New Canaan Weekend Guide: Waveny Arts Festival And An Autumn Stroll At Grace Farms

NEW CANAAN, CT — Waveny Park is the place to be in New Canaan this weekend, from Thursday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 11, with a four-night run of "Rounding Third" at the Powerhouse Theatre and a free arts festival on Sunday, while Grace Farms invites visitors on a guided autumn walk.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "Rounding Third" — Thursday, Oct. 8, through Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 11, 5 p.m. The Town Players of New Canaan stage Richard Dresser's play as a scripts-in-hand black-box performance. Town Players of New Canaan, Powerhouse Theatre, 679 South Avenue
• Autumn Stroll — Saturday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m. to noon. The Grace Farms Garden Team leads a casual-paced walk through the landscape to look for seasonal change and wildlife; it costs $15, or $12 for members, and the uneven terrain is not suitable for strollers, wheelchairs or walkers. Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road
• 4th Annual Waveny Arts Festival — Sunday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. About 50 artists and artisans sell photography, jewelry, painting, ceramics, textiles and more, alongside a Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace, bluegrass from the Parkway Ramblers, the New Canaan Town Brass, dance performances and food trucks including Mobile Pie, Taco Tequila and So Fresh Doughnuts; admission is free. Carriage Barn Arts Center, Waveny Park, 677 South Avenue

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

No special restaurant or bar events could be confirmed in New Canaan for this weekend; Sunday's Waveny Arts Festival has a row of food trucks.

Catch "Rounding Third" at the Powerhouse, walk the Grace Farms meadows on Saturday and browse 50 artists' booths with a doughnut in hand on Sunday, and New Canaan's weekend has plenty going on.