Madison's Full Weekend Guide: The Madison 200 Lantern Tour And A Holiday Art Show Opens

MADISON, CT — Madison's bicentennial year shines Saturday night as the Madison Historical Society's annual Lantern Tour brings 200 years of town history to life on the green. The society also opens the Allis-Bushnell House on Saturday morning, and Susan Powell Fine Art kicks off its holiday show with a Friday reception.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Holiday Show 2026 opening reception, Friday, Nov. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery's holiday show brings together 35 contemporary realist painters, from a cafe scene to a snowy chickadee, and runs through Jan. 2, according to its Patch listing. Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road
• Open House: The Allis-Bushnell House, Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Explore the Madison 200 exhibit "A Town Named Madison: Celebrating 200 Years," with displays and audio recordings on notable residents, plus a pop-up exhibit on the Garden Club of Madison. Allis-Bushnell House, 853 Boston Post Road
• Lantern Tour 2026: Our History, Our Stories, Saturday, Nov. 7, 5 to 9 p.m. Youth reenactors play Madison residents from across two centuries as lantern-lit groups cross the historic town green, followed by light refreshments at the Madison Center for History & Culture. Advance reservations are required. Lee's Academy, 14 Meetinghouse Lane

Open the holiday art season on Friday, then spend Saturday with Madison's past, from the Allis-Bushnell House to a lantern-lit walk across the green.

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