and beer around the campfire. The dramatic reading takes place in the barn. Chairs are provided, but dress for cool temps. Maybe bring a blanket. Indoors if it rains. Tickets, $20, available here.
Tuesday November 4, 2025
Election Day
6:00 am – 8:00 pm
Weston Middle School gym
Voting in the 2025 municipal election. Offices on the ballot: First Selectman, Selectman, Board of Education, Board of Finance, Planning and Zoning Commission, Police Commission, Board of Assessment Appeals, Zoning Board of Appeals, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate. See our story.
Saturday November 8, 2025
Spadtastics: Grateful Dead Tribute
7:00 pm
The Westport Library
A special Supper & Soul concert (without the supper) by the Grateful Dead tribute band Spadtastics, playing two full sets, recreating a show from the 1970s to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead. Enjoy a Dead inspired drink before or after the show at a participating downtown restaurant. Beer, wine, spiked seltzer, and water will be available on site. Sponsored by the library and the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce. Tickets, $30, available here.
Saturday December 6, 2025
Save a Life: Hands-Only CPR
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Weston EMS Headquarters,
52 Norfield Road (Firehouse No. 1)
A free class by Weston EMS on recognizing medical emergencies, hands-only CPR, and how to use a defibrillator. Participants practice on Smart Manikins. 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home. Only 10 percent survive, but immediate CPR doubles or triples that rate. Sign up here.
Ongoing
Images of a Forgotten Village
Through December 18
Weston History & Culture Center
104 Weston Road
The story in photographs of the village of Valley Forge, once a small but successful manufacturing center, inundated in the 1930s to make way for the Saugatuck Reservoir. Open every Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00 and on the first and last Sundays of each month, same hours. Free for WHCC members, $5 for non-member adults, $3 for children. Tickets include a guided tour of the historic Coley House.