OUTDOOR CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Clay vessel by William Kidd, St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Bruce Museum”™s 37th annual Outdoor Crafts Festival, a favorite weekend attraction in Greenwich, will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Artisans from New England and the East Coast will participate bringing fine contemporary hand-made crafts in jewelry, wearable and decorative fiberglass, furniture and housewares, pottery and more ”“ all available for purchase. Admission to the museum grounds is “Pay as You Wish” with a suggested donation of $10 per adult. The festival is free to museum members and children younger than 5 years old. 

The museum”™s permanent natural history gallery, Natural Cycles Shape Our Land, is open during festival hours. Attendees are welcome to experience these brand-new, interactive galleries featuring geology of our region, a paleontology gallery with a full-size Jurassic dinosaur recreation, live fish and freshwater animals, a woodland diorama, supersized bugs in our own backyards and much more. 

Suzanne Lio, managing director and chief operating officer of the Bruce Museum, said, “I am so delighted that we are carrying on our wonderful tradition of hosting the best and most inspiring craftspeople and artisans at the Bruce Museum. As an added bonus, visitors to the Crafts Festival will have the opportunity to witness the swift progress we have made on the construction of the New Bruce addition.” 

Due to the ongoing construction of the transformative New Bruce, this year”™s festival is limited to 40 juried artists. 

Festival parking is available in all public areas surrounding the Bruce, including Island Beach Parking lot, Steamboat Road, and Museum Drive, except for the Bruce Park. Entrance to the Outdoor Crafts Festival is via the Museum”™s east parking lot, along Museum Drive. Face masks are not required outdoors and are optional indoors for vaccinated visitors. Unvaccinated visitors are required to wear a face mask indoors. The festival is held rain or shine. For more information, visit brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376, ext. 311. 

Although not required, reservations are encouraged. Visit brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376, ext. 311.