Wickham Park

Taste of the Park Dinner Series: Cabin Garden
2023-09-21 18:00 UTC
Calling all garden loving foodies! Come relax in a garden for an enchanted, memorable evening. We will start in the featured garden for cocktail hour and proceed to the Cabin Tent for a multi course meal themed with our featured garden.
Ticket are $60 per person. A cash bar will be available during cocktail hour and dinner service. You can purchase 1+ tickets or purchase a table of 8. *Ticket sales are first come, first serve. Reservations are required. All tickets sales are non-refundable. Please notify us with any food allergies or dietary restrictions prior to purchasing tickets.
To purchase tickets or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)
We have an updated menu, we’re doing a New England Clam Bake!
Chefs Choice Amuse-Bouche
Dinner Buffet:
Choice of NY Sirloin Steak OR Steamed Lobster w/ Butter (must place order at time of purchase)
Caesar Salad
5 Vegetable Coleslaw
Boiled Corn on the cob
Boiled Potatoes w/ Butter, Garlic & Parsley
Mussels & Shrimp in Garlic Wine Broth
Corn Bread & Rolls w/ Butter
Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae

Civil War Battle Reenactment
2023-09-16 - 2023-09-17
Witness history! Join us for a weekend of historical reenactment by the New England Brigade and the Liberty Greys.
Free with vehicle entry fee: $10 cash per vehicle
The event schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Sept. 16th

9:30am-4:30pm Camps open to the Public
9:30am-4:30pm Historical Society Displays / Presentations
9:30am-4:30pm Civilian Camp – Demonstrations
9:30am-4:30pm Campfire Chat with Gen. Robert E. Lee (Kent Sinram)
10:00am-10:30am Artillery Demonstration
10:45am-11:30am Children’s School of the Soldier
11:30am-12:15pm Presentation by President Abraham Lincoln (Howard Wright)
12:30pm-1:15pm Presentation by Patrick Falci, actor (Gen. A.P. Hill in Gettysburg)
2:15pm-3:00pm Battle Scenario
4:30pm Camps close to Public

Sunday, Sept. 17th

9:30am-3:00pm Camps Open to the Public
9:30am-3:00pm Historical Society Displays / Presentations
9:30am-3:00pm Civilian Camp Demonstrations
9:30am-3:00pm Campfire Chat with Gen. Robert E. Lee (Kent Sinram)
10:45am-11:15am Artillery Demonstration
11:30am-12:15pm Children’s School of the Soldier
12:15pm-1:00pm Presentation by President Abraham Lincoln (Howard Wright)
2:00pm-2:45pm Battle Scenario
3:00pm Camps close to Public

43rd Annual British Motorcar Show
2023-09-10 10:30 - 13:00
For 43 years this display of vintage Triumph cars and other British and American sports cars has been hosted and sponsored by the Connecticut Triumph Register. Spectators are welcome to admire the autos and ask questions of their owners.
Free with vehicle entry fee: $10 cash per vehicle

Trinity College Bantam Invitational
2023-09-09 09:30 - 17:00
A cross country meet sponsored by Trinity College involving college teams from throughout CT, MA & RI.
Vehicle entrance fees apply: $10/car cash or check only

Music in the Park: Comfort Zone
2023-08-30 18:00
Join us for a variety of music in the park on the Cabin Garden at 6:00pm. Bring a picnic, blanket, and folding chair for summer fun! Rain location will be under the Cabin Tent.
Free with vehicle entry fee: $7 cash per vehicle.
Also featuring drinks from Elicit Brewery and food from Smokey Thomas’ Pit Stop

Children's Performance Series: Drumming About You
2023-08-24 10:00
Join us for Wickham Parks First Annual Children’s Performance Series coming summer 2023! This event will be held outdoors under the tent at our beautiful Cabin Venue. Performances start at 10:00am. The gates to the park open at 9:30! Stay tuned for details! The dates of the series are July 6th, July 20th, August 10th, and August 24th, mark your calendars!
This weeks performer is Bob Bloom hosting “Drumming About You”!
Registration required: Call 860.528.0856
Free with vehicle entry fee: $7 cash per vehicle

Greater Hartford Disc Golf Open
2023-08-18 - 2023-08-20
A full 88-player field will compete in three rounds of 22-holes over three days of competition on the Wickham Park disc golf course. This event is sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association as a PDGA A-tier event and will include participation by a number of top touring professional players
Spectators are welcome and are encouraged to attend.
Event Website
Vehicle entrance fees apply

