Family Friendly

Movie Night in Mill River Park

Address: The Grand Steps in Mill River Park Phone: (203) 989-0321 Website: http://www.millriverpark.org/ As a part of Mill River Park’s summer event series, movies will be streamed on a large screen

Read More »
Family Friendly

Movie Night in Commons Park

Address: Commons Park, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 846-1900 Website: http://www.harborpt.com/happening/ Enjoy films under the stars on the big screen. Bring a blanket and sit on the Commons Park lawn to

Read More »
Family Friendly

Wednesday Nite Live Summer Concert Series

Address: Columbus Park, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 348-5285 Website: http://stamford-downtown.com/events/wednesday-nite-live-2/ Wednesday Nite Live is one of Stamford’s largest events of the year and features musicians of all genres in a

Read More »
Parks

Kiwanis Park

Address: Atlantic St, Stamford, CT 06901 So what makes a park, a park? While Kiwanis lacks the greenery that one associate with parks, like grass lawns, it does provide a

Read More »
Parks

Yale & Towne Park

Address: Old Yale Pl, Stamford, CT 06902 The South End has been gentrifying by swapping out industrial-looking buildings for apartment buildings with a view. And one of the views that

Read More »
Parks

Dorothy Heroy Park & Pool

Address: Riding Stable Trail, Stamford, CT 06903 Dorothy Heroy Park is located in  North Stamford, and north of the Merritt Parkway. If you are in to hiking in a fairly

Read More »
Beach

Cove Island Park & Beach

Address: 363 Weed Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Cove Island Park features not one, but two beaches. Like much of coastal Connecticut the salt marsh and mudflats features nearby and provide

Read More »
Parks

Mianus River State Park

Address: Westover Rd. Mianus River Park is a nearly 400-acre urban forest that connects Greenwich and Stamford.  Named after the Mianus River this is a nice way to connect with

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

GR Art Gallery

Address: 1086 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: (203) 274-7497 Website: http://grartgalleries.com/ GR Art Gallery, is a theme-oriented contemporary art gallery, open to all ideas and techniques especially painting and

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Art at the Ferguson

Address: 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 964-1000 Website: http://www.stamfordartassociation.org/ferguson.html The Stamford Art Association curates the 4 yearly “Art at the Ferguson” exhibits at the Ferguson Library. The Ferguson

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

The Mayor’s Gallery

Address: 888 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 858-3082 Website: https://www.facebook.com/mayorsgallerystamford/ The Mayor’s Gallery is an art gallery on the 10th Floor of the Stamford Government Center and provides local

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Russ Hollander Jewelry Gallery

Address: 154 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 363-2200 Website: http://www.ringart.com/ Inside Russ Hollander’s brick-walled storefront, glass display cases glimmer with platinum and gold rings, earrings and necklaces. But the

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Danger Gallery

Address: 652 Glenbrook Rd #3, Stamford, CT 06906 Website: https://dangergallery.com/ Danger Gallery is the experimental art space and studio of visual artist Holly Danger, located in the Glenbrook Industrial Park in

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Ukrainian Museum & Library

Address: 161 Glenbrook Rd, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 323-8866 Website: http://www.ukrainianmuseumlibrary.org/ The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford is the oldest cultural institution established by Ukrainians in North America. It

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Hoyt-Barnum House Museum

Address: 1508 High Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: (203) 329-1183 Website: https://stamfordhistory.org/the-hoyt-barnum-house/  The Hoyt-Barnum House is a historic house museum that was listed to the U.S National Register of Historic

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Stamford History Center

Address: 1508 High Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: (203) 329-1183 Website: https://stamfordhistory.org/ The Stamford History Center, the municipal historian of Stamford, is an educational and research institution whose primary functions

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Stamford Art Association Gallery

Address: 39 Franklin St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 325-1139 Website: http://www.stamfordartassociation.org/ Established in 1971, the Stamford Art Association is a nonprofit organization whose members include painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers and

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Loft Artists Association

Address: 575 Pacific St, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 247-2027 Website: https://loftartists.org/ The Loft Artists Association (LAA) began in 1978 as the vision of 3 artists; sculptor James Jackson Burt, painter

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery

Address: 96 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06901 CLOSED Phone: (888) 861-6791 Website: http://www.alvarezgallery.com/ The Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery was a contemporary art gallery located on Bedford Street. You can still find

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Old Town Hall WPA Art Gallery

Old Town Hall features numerous WPA-era murals by artists such as James Daugherty, Arthur Gibson Hull, and Delos Palmer, as well as outdoor sculptures by Reuben Nakian, and James Knowles.

