Here's the scoop on weekend events in New London. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)
NEW LONDON, CT — New London's Halloween weekend leans artsy and a little dark. The Lyman Allyn opens a new show of collage and assemblage on Friday, the Hygienic screens a 1973 cult horror film the same night and Spark Makerspace's Goth Prom turns Bank Street into a carnival of souls on Halloween. Thursday starts it all with local-history trivia at Tox Brewing.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
Opening Reception: Lydia Viscardi, "Time Takes Time" — Friday, Oct. 30, 5 to 7 p.m. Viscardi's show combines painting, collage, drawing and assemblage built from printed matter, vintage hand-embellished textiles, fabric and found objects. Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St.
Cult Horror Classic: "Messiah of Evil" — Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. The 1973 cult film follows a young woman searching for her missing father who uncovers a coastal town consumed by a bloodthirsty evil. Admission is $5 at the gate, according to the Hygienic's Patch listing. Hygienic Art, 79 Bank St.
"Thresholds" — On view through Nov. 7. Connecticut College art and museum studies students present an exhibit on transition and liminality, featuring student artists navigating identity shifts and cultural turning points. Hygienic Art, 79 Bank St.
This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars
250th Anniversary Trivia — Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 to 8 p.m. The Lyman Allyn, Thames River Heritage Park and New London Landmarks host a free bar trivia night focused on New London and Groton history, marking the nation's 250th anniversary. Tox Brewing Company, 123 Bank St.
Goth Prom 2026: Carnival of Souls — Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m. to midnight. Spark Makerspace's annual Halloween dance party, costume contest and fundraiser, with categories including the scariest costume "to escape from the circus" and best handmade costume. Eventbrite ticket buyers are entered in a goth art raffle. The Social Bar + Kitchen, 208 Bank St.
Test your local history at Tox on Thursday, catch the Lyman Allyn opening and a cult horror classic on Friday and dress up for Goth Prom on Halloween night.