Venue Schedules: Colchester / Lebanon / Franklin

 *Last updated 6/23/25

Hop Culture Farms & Brewing
144 Cato Corner Road
Colchester, CT

Fri 6/27 Mystic Dead Family Gathering 3-10:30pm:
Glaucoma Suspect / Canopy / Mystic Dead (2 sets)
Sat 6/28 Mystic Dead Family Gathering 11am-11pm:
Woolite / McNulty's Dead / Matt Sperzel / Oblivious Fools / Jabbawaukee / She Sings Dylan / 
John Spignesi Band / Mystic Dead (2 sets)
Sun 6/29 Mystic Dead Family Gathering 11am-4:30pm:
Creamery Station / Just Garcia Band / Mystic Dead (2 sets)

7/5 Moonlight Harvest Fest: TBA
Sat 7/26 Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute) 2-6pm
Sat 8/2 Badfish (Sublime tribute) / Glaucoma Suspect 7-10pm
Fri 8/8 The Dave Matthews Tribute Band 7-10pm


Priam Vineyards
11 Shailor Hill Road
Colchester
860-267-8520

Fri 6/27 [UnWINED Concert Series] Shaded Soul 6-9pm
Sat 6/28 Relic 5-8pm
Sun 6/29 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm
Sat 7/5 Rick Lovallo 2-5pm
Fri 7/11 [UnWINED Concert Series] Faux Jazz 6-9pm
Sat 7/12 JC Hill 2-5pm / Jukebox Jeter 6-9pm
Sun 7/13 KT Lay 2-5pm
Sat 7/19 Marc Bassos 2-5pm
Sun 7/20 Rich Obero 2-5pm
Fri 7/25  [UnWINED Concert Series] Still Pickin' 6-9pm
Sat 7/26 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm
Sun 7/27 Billy Megofna 2-5pm
Sat 8/2 Hijacked 6-9pm
Sun 8/3 Jim Schribert Jazz Guitar Duo 2-5pm
Sat 8/9 Tim McDonald 2-5pm
Sun 8/10 Martin & Read 2-5pm
Sat 8/16 Marc Bassos 2-5pm
Sun 8/17 Jeff Przech 2-5pm
Fri 8/22 [UnWINED Concert Series] The PPT's 6-9pm
Sat 8/23 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm
Sun 8/24 Mike Rau 2-5pm
Fri 8/29 [UnWINED Concert Series] Johnny & The Three Legged Dogs 6-9pm
Sun 8/31 KT Lay 2-5pm
Fri 9/5 [UnWINED Concert Series] Bigfoot County Roofers 6-9pm
Fri 9/12 [UnWINED Concert Series] Locomotion 6-9pm
Sun 9/14 Brian May 2-5pm
Fri 9/19 [UnWINED Concert Series] Groove Grove 6-9pm
Sat 9/20 Marc Bassos 2-5pm
Sat 9/27 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm
Sun 9/28 Mike Rau 2-5pm
Sun 10/5 JC Hill 2-5pm
Sat 10/18 Marc Bassos 2-5pm
Sun 10/19 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm
Sun 10/26 Jim Schribert Jaxx Guitar Duo 2-5pm
Sat 11/15 Marc Bassos 2-5pm
Sat 11/22 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm
Sun 12/14 Jim Schribert Jazz Guitar Duo 2-5pm
Sat 12/20 Marc Bassos 2-5pm
Sun 12/21 Lisa Halverson 1-4pm



Fornarelli's
112 Halls Hill Road
Colchester

Fri 6/27 DJ 9pm
Sat 6/28 In Deep Band (lounge) 8-11pm
Fri 7/4 DJ 9pm
Fri 7/11 DJ 9pm
Fri 7/18 Davey Blues (patio) 4:30pm / DJ 9pm
Fri 7/25 Bobby C (patio) 4:30pm / DJ 9pm
Fri 8/1 Mark (patio) 4:30pm / DJ 9pm
Fri 8/8 Davey Blues (patio) 4:30pm / DJ 9pm
Fri 8/15 Wayne (patio) 4:30pm / DJ 9pm
Fri 8/22 DJ 9pm
Fri 8/29 Davey Blues (patio) 4:30pm / DJ 9pm
Sat 9/20 Dr. G & The Believers 8-11pm



Fresca Tequila Bar & Grill
232 New London Raod

Currently no live music scheduled - check back!





Ox & Oak Vineyards
95 Bender Road
Lebanon, CT

Fri 6/27 Brad Bensko 5-7pm
Fri 7/11 Jeff Eldridge 5-7pm
Fri 7/18 Brad Bensko 5-7pm
Fir 7/25 November Sound 5-7pm
Fri 8/1 Judy Handler & Mark Levesque 5-7pm
Fri 8/8 The Right Moment 5-7pm
Fri 8/15 Brad Bensko 5-7pm
Fri 8/22 Bonnie Jacobson 5-7pm
Fri 8/29 Jeff Eldridge 5-7pm
Sat 8/30 Martin Piggot 5-7pm
Fri 9/5 The Right Moment 5-7pm
Fri 9/12 Barstool Diplomats 5-7pm
Fri 9/19 Brad Bensko 5-7pm
Fri 9/26 November Sound 5-7pm
Fri 10/3 The Right Moment 5-7pm
Fri 10/10 November Sound 5-7pm
Fri 10/17 Ronald Bettez 5-7pm
Fri 10/24 Jeff Eldridge 5-7pm
Sat 10/25 Martin Piggot 5-7pm
Fri 10/31 Brad Bensko 5-7pm



Arrowhead Acres
519 Pond Road
North Franklin, CT

Currently no live music scheduled - check back!


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