Venue Schedules: Groton

*Last updated 7/2/25


Barn, The
13 Fort Hill Road
Groton, CT

Wed 7/2 Open Mic 7-10pm
Fri 7/4 Permission To Fly 7:30-10:30pm
Sat 7/5 Casino Beach 8-11pm
Sun 7/6 Mystic Dead 4-7pm
Wed 7/9 Country On Deck Songwriters Round 7-10pm
Thu 7/10 Wayne Burrows 6-8pm
Fri 7/11 The Critics 8-11pm
Wed 7/16 Open Mic 7-10pm
Thu 7/17 Tori Fleming 6-8pm
Fri 7/18 Permission To Fly 7:30-10:30pm
Sat 7/19 Beyond 1969 8-11pm
Sun 7/20 Sean Higgins 6-8pm
Wed 7/23 Open Mic 7-10pm
Thu 7/24 Kris Bonkowski 6-8pm
Fri 7/25 Iron Horse 8-11pm
Sun 7/27 Ethan Cash 5-7pm
Wed 7/30 Open Mic 7-10pm
Fri 8/1 Hangar 11 8-11pm
Sun 8/3 Mystic Dead 4-7pm
Wed 8/6 Open Mic 7-10pm
Fri 8/8 Unwoke 8-11pm
Sun 8/10 Kris Bonkowski 4-6pm
Wed 8/13 Country On Deck Songwriters Round 7-10pm
Thu 8/14 Tori Fleming 6-8pm
Sun 8/17 Wayne Burrows 5-7pm
Wed 8/20 Open Mic 7-10pm
Sat 8/23 3 Hours Later 8-11pm
Sun 8/24 Ethan Cash 5-7pm
Wed 8/27 Open Mic 7-10pm
Thu 8/28 Sean Higgins 6-8pm
Wed 9/3 Open Mic 7-10pm
Sun 9/7 Mystic Dead 4-7pm
Wed 9/10 Open Mic 7-10pm
Fri 9/12 Fusion 8-11pm
Wed 9/17 Open Mic 7-10pm
Fri 9/19 Don’t Tell Lisa 8-11pm
Sat 9/20 Young Rust 8-11pm
Wed 9/24 Open Mic 7-10pm
Sat 9/27 Crossfire Hurricane 8-11pm
Wed 10/1 Open Mic 7-10pm
Fri 10/3 3 Hours Later 8-11pm
Fri 10/3 Gavin Marengi Band 8-11pm
Sat 10/4 Candy-O 8-11pm
Sun 10/5 Mystic Dead 4-7pm
Fri 10/10 Best Of Zepplin 8-11pm
Sat 10/11 Red Light 8-11pm
Sat 10/18 I Petty The Fool 8-11pm
Sat 10/25 Wicked Peach 8-11pm
Sun 10/26 Dan Watson 4-7pm
Sun 11/2 Mystic Dead 4-7pm
Fri 11/7 Don't Tell Lisa 8-11pm
Sat 11/15 Crossfire Hurrican 8-11pm
Sun 11/16 Dan Watson 4-7pm
Sat 11/22 Fusion 8-11pm
Fri 12/5 Dan Watson 8-11pm
Sat 12/6 Red Light 8-11pm
Sun 12/7 Mystic Dead 4-7pm
Fri 12/12 3 Hours Later 8-11pm
Fri 12/19 Don't Tell Lisa 8-11pm
Sat 12/20 I Petty The Fool 7-10pm


Sneekers Cafe

Thu 7/3 James Harris 7-10pm
Fri 7/4 TBA 8-11pm
Sat 7/5 TBA 8-11pm
Sat 7/26 The Jay Dempsey Band 8-11pm



Christopher's Cafe

Richoni's
224 Poquonnock Road
Groton, CT
860-449-9903

TBA


Par 4 Restaurant
93 Plant Street

Fri 7/4 Ernie Lewis 5-8pm
Fri 7/11 Dave Schena 5-8pm
Fri 7/18 Ben Freiert & Jeff Lewis 5-8pm
Fri 7/25 Azalea Drive 5-8pm
Sat 7/26 The Painter Boy 5-8pm
Fri 8/1 Majestic Fuzz 5-8pm
Fri 8/8 James Harris 5-8pm
Fri 8/15 Ben Freiert & Jeff Lewis 5-8pm
Fri 8/22 Azalea Drive 5-8pm
Fri 8/29 Kevin Manzella 5-8pm
Fri 9/5 Ernie Lewis 5-8pm
Fri 9/12 Ben Freiert 5-8pm
Fri 9/19 Azalea Drive 5-8pm
Fri 9/26 James Harris 5-8pm



Captain's Pub
924 Route 12
Groton, CT

Currently no  live music scheduled - check back!





Anchor Dockside
44 Beach Road
Groton Long Point, CT
860-295-4006

Sun 7/6 Rickie Miller & Ken Barber 11am






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