Community Events

All Summer Concerts in Bolton are on select Wednesday evenings at Bolton Town Green (In front of Bentley Memorial Library). All concerts run from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Join us on the town green, bring a picnic, blanket, chairs and enjoy the summer evenings with the community. Summer Concerts are a free event for all to join!

All rain dates and cancellations will be posted to the Recreation Department website.

July 9- Eastview Drive

July 16- Cover2cover

July 23– The Rolangs

July 30– Feedback

August 6- Ali Kat Acoustic

Tuesday August 26- Rock Solid Alibi** rescheduled from June 25th!

August 27– Nightshift** rescheduled from August 13th!

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors:

Simoniz USA**

Country Liquors**

W.H. Preuss Sons**

Highland Park Market

Bolton Veterinary Hospital

Bolton Prevention Council

Munson's Chocolates

Northern Lights Electrical

Kelman Landscape LLC

** Super Sponsors

Sunset Paddle at Indian Notch

When: Thursday September 11, 2025

Time: 5:30-7:00pm

Where: Indian Notch Park, 60 Tolland Rd, Bolton, CT 06043

Cost: Free

Join the Bolton Recreation Department and Karen Cordero for a beautiful sunset paddle on Thursday, September 11th! Meet at Indian Notch Park and paddle around the Bolton lakes for the evening, and enjoy the views. You MUST Wear a flotation device. Please let the department know if you do NOT have your own kayak, there are limited kayaks available to borrow from the department.

Register HERE

Scarecrow Contest 2025

All ages are welcome to join in this event!

Bolton Recreation Department will provide the space and stake for the scarecrow. Each business/ family/group will receive a number in which your

scarecrow will be placed on. Set up will be set for the weekend of October 3-5. All Scarecrows must be on the Town Green on your stake by the end of the weekend. Scarecrows will be left up for the community to see until the weekend of November 1st. Judging and voting will be taken during this time at Bentley Memorial Library with prizes for the top winners at the end. The winners will be announced shortly after.

Cost: $20.00

Contest rules

1. All scarecrows must be stuffed, no full bodied mannequins

2. Business, Family and/or group must provide all materials that are needed

3. Scarecrows will be judged by their materials, creativity, construction and theme

4. No violent themes will be tolerated

5. Must be able to transport the scarecrowwithout driving across the lawn

1. Size of scarecrow must not exceed 6 feet in height

Register HERE

Trunk or Treat 2025

Join the Bolton Recreation Department and the Bolton Center School PTA for a Trunk or Treat and Fall fun!

This event will include games, pumpkin painting, face painting, yummy autumn treats, and more!

Trunks Needed!

When: Friday, October 24, 2025

Where: BCS parking lot 108 Notch Rd, Bolton, CT 06043

When: Trunk Set up is from 4:30pm-5:30pm

Trick or Treating is from 5:30pm-7:30pm

Rain Date: Saturday, October 25 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm

All trunks are required to provide their own festive

decorations as well as treats to pass out the night of.

When registering your trunk you are committing to

being available for BOTH the planned date, and the rain date!!!

All trunks must register with the Bolton Recreation

Department no later than Friday, October 17, 2025

Register HERE

Winter Faire

When: Saturday December 6, 2025

Time: 9:00am-2:00pm

7:00am– Vendor set up begins

Where: Bolton Center School, 108 Notch Road

Bolton CT 06043

Join the Bolton Recreation Department for the

annual Winter Faire! Vendors and Crafters

interested in hosting a table/space at the fair can register with the Recreation Department today. Find the registration form on the Bolton Recreation Department Website.

Registration is due by November 14, 2025

Spaces are approximately 8’ X 10’

Cost per space: $30.00 before October 25

Cost per space: $40.00 prior to Nov 14 but after October 25

Need a table? Rent a table for $10.00