In Fairfield County

What's on this weekend

Saturday, November 14 to Sunday, November 15. Events from the Fairfield County Wave calendar, and the trivia, music and happy hours that run every week at places we have checked.

Saturday, November 14

  • 5:30pm to 9:30pm
    GLOW Wild at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
    Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport, CT

    The zoo's evening lantern festival, with more than 40 illuminated displays and hundreds of handcrafted wildlife lanterns. Thursday through Sunday nights, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., through Dec. 20. Tickets are sold online, with a separate sale for zoo members.

  • 8pm
    Amélie the Musical
    Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, 184 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT

    The community theater's production of Amélie, directed by Matt Austin and Jessica Chesbro. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., through Dec. 5. Reserved seats $35 adults, $30 seniors, $25 students.

  • Any time
    Free
    Festive Home 2026 Holiday Marketplace
    Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT

    Handmade holiday gifts from more than 50 artisans, member artwork and designer vignettes. Free. Tuesday to Friday noon to 5 p.m., weekends 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays and closed Nov. 23 to 26 for Thanksgiving.

  • Any time
    Lines of Liberty at Pequot Library
    Pequot Library, Southport, Fairfield, CT

    An exhibition drawn from Pequot Library's own historic maps, atlases and manuscripts, showing how maps were made and used from the colonial era through the 20th century. On view through Jan. 9, 2027.

Sunday, November 15

  • 5:30pm to 9:30pm
    GLOW Wild at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
    Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport, CT

    The zoo's evening lantern festival, with more than 40 illuminated displays and hundreds of handcrafted wildlife lanterns. Thursday through Sunday nights, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., through Dec. 20. Tickets are sold online, with a separate sale for zoo members.

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