Taste of the Park Dinner Series: Irish Garden
2023-08-17 18:00
Calling all garden loving foodies! Come relax in a garden for an enchanted, memorable evening. We will start in the featured garden for cocktail hour and proceed to the Emerald Room for a multi course meal themed with our featured garden.
Tickets are $60 per person. A cash bar will be available during cocktail hour and dinner service. You can purchase 1+ tickets or purchase a table of 8. *Ticket sales are first come, first serve. Reservations are required. All tickets sales are non-refundable. Please notify us with any food allergies or dietary restrictions prior to purchasing tickets.
To purchase tickets or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)
English Inspired Menu:
Chef’s Choice Amuse-bouche – English Meat Pie
Course 1 (Appetizer) – Fish & Chips
Course 2 (Entrée) – Bangers & Mash with Mushy Peas
Course 3 (Dessert) – English Trifle

Music in the Park: Mass-Conn Fusion Jazz Quartette
2023-08-16 18:00
Join us for a variety of music in the park on the Cabin Garden at 6:00pm. Bring a picnic, blanket, and folding chair for summer fun! Rain location will be under the Cabin Tent.
Free with vehicle entry fee: $7 cash per vehicle.

Tea Talk Tuesday
2023-08-15 10:00
Join Wickham Park for a morning with some delicious coffee and tea with some informative guest speakers. Each event will feature a unique topic. The event begins at 10am at the Emerald Room or the Cabin and will feature guest speakers, tea, coffee, and light snacks. This Tuesday, we’ll hear about the “Remarkable Trees of Wickham Park” from Steve Cronkite!
Registration Requested: $5 per person entrance fee
No Vehicle Entry Fee
To register or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)

Children's Performance Series: Jason Pipitone Entertainment
2023-08-10 10:00
Join us for Wickham Parks First Annual Children’s Performance Series coming summer 2023! This event will be held outdoors under the tent at our beautiful Cabin Venue starting at 10:00am. The gates to the park open at 9:30! Stay tuned for details! The dates of the series are July 6th, July 20th, August 10th, and August 24th, mark your calendars!
This weeks performer is Jason Pipitone
Free with vehicle entry fee: $7 cash per vehicle

Tai Chi
2023-07-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-01 10:00 - 11:00
In each session we will explore tranquil moving meditations, traditional wellness techniques and rejuvenating group forms from the classical Chinese healing arts. Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic practices that will help you feel alive and well!!!
American Tai Chi Qigong Association certified instructor Joe Pandolfo will lead us each week. Please wear loose-fitting clothing.
Saturdays, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2023 at 10:00am-11:00am
Located in the Lotus Garden. $10 per class, call ahead or drop in.

Taste of the Park Dinner Series: Lotus Garden
2023-07-27 18:00
Calling all garden loving foodies! Come relax in a garden for an enchanted, memorable evening. We will start in the featured garden for cocktail hour and proceed to the Emerald Room for a multi course meal themed with our featured garden.
Tickets are $60 per person. A cash bar will be available during cocktail hour and dinner service. You can purchase 1+ tickets or purchase a table of 8. *Ticket sales are first come, first serve. Reservations are required. All tickets sales are non-refundable. Please notify us with any food allergies or dietary restrictions prior to purchasing tickets.
To purchase tickets or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)

Japanese Inspired Menu:
Chef’s Choice Amuse-bouche – Seared Tuna on Wonton Crisp
Course 1 (Appetizer) – Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen Noodle Salad)
Course 2 (Entrée) – Yakitori chicken (Japanese skewered grilled chicken)
Course 3 (Dessert) — Coffee Jello topped w/ Vanila Ice Cream

Music in the Park: Bonfire Acoustic
2023-07-26 18:00

Fairy House Workshop
2023-07-20 11:30
Meet us after the Children’s Performances at the Emerald Room parking lot at the base of the Fit Trail to search for natural resources for building fairy houses!

