This month: All the details on the holiday program! Bonfires, hot cider and snacks, scavenger hunts, guided hikes, magic shows, William and Helen Gillette and loads of musical performances at the Visitor Center. Restoration work on the terrace has begun, but we will have a fun-filled festival despite the Castle closure.
The holidays are here!
Events this Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
November 25-27
Guided train-trail hike!
2 p.m. Friday
Magical Mysteries with John Sherwood
Every 30 minutes from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday
William and Helen Gillette
2 p.m. Sunday
AND... our friends the Flute Loops will be performing at 1 p.m. Sunday, see details below.
Music performances this month
All performances are in the comfort of the Visitor Center, and most are from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Check schedule for details.

Flute Choir
The Flute Loops
1 p.m. Sunday, November 27

Jazz Quartet
Trading Fours
1 p.m. Saturday, December 10

The Bacon Academy Carolers
1 p.m. Sunday, December 11
Recorder Trio
The Chameleon Trio
1 p.m. Saturday, December 17
Woodwind quintet
Mystic Winds
1 p.m. Sunday, December 18
Plus, loads more daily fun
every Saturday and Sunday
through December 18
Every Saturday and Sunday the park will be a hub for holiday fun! At the Cider Station (near Grand Central Station), you can enjoy hot cider and snacks by the bonfire, sing holiday carols, enjoy some scavenger hunts, and quiz yourself with trivia questions to test your Gillette Castle knowledge.

We have a daily raffle for a beautiful, glossy, 240-page paperback book, ‘A Shared Landscape: A guide and history of Connecticut's state parks & forests.

Don't forget the beautiful trails! The grounds in winter are graced with excellent river views. Download your very own Hiking and History map, or pick up a copy when you get here (a $1.00 donation is requested to help defray printing costs).
Don't forget your holiday shopping!
Members get a 15% discount!
Seventh Sister Souvenirs is open and ready to help you with Castle-themed gifts for your holiday giving! Pick up a custom pewter ornament for your tree!
The terrace reconstruction has begun!
The terrace restorations are starting. The Castle itself will be closed until it opens in the summer on Memorial Day weekend. But the grounds are open, and both the Visitor Center and the Cider Station (near Grand Central Station) will be available for you to warm up your frosty toes after a crisp day outdoors.

The construction will be exciting! Parts of the grounds may be closed off. Check our Facebook page for up-to-the-minute news or, better yet, drop by to see the progress!