Old Lyme Midsummer Festival

The Old Lyme Midsummer Arts Festival returns this year on Saturday, July 26^th with its kickoff lawn concert at the Florence Griswold Museum the evening before, Friday, July 25.

Friday, July 26^th The Mighty Soul Drivers will get the weekend off to a spirited start at this free lawn concert, from 7-9pm on the Florence Griswold Museum Lawn. Be sure to arrive early to enjoy the Midsummer Super Sale in the Museum Shop and the Museum’s 5-7pm Open House.

Saturday, July 27^th you'll find plenty of Art, Music, and Family Fun on "the Arts Corner" on upper Lyme Street in Old Lyme, CT. There's something for everyone! Check out the offerings at each location from 9am-3pm. (ExploreOldLyme.com/MidsummerFestival2025 provides more details for each location - times subject to updates):

Special Events & Activities:

5K Run/Walk and Kids K (Lymes Youth Service Bureau, Saturday 8am -  Registration at LYSB.org)

Family Fun Activities (arts and environment) (RTP Estuary Center, Florence Griswold Museum, Lyme Art Association, 9am-3pm)

Michele Urban Music Show for Families (RTP Estuary Center, 10am)

Parading Paws Dog Show (Florence Griswold Museum,10am-12pm)

Lion's Club Classic Car Show (RTP Estuary Center, 9:30am-1:30pm - $5 entrance fee)

"Meet & Learn More" from Local Nonprofit Organizations (RTP Estuary Center, Lyme Art Association, & Florence Griswold Museum, 9am-3pm) 

Food Truck Court (Florence Griswold Museum, 9am-3pm)

Art Sales (9am-3pm):

Fence Artists Sale (Old Lyme Inn, 9am-4pm) 

Lyme Artisans Guild (Old Lyme Inn, 9am-3pm)

Artists & Artisan Booths (Lyme Art Association, Florence Griswold Museum, 9am-3pm) 

Special Sales:

Florence Griswold Museum Shop Super Sale (10am-5pm)

de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials & Curiosities (Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 10am-4pm)

Exhibitions:

Annual Student and Faculty Exhibition (Lyme Academy of Fine Art, 12pm-4pm)

Nancy Friese: Living Landscapes, and Cow Tales (Florence Griswold Museum, free on Midsummer Festival Day, 10am-5pm)   

Red Hot, New Haven Paint & Clay Select Members Exhibition, 104th Elected Artist Exhibition (Lyme Art Association, 9am-5pm)

Exhibit of Roger Tory Peterson personal art collection (RTP Estuary Center, 10am-3pm)