The Old Lyme
Midsummer Festival
Thank you everyone for another fantastic Midsummer Festival!
Please remember to thank our Festival Sponsors with your business!
Our celebration of art, music, food and family fun is back!
Friday Night Concert: July 26, 2024
Saturday Festival: July 27, 2024
Get ready for this summertime favorite! We'll continue to more details here as we approach the Festival date.
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Here's where to Park.
Locomotion Kick Things Off Friday Night, July 26 • 7pm-9pm
The Friday night lawn concert is back when the Florence Griswold Museum welcomes Locomotion. Bring your chairs or blanket and get ready for this favorite party and dance band. Bring a picnic or enjoy food truck fare. Special thanks to Concert Sponsors AllPro Automotive and Benchmark Wealth Management, LLC.
Midsummer Run Starts our Morning Saturday, July 27 • 8am
Join LYSB's popular 5k when you run, walk or cheer on the participants! Winding through the village streets, this annual run brings runners and their supporters from across the region. 5K Run & Walk at 8am, Kids K at 9am. Pre-register here or register on site beginning at 6:45am.
Art for Sale
Saturday, July 27 • 9am-4pm
Find that special addition to your landscape painting collection, or just the right gift for the art lover in your life. You'll find great and affordable art for sale by the Fence Show Artists on the lawn of the Old Lyme Inn as well as works by the artists of the Lyme Art Association across the street at their home gallery.
Classic Car Show Brings the Winners Saturday, July 27 • 9:30am-1:30pm
The Lion's Club is back with their annual Classic Car Show celebrating the classics, the antiques, and the exotic. Once again on the grounds at 100 Lyme Street (the CT Audubon Society's RTP Estuary Center), the beauties on display will have you thinking about your own future wheels. Learn more about entering your car here. Admission to view cars: $5.
Parading Paws Dog Show
Saturday, July 27 • 10am-12pm
They're back! All the cutest, brightest, best-dressed pups are invited to come compete for their very own "Best of" Award! Does your dog have the best trick? A great smile? Let them show off their talent at this show produced by Vista Life Innovations. Dogs may register beginning at 10am for 10:45 am judging on the shady lawn at the Florence Griswold Museum.
Kids Activities to Make Everyone Smile
Saturday, July 27 • 9am-3pm
New this year, Hands On-M!nds On Children's Activities will take place on the front lawn of the Old Lyme Inn. From 9am to 3pm you'll find a variety of activities by local nonprofits that will have your younger family members thinking and doing. Check out the American Art face cutouts for kids at the Lyme Art Association.
Shop Super Sale
Friday and Saturday • 10am-5pm
The FloGris Shop holds its popular Midsummer Super Sale Friday and Saturday from 10am-5pm. You'll find up to 75% off great selected items including unique gifts, art books, kids books and toys, stationery, garden items, and a whole lot more!
Annual Linen Sale On Lyme Street
Friday & Saturday
Patricia Spratt for the Home is known for their beautiful table linens, pillows, and more. And locals know the annual sidewalk sale at her Lyme Street workshop is the time to stock up! The sale begins Friday, July 26 and runs through Saturday's festival. Stop by for great savings on beautiful home accessories.
de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials & Curiosities
Saturday • 9am-5pm
Tucked in to a jewel box space at the Lyme Academy, de Gerenday's offers the finest art materials hand selected by its renowned faculty of professional artists as well as exquisite giftable objects from around the globe. Whether you are in need of a new canvas, or simply looking for a unique gift, enjoy your exploration of de Gerenday's.
Free Art Exhibitions
Saturday, July 27
Cool off with a look inside some of our art galleries. You will find the Taking Flight and New Haven Paint & Clay Select Members Exhibition at the Lyme Art Association (9am-5pm). Take in Beyond the Figure: A Student and Faculty Exhibition at the Lyme Academy's Chauncey-Stillman Gallery from 12pm-4pm. Be sure to make time to visit the Florence Griswold Museum's Open House (10am-5pm), with free admission to the art exhibition, Impressionism 150: From Paris to Connecticut & Beyond, and the historic boardinghouse on Saturday.
Please support the generous corporate sponsors of the Old Lyme Arts District!
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsor
Platinum Media Sponsor
Welcome to Old Lyme
Welcome to Old Lyme, a small, historic town on the Connecticut coastline. We are known for our art galleries and beaches, and have so much more. Whether you are thinking about relocating your home or business here, or just looking to visit for the afternoon, welcome! We are glad to have you.