Upcoming Events in Southbury
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Paper Shredding and Computer Recycling
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: South Union Square, 385 Main Street, Southbury, CT
Organizer: Southbury Community Lions Club | SCLC06489@gmail.com
Securely dispose of your sensitive documents and outdated electronics at this community shredding and recycling event. Standard document boxes are $10 each and large boxes are $20. Old computers and laptops can also be recycled for $20 per item—hard drives will be destroyed on site at the time of acceptance.
Proceeds support local service projects sponsored by the Southbury Community Lions Club.
Art in the Park
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Ballantine Park, 611 Old Field Road, Southbury, CT
Admission: Free
Organizers: Southbury Parks and Recreation & Southbury Arts and Culture Alliance | 203-262-0633
Celebrate creativity at the third annual collaborated special event between the Southbury Parks and Recreation (SPR) in partnership with the Southbury Arts & Culture Alliance (SACA) and Middlebury and Southbury Equity and Inclusion Council (MSEIC).
This free, family-friendly event features hands-on arts and crafts, raffles, and community activities. Enjoy painting, planting, pinwheel making, rock painting, and more with local organizations including Southbury – Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together (SMART), The Rochambeau Rebels, The Southbury Public Library and Pomperaug Warriors Youth Cheer & Football.
No registration required. Raffle prizes drawn at noon!
Southbury Garden Club 24th Annual Plant Sale
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Southbury Green, 775 Main Street South, Southbury, CT
Admission: Free
Organizers: Southbury Garden Club | helana.hooverlitty@gmail.com
Shop a variety of locally grown plants while supporting the Southbury Garden Club in their 24th annual plant sale, featuring trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, hanging baskets and herbs along with raffles. There will be free face painting for children and free tree seedlings for the first 100 visitors.
The Hartsprings Foundation Community Donation Drive
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Southbury Green, 775 Main Street South, Southbury, CT
Admission: Free
Organizers: Hartsprings Foundation
The Hartsprings Foundation donation truck is coming to Southbury Green this Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a community donation drive!
Clean and sanitary clothing, linens, textiles, small appliances, toys, and sports equipment are accepted for donation. Visit www.hartsprings.org for a complete and current list of accepted donations. Items must be placed in bags or boxes.
Andy Squyres Performs at Calvary Southbury
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Location: Calvary Southbury, 354 Kettletown Road, Southbury, CT
Admission: Free
Organizers: Calvary Southbury | calvarysouthbury.com
Singer-songwriter Andy Squyres comes to Calvary Southbury as part of his Northeastern Tour for an acoustic evening of songs & stories that will leave you laughing, crying & filled with hope!
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Southbury Land Trust Annual Meeting
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Ballantine Park, 611 Old Field Road, Southbury, CT
Admission: Free
Organizers: Southbury Land Trust | admin@southburylandtrust.org | southburylandtrust.org
The Southbury Land Trust’s Annual Meeting is free and the public is invited. After a brief business meeting, the featured speaker is Master of Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple with the presentation, “Things That Go Bump in the Night.” Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday Poetry & Music
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Vicinanza Studios & Gallery, 493 Heritage Road, Suite 4C, Southbury, CT 06488
Admission: Free
Organizers: Vicinanza Studios & Gallery | vicinanza-studios.com
VSG’s Sunday Poetry and Music takes place every second Sunday (in May on the third Sunday) at the Gallery. Renowned poets and local talents alike will find a platform for their poetry, prose, spoken word, and acoustic performances creating a vibrant atmosphere of creativity and expression.
By hosting these events, VSG aims to foster a sense of community and promote the art of poetry in Southbury and beyond. Whether you’re a seasoned poet, an aspiring writer, a storyteller, or simply a lover of the spoken word, mark your calendar for our open mic afternoons. Upcoming dates include June 8th, July 13th, August 10th, September 14th.
Justice Southbury Zoom Speaker Series: “Lessons on Law and Race and Beyond”
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
Admission: Free with registration
Organizers: Justice Southbury | justicesouthbury@gmail.com
Justice Southbury will offer the twenty-third in its Speaker Series of interactive Zoom conversations. Courtney Winston, national President of the Society of Women Trial Lawyers, will discuss “Lessons on Law and Race and Beyond.”
Courtney Winston is a civil litigator in Richmond, Virginia. A highly sought-after public speaker, she has presented at conferences across the country. As President of the national Society of Women Trial Lawyers, Courtney presides over an organization whose motto is “Behind every great woman is a society of great women.”
Justice Southbury is a local non-partisan group whose mission is to cultivate an inclusive community where all are treated fairly and welcomed as equals. The group also holds Sunday rallies at the intersection of N Main Street and S Main Street in Southbury.
All are invited to attend. Those who wish to receive the Zoom link may email justicesouthbury@gmail.com
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