2024 Event Schedule

Here is our preliminary list of events for 2024. Please check our Facebook page for updates.

January
January 1: First Day Hike, noon at the gates.
January 25: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm (Zoom)

February
February 15: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm (Zoom)

March
March 21: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm (Zoom)

April
April 18: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm
Dedication of plaque to Lloyd Whitman

May
May 16: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm
May 25: Opening Day at Fort Griswold

June
June 1: CT Trails Day, 11-2. Guided fort tours at 11 am and 1 pm.
June 8: Connecticut Open House Day,11-3. Guided fort tours at 11 am and 1 pm.
June 20: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm

July
July 18: Friends of Fort Griswold Annual Meeting, 7 pm

September
September 1: Candlelight Commemoration Ceremony marking the 243rd anniversary of The Battle of Fort Griswold, 6 pm-cancelled
September 5: The Death of Col. Ledyard, 6:30 pm, Bill Memorial Library

October
October 5, 2024: Ledyard History Day, Ledyard Public Library, 10-3. 
October 13: Tour of Starr Hill Burying Ground, 2 pm
October 17: Friends of Fort Griswold meeting, 7 pm

November
November 16: The Art of Colonial Chocolate Making. 2 pm with Robert Lecce of Pewter Pot Fine Spiced Chocolate.