Tours 2020
In this time of social isolation, it's more important than ever to get outside, breathe some fresh air, and feel the sun on your face. We're working with our community partners to bring you self-guided walking tours of New Haven's most beautiful and fascinating spots, bike tours that will take you down city streets and further afield to peaceful pastures, and virtual tours of your favorite museum spaces. More tours will be added throughout the spring and summer. Check back often for new adventures!
Bike Tour: Water, Water Everywhere
presented in partnership with Elm City Cycling
Hop on your stationary bike and explore New Haven's rich and varied water resources, its rivers, estuaries and harbor. Learn about the ways we enjoy and protect these fragile assets in a time of climate change and increasing ecological awareness.
Or click on the link below for a map of the ride that you can enjoy on your own.
Shubert Theater Backstage Tour
The Festival has partnered with the Shubert to present a "behind the curtain" look at the historic Shubert theater with a series of Virtual Tours hosted by Kelly Wuzzardo, Director of Education & Outreach Initiatives at the Shubert.
Bike Tour: Gather New Haven
presented in partnership with Elm City Cycling
Step away from Zoom and hop onto your stationary bike to explore Gather New Haven's farms, gardens, and preserves.
Or click on the link below for a map of the ride that you can enjoy on your own.
New Haven Museum Factory Exhibit
In this gallery tour, Jason Bischoff-Wurstle takes us through the history of the massive building that housed avant-garde artists, skateboarders, and a succession of music and adult-entertainment clubs in the decades following the factory’s closure.
Bike Tour: Shoreline Greenway
presented in partnership with Elm City Cycling
Step away from Zoom and hop onto your stationary bike to explore the New Haven Shoreline.
Or click on the link below for a map of the ride that you can enjoy on your own.
A Joint Bike Tour/Walking Tour of the Pardee-Morris House
presented in partnership with Elm City Cycling & The New Haven Museum
Twilight concerts at the Pardee-Morris House are a summer ritual. This year, Elm City Cycling takes you on a virtual ride from the New Haven Green to this historic home while you enjoy the music of Ed Fast & Congabop, complete with a virtual house tour.
Bike Tour: Hindinger Farm
presented in partnership with Elm City Cycling
Step away from Zoom, hop onto your stationary bike and ride along with Elm City Cycling to Hindinger Farm.
Or click on the link below for a map of the ride that you can enjoy on your own.
Diary Discs
Public Art Installation
Be part of the conversation in this public art installation that asks the public to respond to prompts on disks!
Windowed Worlds
Stroll through downtown and see storefronts transformed by artist Francisco del Carpio-Beltran.
Arboretum Tour of the Grove Street Cemetery
This self-guided arboretum tour takes visitors on a 1.3-mile loop around the only arboretum in Greater New Haven to view an impressive selection of 40 plant species, with special highlights in a brochure complete with original leaf drawings from live specimens.