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🌱 Patch AM: Bethel Holiday Weekend Craft Festival and 12 more events
And check out Mad Hatters Swing Dance Party! on the Bethel Patch calendar

Good morning Bethel! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
Before we get to what's happening, a big thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Bethel PatchAM possible. Click here to show your appreciation! 💚
- Cool Cookster, LLC
- First Step Wellness Psychotherapy and Counseling Center — (203) 739-1266
- Howard Hanna | Rand Realty — (617) 584-4317
- William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, Danbury Brokerage — (203) 796-7700
- Coldwell Banker — (203) 240-0624
- Candlewood Drugs — (203) 312-9999
- Busy Bee Village at Honey Tree — (860) 556-2007
- The Corn Maze at Twins BBQ — (203) 395-1237
- GxG Builders — (203) 994-6490
- Honey Tree Preschool and Childcare of Bethel — (860) 730-1800
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Mad Hatters Swing Dance Party!
- From College List to Application Plan at Online
- JESSE LEE UMC Semi-Annual Document Shredding Event at Jesse Lee United Methodist Church
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 73, low: 67.
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
📸 Around Bethel
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethel
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★ Featured events ★
- Mad Hatters Swing Dance Party! →
39 A Mill Plain Rd, Danbury
6:00 pm - From College List to Application Plan →
Online,
7:00 pm - JESSE LEE UMC Semi-Annual Document Shredding Event →
Jesse Lee United Methodist Church, 25 Flat Rock Rd, Easton
9:00 am
Sunday September 6
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- BMS Picture Day
Bethel Middle School BMS-WebEventsCalendar
8:15 am - Johnson Open House →
RMT Johnson Elementary School JES-WebEventsCalendar, JES-Calendar
5:30 pm - Bethel Holiday Weekend Craft Festival →
1 School St, Bethel
10:00 am - September 8th/14th 2026 "Live" Virtual CT Real Estate Licensing Classes →
September 8th/14th 2026 "Live" Virtual CT Real Estate Licensing Classes
9:00 am - Small Business United: Roots of Our Communities Event →
47 West St., 47 West St, Danbury
10:00 am - Fall Festival →
Second Company Governor's Horse Guard, 4 Wildlife Dr, Newtown
11:00 am - Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
7:30 pm - Sidewalk Sale - September 18th-20th →
Newbury Place, 41 Oak Tree Rd, Southbury
9:30 am - 2026 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Broken Symmetry →
Broken Symmetry, 5 Depot Pl, Bethel
12:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
📣 Bethel Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stew Leonard's posted a job opening for Bakery Production Assistant in Danbury. Apply here.
- Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Danbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel here.
🗞 Nearby News
Danbury
- Danbury Old Timers Hall of Fame awards banquet to honor 10 in Class of 2026 (newstimes.com)
- PODCAST: How Danbury is responding to a major ICE operation (ctmirror.org)
Newtown
- Newtown Savings Bank Welcomes Thomas Burden As Commercial Loan Officer (newtownbee.com)
Ok Bethel! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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