• Lighthouse Cruise to Old Saybrook

    RiverQuest River Cruise Lighthouse Cruise to Old Saybrook Saturday, June 1 10:00 am to 12:00pm $45.00 All guests Join us aboard RiverQuest departing from Steamboat Dock in Essex for a relaxing cruise down the Connecticut River to view the Inner […]

  • Shanties & Sails: Johnson Girls

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

    Shanties & Sails: Johnson Girls Tuesday, June 4, 2024 5:30-6:30 Shanties: FREE 7:00-8:00 Onrust: $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers!   A big Thank You to our Shanties & Sails sponsor Privé Swiss Wellness for their generous support! […]

  • RiverFare 2024

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

    Save the Date! RiverFare 2024 will be back on the Museum's lawn on June 6, 2024 from 6pm - 9pm. Purchase your tickets for RiverFare 2024! You don’t want to miss this fantastic evening!   More Information and Purchase Tickets […]

  • Connecticut Sea Music Festival

    Connecticut Sea Music Festival June 7 - 10, 2024 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, […]

  • CT Open House Day

    Join us in celebrating CT Open House Day! Free Admission for the first 50 visitors.

  • Shanties & Sails: Marc Bernier

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

    Shanties & Sails: Marc Bernier Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:30-6:30 Shanties: FREE 7:00-8:00 Onrust: $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers! A big Thank You to our Shanties & Sails sponsor Privé Swiss Wellness for their generous support! Shanties […]

  • RiverQuest Kid’s Cruise

    On select Saturday mornings  9:00am, 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
  • Shanties & Sails: Rick Spencer & Dawn Indermuehle

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

    Shanties & Sails: Rick Spencer & Dawn Indermuehle Tuesday, June 18, 2024 5:30-6:30 Shanties:  FREE 7:00-8:00 Onrust:  $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers!   A big Thank You to our Shanties & Sails sponsor Privé Swiss Wellness for […]

  • Full Moon trip on RiverQuest

    Join us aboard RiverQuest and take a relaxing evening cruise on the lower Connecticut River. This will be a cruise to no where, timed so that, weather permitting, we will see the full moon rise. Observe how beautiful the river […]

    $36 – $40
  • Connecticut River Environmental Symposium

    Wesleyan University

    Connecticut River Environmental Symposium 09:30 am – 2:45 pm 06/23/2024 Purchase Tickets   The Connecticut River Museum is hosting an Environmental Symposium this June at Wesleyan University’s Beckham Hall Ballroom, featuring speakers and topics spanning all 410 miles of the […]