Gillette Castle Interior & Visitor Center open daily 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day, and weekends through Columbus Day.
Advance purchase of tickets is highly recommended. Tickets are sold by the state, not the Friends.
Grounds are open daily, year-round, from 8 a.m. until sunset.
Please note that the East Haddam Swing Bridge is undergoing a major multi-year renovation (see the link for schedules and webcam links). The bridge closure schedule outlines days the bridge is scheduled to be completely closed. Alternatives are the bridges through Middletown or Old Saybrook, and the seasonal Chester-Hadlyme ferry.
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The Annual Meeting is for members only; members will be emailed with the meeting details.
The Board meeting is open to board members only.
If you would like to join any of our committees or would like to attend any noted activity, please contact us.
If you are adding these meetings to your own calendar, they are generally scheduled as follows. Please confirm with the full list below, as meetings are occasionally rescheduled. We do our best to keep this listing current:
Board meets the first Wednesday of the month (board members only)
Programming Team meets the second Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Communications Committee meets the third Tuesday of most months, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
2024 CALENDAR
January
1st: First Day Hikes at Gillette Castle State Park, 10 am - 1 pm
3rd: Board Meeting
6th: Sherlock Holmes’s 168th birthday
9th: Programming Team
16th: Communications Committee Meeting
February
7th: Board Meeting
12th: William Hooker Gillette was born in Hartford in 1853
13th: Programming Team
March
6th: Board Meeting
12th: Programming Team
19th: Communications Committee Meeting
24th: Volunteer at the Castle! Informational Meeting
April
3rd: Board Meeting
9th: Programming Team
16th: Communications Committee Meeting
27th: Ferry Celebration - the Selden III is 75 years old! (Rain date April 28)
May
1st: Board Meeting
14th: Programming Team
TBD: Annual Meeting 2024
19th: Small-group Castle tours AND MORE! Join the 2024 soft opening of the season!
21st: Communications Committee Meeting
25th: Castle Tours Resume. Visit the Connecticut DEEP site for details and to purchase tickets.
June
5th: Board Meeting
11th: Programming Team
18th: Communications Committee Meeting
July
3rd: Board Meeting
9th: Programming Team
16th: Communications Committee Meeting
August
7th: Board Meeting
13th: Programming Team
20th: Communications Committee Meeting
September
4th: Board Meeting
10th: Programming Team
17th: Communications Committee Meeting
October
2nd: Board Meeting
8th: Programming Team
15th: Communications Committee Meeting
November
6th: Board Meeting
12th: Programming Team
19th: Communications Committee Meeting
December
4th: Board Meeting
10th: Programming Team
17th: Communications Committee Meeting