Explore Westport on foot! Walk through cemeteries, public parks and well-known streets to hear stories from our communities past.
Social distancing practices will be in effect and masks are required unless the use of a mask or cloth face covering by anyone for whom doing so would be contrary to his or her health or safety because of a medical condition.
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May2022
Hidden History, Women’s StoriesStroll down Main Street to learn about the business owners, activists and larger-than-life ladies who shaped Westport into the town that it is today.
2-3:30 pmWestport Museum
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May2022
Paths of PatriotsHear the story of colonists fighting for their freedom as well as the stories of enslaved Africans who chose sides and fought for their voices to be heard.
12:30-1:30 pm Greens Farms Lower Cemetery
18
June2022
Black HistoryTraverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden history of Black Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered.
10-11:30 am & 2-3:30 pmWestport Museum
2
July2022
Paths of PatriotsHear the story of colonists fighting for their freedom as well as the stories of enslaved Africans who chose sides and fought for their voices to be heard.
10-11 am Greens Farms Lower Cemetery
9
July2022
In Gatsby’s Shoes Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores.
9:15-11:30 amLongshore
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August2022
Evergreen Burial GroundSurvey the resting place of past Westporters and learn their stories as you meander through Saugatuck Congregational Church’s Evergreen Cemetery.
2-3 pmEvergreen Cemetery
3
September2022
Evergreen Burial GroundSurvey the resting place of past Westporters and learn their stories as you meander through Saugatuck Congregational Church’s Evergreen Cemetery.
2-3 pmEvergreen Cemetery
10
September2022
In Gatsby’s Shoes Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores.
9:15-11:30 amLongshore
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September2022
Hidden History, Women’s StoriesStroll down Main Street to learn about the business owners, activists and larger-than-life ladies who shaped Westport into the town that it is today.
10-11 amWestport Museum
24
September2022
Black HistoryTraverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden history of Black Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered.
1-2:30 pmWestport Museum
1
October2022
Art From the BeyondLearn what urns, willow trees and other artistic symbols on gravestones mean as you meander through the cemetery.
10-11 amGreens Farms Lower Cemetery
8
October2022
Westport SanitariumThough the buildings are long gone, the site of the Westport Sanitarium—one of two in Westport—still tells the story of public health.
10-11 amWinslow Park
15
October2022
Art From the BeyondLearn what urns, willow trees and other artistic symbols on gravestones mean as you meander through the cemetery.
10-11 amGreens Farms Lower Cemetery
21
October2022
Hidden History, Dark PastSneak along the paths of downtown as you hear curious tales from the darker side of Westport’s past.
7-8 pmWestport Museum
22
October2022
Westport SanitariumThough the buildings are long gone, the site of the Westport Sanitarium—one of two in Westport—still tells the story of public health.
10-11 amWinslow Park
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October2022
Hidden History, Dark PastSneak along the paths of downtown as you hear curious tales from the darker side of Westport’s past.
7-8 pmWestport Museum
October2022
13th Annual Illuminating the Past Lantern TourWM proudly presents the live return of its annual lantern tour illuminating Westport’s past. Creep through the cemetery with your lantern-wielding guide.
TBDTBD
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November2022
Paths of PatriotsHear the story of colonists fighting for their freedom as well as the stories of enslaved Africans who chose sides and fought for their voices to be heard.
10-11 am Greens Farms Lower Cemetery