Fred, George, and Rich Live at Portofino

Fred Ball, George Hanlon, and Rich Tibbits doing their unique mash up of songs from old to new, from Rock to Country. Great food and drink and LIVE misic.

Open Mic with Billy Michael!

Grab the mic, cheer on local talent, or just kick back and enjoy the vibes!

Open Mic with Billy Michael lights up every Wednesday from 6–9 PM at Whitlock’s Restaurant 📷📷

Hosted by Billy Michael, this is your midweek go-to for live music, great food, and an awesome crowd.

No cover. All are welcome. Support local music and discover your next favorite artist—right here at Whitlock’s!

#OpenMicNight #LiveMusicBethelCT #WhitlocksRestaurant #SupportLocalMusic #WednesdayVibes #BethelCT #NoCover #LocalTalent

Bethel Beer Fest 2026

Join us on Saturday, August 1st to enjoy the best craft beer around! VIPs get an extra hour of tastings and an awesome gift to take home. Get your ticket before we sell out!

Saturday, August 1st, 2026
VIPs 2pm-6pm
General Admission 3pm-6pm
RAIN or SHINE

GET TICKETS

Food Truck Friday Bethel CT

Food Truck Friday is back! Come on down to the Bethel Municipal Center Lawn with your family and friends for some good eats and good music. Grab food from the food trucks present or take-out from one of the many options around town! Food trucks to be announced. Live music by Gorja.

Food Truck Friday Bethel CT

Food Truck Friday is back! Come on down to the Bethel Municipal Center Lawn with your family and friends for some good eats and good music. Grab food from the food trucks present or take-out from one of the many options around town! Food trucks to be announced. Live music by Gorja.

Giggling Pig Family Fun Day

Join us Sunday, September 6th from 10 – 11:30 AM for a special Family Fun Day as we celebrate the start of a new school year and say THANK YOU to all of our amazing campers for a wonderful summer!

We’re offering TWO fun options for your little artists to choose from and spaces are limited in each class!

GUIDED STEP BY STEP PAINTING — $1 PER CHILD

Register here- https://gal.re/e/NzKn0fqyL5b

Join us for a fun, step-by-step guided painting class where children can create a special masterpiece together! (Ages 4+)

OR

PIGLETS PLAYGROUP-STYLE SENSORY FUN — $1 PER CHILD (Ages 1- 4)

Register Here- https://gal.re/e/Wgy4joRyL5b

Our littlest artists can explore and play with:

Sensory Bins, Free Paint, Play Dough, Hands-on sensory activities and creative fun!

And while you’re here, take advantage of our special

Family Fun Day sales!

10% OFF Class Pack Special

10% OFF Birthday Party Total

(this deal applies towards any date private paint & sip or party that was reserved and deposit paid between 9/4-9/7)

15% OFF Merchandise Sales

It’s our way of saying thank you for an amazing summer and celebrating the start of another fun-filled school year!

📷 Sunday, September 6th

📷 10:00–11:00 AM

📷 Two Classes — Limited Spaces in Each!

MUST PRE-RESERVE A SPOT TO PARTICIPATE IN GUIDED LESSON.

Choose your favorite and reserve your spot before they fill up! We can’t wait to celebrate with you at The Giggling Pig!📷

Movies at the Library

The lights go down in the Parloa Room and for a couple of hours the library turns into a small movie house.

The Bethel Public Library runs a film series for adults, and the only catch is the fine print: the licensing agreement that lets the library screen movies does not allow the titles to be advertised. So the lineup stays off the calendar and lives with the staff instead. One phone call and you will know exactly what is on.

Good to know. Call 203-794-8756 to hear what is playing before you come, and register through the library.

Make a night of it. The library sits right on Greenwood Avenue, so dinner in downtown Bethel before the show is an easy walk.

Black Rock Blues

Friday night, classic rock, and a patio bar in Bethel. The formula does not need much improving.

Black Rock Blues play Notch8 Bar & Grill for the evening, working the classic rock catalog. Notch8 books live music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the show runs on the patio when the weather cooperates and moves inside when it does not.

Make a night of it. The kitchen turns out wood-fired pizza, burgers, wings and smoked barbecue, and the bar carries 24 draft beers alongside craft cocktails, wine, seltzers and ciders. Pizza runs later than the rest of the kitchen on weekends.

Good to know. Music from 8 to 11 p.m. at 1 Front Street in Bethel. Notch8 does not publish a cover charge — call ahead if you want to confirm before you go.

Movies at the Library

A Saturday afternoon, a dark room, and a movie you did not have to drive to Danbury for.

The Bethel Public Library screens a feature for adults on Saturday afternoons in the Parloa Room. The licensing agreement that makes these screenings possible does not allow the titles to be published, so the schedule lives with the staff instead — give them a ring and they will tell you what is playing.

Good to know. Call 203-794-8756 for the current title, and register through the library.

Make an afternoon of it. Greenwood Avenue is right outside, so lunch downtown before the matinee is an easy plan.

Jake Kulak Band

Garage rock is best heard in a room where the drinks are cold and nobody is precious about it. Notch8 qualifies.

The Jake Kulak Band takes the Saturday night slot at Notch8 Bar & Grill in Bethel. Like every show here, it runs on the patio if the weather holds and moves indoors if it does not, so the night happens either way.

Make a night of it. Wood-fired pizza, burgers, wings and smoked barbecue come out of the kitchen until 10 on Saturdays, with pizza going until 11. Behind the bar are 24 draft lines plus craft cocktails, wine, seltzers and ciders.

Good to know. Music from 8 to 11 p.m. at 1 Front Street in Bethel. No cover charge is listed on the venue's schedule.

EXIT 5

Sunday at Notch8 starts earlier than the rest of the weekend, which makes it the easiest night of the three to actually get to.

EXIT 5 play a mix of rock, pop and jazz in the 5 to 8 p.m. slot. Sunday shows here run three hours in the early evening rather than late, so you can catch a full set and still be home at a reasonable hour — and the patio is at its best in that stretch of the day.

Make an evening of it. Sunday brunch runs 11 to 3, and the kitchen stays open until 8, so the music and dinner overlap neatly. The bar has 24 taps plus craft cocktails, wine, seltzers and ciders.

Good to know. Music from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1 Front Street in Bethel. On the patio, weather permitting; indoors otherwise.

College Financial Aid Workshop

Nobody enjoys the financial aid paperwork. It helps considerably to have someone walk you through it.

The Bethel Public Library hosts an evening workshop for families heading into college application season, covering how aid is actually calculated, what the forms are really asking for, and which deadlines belong on the refrigerator. Bring your questions — at a night like this the questions from the back of the room are half the value.

Good to know. Registration is required through the library.