PROGRAMS > Special & Seasonal Events
CLM Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us and celebrate Stanley-Whitman House's 2026 Award of Merit fromthe Connecticut League of Museums for “Who Gets to Remember?”, our place-based history program developed and carried out in collaboration with Farmington High School’s ninth-grade World History I teachers and students.
A Peddler's Pack of Eerie Tales
Thursday, October 29, 2026
2:00 p.m
With Dennis Picard
Gather by the fireside in the Whitman Tavern for an afternoon of eerie tales, traditional storytelling, and New England folklore.
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The Irish Roots of Hallowe'en
Saturday, October 31, 2026
2:00 p.m
With Elizabeth Hannan Kading
Explore the ancient Irish traditions, seasonal observances, folklore, and beliefs that helped shape the modern celebration of Halloween.
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2nd Annual Veterans Roll Call
Saturday, November 7, 2026
10:00 a.m
Memento Mori Cemetery
Through the reading of names and the sharing of individual stories, the program honors generations of Farmington residents who served while helping restore their experiences to the community’s historical record.
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Colonial Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Beginning at Noon
With Dennis Picard
A hearth-cooking program in the Whitman Tavern exploring the foods, techniques, seasonal rhythms, and domestic labor associated with Thanksgiving and harvest traditions in early New England.
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Cantica Nativitatis
Sunday, December 6, 2026
2:00 pm
With Richard Franklin Donohue
A musical journey through ten centuries of Christmas tradition. Through performance and historical interpretation, Richard will explore sacred and secular traditions that have shaped the musical celebration of Christmas across generations.
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The History of American Christmas Trees
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
7:00 pm | ONLINE
With Dennis Picard
An exploration of the origins, development, and changing meaning of the Christmas tree in American life, including how traditions brought from Europe were adapted within New England households and communities.
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Candlelight Tours
Christmas in Farmington, CT.
Saturday, December 12, 2026
7:00 pm
Experience Stanley-Whitman House by candlelight during the twentieth anniversary of one of the museum’s most enduring holiday traditions. Through period rooms, interpretation, seasonal customs, and the atmosphere of an early New England house after dark, visitors will encounter changing ways Farmington families marked Christmas and the winter season.
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Winter Solstice and Christmas in Ireland
Sunday, December 20, 2026
2:00 pm
With Richard Franklin Donohue and Elizabeth Hannan Kading
Explore the music, folklore, customs, and seasonal traditions surrounding the winter solstice and Christmas in Ireland.
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