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

UCONN Stamford Art Gallery

Address: 1 University Pl, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 251-8400 Website: https://artgallery.stamford.uconn.edu/ The purpose of the UConn Stamford Art Gallery is to support the University’s educational mission by stimulating active learning

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

The Glass House – Philip Johnson House

Address: 199 Elm St, New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: (203) 594-9884 Website: http://theglasshouse.org/ The Glass House, built between 1949 and 1995 by architect Philip Johnson, is a National Trust Historic Site located in

Read More »
Museums & Art Galleries

Franklin Street Works Contemporary Art Space & Cafe

Address: 41 Franklin St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 595-5211 Website: http://www.franklinstreetworks.org/ Franklin Street Works is an award-winning, not-for-profit contemporary art space and café that creates original museum-quality exhibitions and engaging

Read More »
Movie Theater

Bow Tie Cinemas Landmark 9

Address: 5 Landmark Square, Stamford, CT 06905 Phone: (203) 324-3100 Website: https://www.bowtiecinemas.com/landmark-9/info Nine screens showing first-run films. All digital projectors and sound.

Read More »
Movie Theater

Bow Tie Cinemas Majestic 6

Address: 118 Summer St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 323-1690 Website: https://www.bowtiecinemas.com/majestic-6 Six auditoriums showing first-run films. All digital projection and sound. Convenient parking located in the Summer Street garage behind the

Read More »
Family Friendly

Shakespeare on the Green

Address: 1349 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905 Phone: (203) 329-8207 Website: https://www.curtaincallinc.com/ Nestled among the pine trees of the Sterling Farms complex on Newfield Avenue, Stamford, Shakespeare on the Green is a

Read More »
Performance & Film Venue

The Amadeus Performance Space

Address: 46-50 Magee Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 569-5078 Website: https://www.facebook.com/AmadeusPerformanceSpace/ A performance venue for classical and jazz piano, chamber, and voice with a wonderful acoustic, over 200 seats, dance

Read More »
Performance & Film Venue

Curtain Call/Kweskin Theatre

Address: 1349 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905 Phone: (203) 329-8207 Website: https://www.curtaincallinc.com/ As Stamford’s longest-running and only year ’round, nonprofit producing theatre company, Curtain Call offers 10 to 12 full-scale productions each year

Read More »
Performance & Film Venue

“The People’s Court” TV Studio Taping

Address: 470 West Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 399-0058 Website: http://peoplescourt.com/ For Free Tickets: http://peoplescourt.com/tickets/ Court is in session! The honorable Judge Marilyn Milian presides over the multiple Emmy award-winning show “The People’s

Read More »
Performance & Film Venue

NBCUniversal TV Studio Tapings

Address: 307 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (866) 290-3435 Website: http://stamfordmediacenter.com/ For Free Tickets: http://stamfordtvtickets.com/ In April 2009, NBCUniversal moved the production operations of Maury, The Jerry Springer Show and The

Read More »
Movie Theater

Avon Theatre Film Center

Address: 272 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 967-3660 Website: http://www.avontheatre.org/ The Avon Theatre features the best of independent, world and documentary films, foreign and Hollywood classics and educational programming that enhances

Read More »
Outdoor Venue

Alive@Five Summer Concert Series

Address: Columbus Park, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 348-5285 Website: http://stamford-downtown.com/events/alivefive Alive@Five is CT’s premiere concert series with national headlining acts, taking place in Columbus Park in Stamford, CT on six Thursdays throughout the

Read More »
Performance & Film Venue

The Palace Theatre

Address: 61 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 325-4466 Website: https://palacestamford.org/ The Palace Theatre, a 1,580-seat Thomas Lamb-designed vaudeville house, was acclaimed as “Connecticut’s Most Magnificent” when it opened in 1927. It

Read More »
Parks

Veterans Memorial Park

Address: 130 Atlantic St, Stamford CT 06901 Website: http://www.vprstamford.org Veterans Memorial Park is currently being renovated to include with space for quiet reflection as well as public events. The new park

Read More »
Parks

Carwin Park

Address: Spruce St, Stamford, CT 06902 Located in Stamford’s West Side neighborhood, Carwin Park provides citizen a relaxing respite on summer days. This quaint 1.4-acre urban park provides both a

Read More »
Parks

Barrett Park

Address: Burdick St, Stamford, CT 06905 Located in the heart of residential Stamford, Barrett Park is the perfect place to take your children. The six-acre park features a playground, a

Read More »
Parks

McKeithen Park

Address: 134 Lawn Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 McKeithan Park is a community park located in Stamford’s East Side neighborhood. Volunteers came together in 2015 to construct a brand new playground

Read More »
Parks

Scalzi Park

Address: 97 Bridge St, Stamford, CT 06902 Scalzi Park is the largest recreational area within the Stamford city limits. It features tennis, basketball, volleyball courts, and baseball and softball fields,

