WESTERN CONNECTICUT • BRIDGEWATER
Screenings, festivals, workshops, creator rooms, and production-community events connected to Bridgewater. Every listing links to the full event page and its original source.
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No future event is located directly in Bridgewater; these are explicitly related or regional listings and retain their actual town. Verify dates, venues, admission, and access requirements with the linked organizer.
Television Fan Festival • September 4–6, 2026
The Gilmore Girls fan festival returns to New Milford with cast guests, themed programming, and a weekend built around the Connecticut town that inspired Stars Hollow.
Outdoor Film Screening • August 21, 2026 • Dusk
Washington Depot’s Judy Black Memorial Park hosted a free outdoor screening of Father of the Bride at dusk.
International Short Film Festival • October 2, 2026 • 7:30 PM
Danbury joined the worldwide Manhattan Short Film Festival screening week with the finalist program and audience voting.
Cult Film Screening + Q&A • October 16, 2026 • 8 PM
Barry Bostwick brought the original-cast Rocky Horror experience to Waterbury with a live shadow cast, audience participation, and Q&A.
Independent Film Festival • September 18–20, 2026 • Tentative schedule
Three days of independent film, filmmaker connection, and new voices in one of Connecticut’s most cinematic cities.
Holiday Film Screening • November 29, 2026 • 5 PM
The Warner Theatre’s annual holiday movie event brought Irving Berlin’s White Christmas to Torrington’s Oneglia Auditorium.
Film Awards Night • August 28, 2026 • 6 PM • Venue TBD
The New Haven 48 Hour Film Project scheduled its awards night to recognize teams after the rapid-production challenge.
International Short Film Festival • September 30, 2026 • 6 PM
New Haven audiences became judges for the ten finalists in the 29th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.
Film Concert • September 24, 2026
The 40th anniversary Labyrinth concert screening brought the full film and synchronized live soundtrack to Wallingford’s Oakdale Theatre.
Horror Film Convention • August 22–23, 2026
Connecticut’s horror convention returned to Stamford with film celebrities, Q&As, themed vendors, and fan-community programming.
Film Concert • September 19, 2026 • 7:30 PM
A live band performs David Bowie’s vocals and the Labyrinth score in sync with the full film for the movie’s 40th anniversary.
Outdoor Film Screening • August 8, 2026 • Sunset
Spooky Popcorn’s free Hartford series continued with The Others at Constitution Plaza.
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Connecticut-Filmed Premiere • April 13, 2026 • 6:30 PM
Watching Mr. Pearson, filmed entirely in Connecticut, premiered in New Canaan with a story about a legendary Hollywood actor facing dementia.
Film Festival • March 20–22, 2026
The sixth Norwalk Film Festival filled a weekend with 50-plus films, premieres, filmmaker conversations, panels, student work, and a filmmaking workshop.
TV & Creator Industry Event • January 24, 2026
A creator-forward Connecticut event bringing together television, content, workshops, and the people building the next local production pipeline.
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