WAILING CITY: Venue Schedules: Niantic / East Lyme / Old Lyme

Venue Schedules: Niantic / East Lyme / Old Lyme

*Last updated 11/11/25

NIANTIC

Niantic Public House & Brewery

243 Main Street

Niantic, CT

https://www.facebook.com/NianticPublicHouse/events

https://www.nianticpublichouse.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nianticpublichouse/

Fri 11/28 Ty Marshall 6:30pm

Fri 12/12 Ty Marshall 6:30pm

By The Bay

(Formerly Five Churches By The Bay)

215 Main Street

Niantic, CT
https://www.facebook.com/ByTheBayNiantic/events

https://btbniantic.com/#7aeaa0d7-1bfd-44b3-b697-59bb0675b34f

https://www.instagram.com/ByTheBay_Niantic

Fri 11/14 Evan & Emily 5:30-8pm

Fri 11/21 Lisa Aranci 5:30-8pm

Fri 11/28 Jim Paradis 5:30-8pm

Sat 11/29 Ernie Lewis 6pm

Fri 12/5 Phil Smith 5:30-8pm

Thu 12/11 Connie Howard Trio (album release) 6pm

Fri 12/12 Walter Jacobson 5:30-8pm

Sat 12/13 [Niantic Light Parade] Live music TBA 5pm

Fri 12/19 Evan & Emily 5:30-8pm

Fri 12/26 Clayton Allen 5:30-8pm

Sat 12/27 Ernie Lewis 6pm

Black Sheep
247 Main Street
Niantic, CT
860-739-2041
http://theblacksheepniantic.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackSheepNiantic
https://www.instagram.com/theblacksheepniantic/

TBA

The Spice Club
239 Main Street
Niantic, CT

860-451-8121

https://thespiceclubct.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SpiceClubNiantic

Fridays: FrankenPhil 6pm

Three Belles Marina

113 Oswegatchie Hills Road

Niantic, CT

https://www.facebook.com/threebelles

Live music returns next summer!

The Barn at Brookside Farm Museum

33 Society Road

Niantic, CT

https://www.facebook.com/brooksidefarmmuseum/events

https://www.brooksidefarmmuseum.org/courses-1

TBA

OLD LYME

Side Door Jazz Club

85 Lyme Street

Old Lyme

https://thesidedoorjazz.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheSideDoorJazzClub/events

https://www.instagram.com/sidedoorjazz/

Fri 11/14 Steve Nelson Quartet 8pm

Sat 11/15 Steve Nelson Quartet 8pm

Wed 11/19 Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra presents: Harry James Tribute 7:30pm

Fri 11/21 Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet 8pm

Sat 11/22 Ben Wolfe Quartet 8pm

Sun 11/23 Donald Vega Sextet 8pm

Fri 11/28 Steve Davis Quintet ft. Abena Koomson-Davis 8pm

Sat 11/29 Mike Clark Quartet 8pm

Fri 12/5 Christian Sands Trio 8pm

Sat 12/6 Christian Sands Trio 8pm

Sun 12/7 Christian Sands Trio 8pm

Fri 12/12 Ricky Ford Quartet 8pm

Sat 12/13 Benny Benack III Quartet 8pm

Sun 12/14 Eric Mintel Quartet: Charlie Brown Jazz 8pm

Fri 12/19 Camille Thurman w/ The Darrell Green Quartet 8pm

Sat 12/20 Eddie Allen's Jazzy Brass for The Holidays 8pm

Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe

65 Lyme Street

Old Lyme

https://www.musicnowfoundation.org/events

https://www.facebook.com/musicnowfoundationNightingales/events

https://www.instagram.com/nightingalesacousticcafe/

Fri 11/14 Terri's 2nd Fri Open Mic 6pm

Sat 11/15 Three Guys, No Good Reason 7-9pm

Sat 11/29 Paul Loether w/ special guests 7-9pm

The Stumble Inne
90 Halls Road

Old Lyme

https://www.facebook.com/TheStumbleInne
https://www.instagram.com/stumbleinne_oldlyme/

TBA

The Pavilion

85 Swan Avenue

Old Lyme, CT

https://www.pavilionbeachbar.com/live-music

https://www.facebook.com/ThePavilion.BeachBar/events

https://www.instagram.com/pavbeach/

*live music returns next summer

EAST LYME

Stars to STEM Planetarium
(at East Lyme High School)

30 Chesterfield Road

East Lyme, CT
https://www.starstostem.org/

https://www.starstostem.org/showtime/first-fridays-shows
https://www.facebook.com/S2SNiantic/events

https://www.instagram.com/starstostem/

Fri 12/5 Littlefield String Band 7-9pm

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Venue Schedules: Niantic / East Lyme / Old Lyme

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