Read More »
Parks

Lione Park

Address: Merrell Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Lione Park is a 9.2-acre property situated between Merrell and Stillwater Avenue adjacent to the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford. The park contains

Read More »
Parks

Latham Park

Address: Walton Pl, Stamford, CT 06901 Located in the heart of Downtown Stamford, Latham Park serves as a hub for many community events. The half-acre park provides an open green

Read More »
Parks

Chestnut Hill Park

Address: 354 Chestnut Hill Rd, Stamford, CT 06902 Chestnut Hill is a great family friendly park located in North Stamford. The park features a recently renovated playground, tons of open

Read More »
Parks

Jackie Robinson Park

Address: Richmond Hill Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Jackie Robinson Park is a small but charming recreation area located on the city’s west side. It features tall trees, park benches and

Read More »
Parks

Northrop Park

Address: 398 Glenbrook Rd, Stamford, CT 06906 Located in the Glenbrook neighborhood, Northrup Park is filled with public sports facilities and a perfect place to spend an active afternoon. The

Read More »
Beach

Boccuzzi Park & Beach

Address: 200 Southfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Located in the Waterside neighborhood of Stamford, Boccuzzi Park is a 12-acre coastal park that includes a playground, softball field, basketball court, two

Read More »
Marina

Czescik Marina Park

Address: Harbor Dr, Stamford, CT 06902 Czecscik Park is a spacious grassy park located in the Shippan neighborhood. This 8.2-acre park is a perfect location to bring a blanket and

Read More »
Parks

Stamford Dog Park

Address: 39 Courtland Avenue Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 425-9782 Website: stamforddogpark.com The Stamford Dog Park is a nonprofit, all-volunteer dog park. The dog park, inaugurated in 2009, is made up

Read More »
Parks

Kosciuszko Park

Address: 200 Elmcroft Rd, Stamford, CT 06902 This 18-acre waterfront peninsula has become a mecca for dog walkers and people looking to go for long walks. The park features a

Read More »
Parks

Columbus Park

Address: Main St, Stamford, CT 06901 This small urban park is home to one of the largest music events in the northeast. The Alive@Five Summer Concert Series, hosted by Stamford

Read More »
Parks

Newman Mills Park

Address: 310 Riverbank Rd, Stamford, CT 06903 Newman Mills Park, also known as Riverbank Park, is a 7.6 acre property in northwest Stamford. Originally the site of a grist mill

Read More »
Parks

Commons Park

Address: Commons Park S, Stamford, CT 06902 Commons Park in Harbor Point is a park in the middle of everything. Surrounded by modern, high-end apartments and offices, this lush green space

Read More »
Family Friendly

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Address: 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: (203) 322-1646 Website: http://stamfordmuseum.org/ The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of art and popular culture, the

Read More »
Beach

West Beach

Address: Shippan Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Located on Stamford’s coast, Cummings Park is 79 acres and West Beach is 26 acres. While there is a small neighborhood between them, they

Read More »
Beach

Cummings Park & Beach

Address: Shippan Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Cummings Park is a beautiful, 79-acre park on Long Island Sound. Visitors can enjoy the beach, pavilions, snack bar, boardwalk and fishing pier. While

Read More »
Parks

Fort Stamford

Address: 900 Westover RdStamford, CT 06902 Website: https://fortstamfordpark.org/ Fort Stamford is a 5-acre historic site established during the American Revolution as a strategic permanent fortification to protect the Stamford-Greenwich area from attack

Read More »
Golf Course

E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course

Address: 451 Stillwater Rd, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 324-4185 Website: https://www.brennangolf.com/ E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course is a 70-acre course located at 451 Stillwater Road and features 18 challenging holes,

Read More »
Golf Course

Sterling Farms Golf Course

Address: 1349 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905 Phone: (203) 461-9090 Website: http://sterlingfarmsgc.com/ Sterling Farms Golf Course is a 144-acre public facility opened in 1972 that offers an 18-hole course, driving range

Read More »
Parks

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens

Address: 151 Brookdale Rd, Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: (203) 322-6971 Website: http://www.bartlettarboretum.org/ The Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens contains 93 acres of parkland, gardens, landscapes, and hiking trails that focus on the

Read More »
Parks

Mill River Park

Address: 1055 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: (203) 989-0321 Website: http://www.millriverpark.org/ Formerly a polluted, derelict riverfront, Mill River Park and Greenway is now a verdant, animated civic space that mends

Read More »

Copyright © 2022 US DAILY DIGITAL MEDIA

Discover Stamford is a community project sponsored by Norwalk 2.0.

To reach staff at Discover Stamford, call or txt us at:

415-968-0145