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  • Save the Date: 2025 Annual Burning of the Ships Commemoration

    2025 Annual Burning of the Ships Commemoration Saturday, May 10, 2025 2 – 3 pm Essex’s Annual Burning of the Ships Day commemorates one of the worst events in the town’s history- the fateful night in April, 1814 when a […]

  • Mother’s Day Special on RiverQuest and Onrust

    Spend some quality time with Mom! On this special day, MOM IS HALF PRICE!  On these trips you will learn about the nature and history of the lower Connecticut River and see the beautiful Spring Foliage! May 11,  2025 10:00am […]

    $10 – $30

  • RiverQuest Kid’s Cruise

    On select Saturday mornings  10:00am, we offer a special cruise, designed for young children and their parents, grandparents, etc., aboard RiverQuest. On this cruise, we will show young children how to use binoculars, teach them about the birds we see, […]

    $10 – $20

  • CRM Cares Month and Benefit Cruise

    All Ages Ticket: $35 All Ages Ticket with Item Donation: $20 May is CRM CARES month! This year the Connecticut River Museum is supporting A Little Compassion (ALC), an organization that seeks to build a safe, kind and inclusive community […]

  • Save the Date: RiverFare 2025

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    Save the Date: RiverFare 2025 Thursday, May 29, 2025 6 – 9 pm   RiverFare 2025 will be back on the Museum's lawn on May 29, 2025!   More information available here!

  • Shanties & Sails: Johnson Girls

    Shanties & Sails: Johnson Girls Tuesday, June 3, 2025 5:30-6:30 Shanties: FREE 7:00-8:00 Onrust: $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers!   Shanties & Sails are back! Enjoy an evening of Sea Shanties. Hear talented shanty and sea-song musicians […]

  • Rising Waters: Flooding on the Connecticut River

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    Special Exhibit Rising Waters: Flooding on the Connecticut River On view: June 5 through August 3, 2025 There have always been floods. However, with increased human activity in flood plains, the impact of the floods on people had increased. This […]

  • Exhibit Opening: Rising Waters: Flooding on the Connecticut River

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    Exhibit Opening Celebration Rising Waters: Flooding on the Connecticut River Opening Party: June 5, 2025, 5pm - 7pm On view: June 5 through August 3, 2025 Join us for lite bites and beverages as we celebrate the opening of our […]

  • Save the Date: Connecticut Sea Music Festival

    Connecticut Sea Music Festival June 6 - 9, 2025 The Connecticut Sea Music Festival is an event put on by the Maritime Music & Tradition Society to enact its mission of preserving and encouraging maritime and traditional music through education, […]