Bring a container for gathering pine cones, acorns, leaves, whatever you wish to add to your creations,

You can either add them to Wickham Park’s 1st Fairy House Trail in the wetlands for people to enjoy or bring them home.
To register, please call 860.528.0856

Children's Performance Series: Magic of Jeff Horton
2023-07-20 10:00
Join us for Wickham Parks First Annual Children’s Performance Series coming summer 2023! This event will be held outdoors under the tent at our beautiful Cabin Venue starting at 10:00am. The gates to the park open at 9:30! Stay tuned for details! The dates of the series are July 6th, July 20th, August 10th, and August 24th, mark your calendars!
This weeks performance is the Magic of Jeff Horton!
Free with vehicle entry fee: $7 cash per vehicle

Music in the Park: Sound Piper Band
2023-07-12 18:00

Tea Talk Tuesday
2023-07-11 10:00
Join Wickham Park for a morning with some delicious coffee and tea with some informative guest speakers. Each event will feature a unique topic. The event begins at 10am at the Emerald Room or the Cabin and will feature guest speakers, tea, coffee, and light snacks. This Tuesday, we’ll hear about “Garden Therapy” from Wickham Park’s Horticulturalist, Susan Albin!
Registration Requested: $5 per person entrance fee
No Vehicle Entry Fee
To register or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)

Children's Performance Series: Princesses of the Park
2023-07-06 10:00
Join us for Wickham Parks First Annual Children’s Performance Series coming summer 2023! This event will be held outdoors under the tent at our beautiful Cabin Venue starting at 10:00am. The gates to the park open at 9:30! Stay tuned for details! The dates of the series are July 6th, July 20th, August 10th, and August 24th, mark your calendars!
This weeks performers are Princesses of the Park Belle and Ariel!
Free with vehicle entry fee: $7 cash per vehicle

Joe Proud Memorial DG Tournament
2023-06-24 09:30
In its second year, this event lives on as a way to help remember our good friend Joseph Proud. If you have been around the Connecticut disc golf scene for a while, you most certainly played one of his events, enjoyed his company or felt his influence. This will be a PDGA Sanctioned B-Tier Event. As it is a Masters Championship, it is only open to players that qualify for the PDGA age protected divisions (age 40 or higher).
Online registration opens April 24th via Disc Golf Scene: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Joseph_Proud_Memorial_Connecticut_Masters_Championship_2023

Music in the Park: Benchmark Duo
2023-06-21 18:00

Taste of the Park Dinner Series: Italian Shrine
2023-06-15 18:00
Calling all garden loving foodies! Come relax in a garden for an enchanted, memorable evening. We will start in the featured garden for cocktail hour and proceed to the Emerald Room for a multi course meal themed with our featured garden.
Tickets are $60 per person. A cash bar will be available during cocktail hour and dinner service. You can purchase 1+ tickets or purchase a table of 8. *Ticket sales are first come, first serve. Reservations are required. All tickets sales are non-refundable. Please notify us with any food allergies or dietary restrictions prior to purchasing tickets.
To purchase tickets or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)
Italian Inspired Menu:
Chef’s Choice Amuse-bouche – Italian Wedding Soup
Course 1 (Appetizer) – Spring Vegetable Risotto
Course 2 (Entrée) – Roasted Chicken Spinach & Artichoke Lasagna
Course 3 (Dessert) – Panna Cotta

Tea Talk Tuesday
2023-06-13 10:00
Join Wickham Park for a morning with some delicious coffee and tea with some informative guest speakers. Each event will feature a unique topic. The event begins at 10am at the Emerald Room or the Cabin and will feature guest speakers, tea, coffee, and light snacks. This Tuesday we’ll hear about “Discovering the Ancient Traditions of Wellness–Tai chi and Yoga” from Susan Barlow!
Registration Requested: $5 per person entrance fee
No Vehicle Entry Fee
To register or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)

Music in the Park: Mass-Conn Fusion Jazz Trio
2023-06-07 18:00

Taste of the Park Dinner Series: Oriental Garden
2023-05-18 18:00
Calling all garden loving foodies! Come relax in a garden for an enchanted, memorable evening. We will start in the featured garden for cocktail hour and proceed to the Emerald Room for a multi course meal themed with our featured garden.
Ticket go on sale soon and are sold per person. A cash bar will be available during cocktail hour and dinner service. You can purchase 1+ tickets or purchase a table of 8. *Ticket sales are first come, first serve. Reservations are required. All tickets sales are non-refundable. Please notify us with any food allergies or dietary restrictions prior to purchasing tickets.
To purchase tickets or for more information email info@wickhampark.org or call 860.528.0856 (Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00)

Find Your Force: First Annual Women's Doubles
2023-05-13 09:30 - 16:30
One round of 22 holes; Best-Disc Doubles—bring your own partner. Player Pack includes your choice of FYF disc among various molds/colors and one mini! Proceeds from find your Force will be divided between Breast Cancer Alliance, Throw Pink, Audubon, and Wickham Park disc Golf Fund.
Registration opens February 13th at 8pm
For more information, visit https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Find_Your_Force_2023
