Monday, June 1, 2026

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

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Friday, June 5, 2026

• Featured June 5, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Complimentary Premium Rum Tasting


Featured June 5 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

GRIS250 ~ Complimentary Premium Rum Tasting

Back in the 18th century, rums was widely enjoyed - particularly in seaport villages like Essex, where maritime trade and […]

• Featured June 5, 2026 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Sea Chanteys with The Jovial Crew


Featured June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

GRIS250 ~ Sea Chanteys with The Jovial Crew

The Jovial Crew bring sea chanteys - authentic songs of the sea that would have been heard throughout Essex’s maritime […]

• Featured June 5, 2026 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Recurring

  Featured Psychedelic ’60’s


Featured June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Recurring

Psychedelic ’60’s

Psychedelic '60's is a power trio that pays tribute to the ground-breaking musical super groups of the sixties. Take this […]

Saturday, June 6, 2026

• Featured June 6, 2026 10:00 am - 10:45 am

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Storytelling with George & Martha


Featured June 6 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am

GRIS250 ~ Storytelling with George & Martha

Got kids/grands? Children’s storytelling with George and Martha featuring George Washington and the General’s Dog, a children’s book inspired by […]

• Featured June 6, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Courses in History Dinner Party ~ SOLD OUT


Featured June 6 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

GRIS250 ~ Courses in History Dinner Party ~ SOLD OUT

It's a Dinner Party celebrating 250 years of history and hospitality, the "centerpiece" of our birthday weekend! Anticipate a festive […]

• Featured June 6, 2026 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ What a Glorious Crash They Made: Musick of Connecticut’s Revolution


Featured June 6 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

GRIS250 ~ What a Glorious Crash They Made: Musick of Connecticut’s Revolution

Richard Franklin Donohue, Historian, Tenor & Harpsichordist, will explore the fiery repertoire of Revolutionary Era songs that in the words […]

Sunday, June 7, 2026

• Featured June 7, 2026 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Sunday Hunt Brunch


Featured June 7 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

GRIS250 ~ Sunday Hunt Brunch

Our original Hunt Breakfast traces its roots to 1814, when the Inn was commandeered during the British Raid on Essex […]

• Featured June 7, 2026 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Dixieland Jazz


Featured June 7 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

GRIS250 ~ Dixieland Jazz

A Sunday afternoon tradition for years, The Corinthian Jazz Band of Essex brings the joyous sounds of Dixieland - with […]

• Featured June 7, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

  Featured GRIS250 ~ Steeped in History: Afternoon Tea with Author Julie Gerstenblatt


Featured June 7 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

GRIS250 ~ Steeped in History: Afternoon Tea with Author Julie Gerstenblatt

Award-winning author Julie Gerstenblatt returns to The Griswold Inn with the upcoming release of her second work of historical fiction, […]