Live Acoustic Music Near Fairfield, Connecticut

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Fairfield area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Fairfield host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Fairfield area. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

July 27
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
July 27
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
July 28
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Outdoor Music Series)
Westport, CT
August 3
Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Danbury, CT
August 4
Fire in the Kitchen (House Concert)
Madison, CT
August 7
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
August 8
CHIRP Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Ridgefield, CT
August 8
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
August 10
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
August 11
Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Folk Music Society)
Putnam Valley, NY
August 13
College Street Music Hall (Concert Hall)
New Haven, CT
August 13
CHIRP Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Ridgefield, CT
August 16
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
August 17
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
August 17
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Outdoor Music Series)
Westport, CT
August 18
Brian is a classic hard-working, touring troubadour, with a rich, clear voice and an engaging stage presence. With just guitar, voice, and a harmonica, Brian offers audiences inspired songs.
Nod Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Ridgefield, CT
August 18
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
August 20
CHIRP Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Ridgefield, CT
August 23
Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Folk Music Society)
Putnam Valley, NY
August 23
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
August 23
“Fink grabs mainstream pop gestures by the throat and shakes them until they say what he wants them to...transformed by Fink’s voice, which has a boyish ring but the heft and life-experience of an adult.” – David Patrick Stearns
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
August 23
The New Students perform in an eclectic blend of folk, roots, bluegrass and Americana traditions, with tight harmonies, skilled instrumentation, and thoughtful lyrics delighting audiences for a decade
Bellport Bandshell (Outdoor Music Series)
Bellport, NY
August 24
With a sound that was born in Arizona & raised in Kentucky, A Former Friend uses the grand tradition of American songwriting to speak truth to power. AFF's music is available for streaming on all platforms & available for purchase on his website.
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Listening Room)
Hamden, CT
August 24
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
August 25
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
August 27
Wall Street Theater (Small Theater)
Norwalk, CT
September 1
Jones Family Farms (Vineyard)
Shelton, CT
September 6
Dan Zlotnick has been called the “Americana voice of Westchester County, NY” because his joyous and warm energy enables him to connect with music fans in any setting.
Bedford Playhouse (Small Theater)
Bedford, NY
September 8
Bruces Blues Cafe (Listening Room)
Southbury, CT
September 14
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
September 14
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
September 15
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
September 20
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Bay Shore, NY
September 27
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
September 27
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
October 4
Newly reopened after COVID under new management.
Our Times Coffeehouse (House Concert)
Garden City, NY
October 6
Is there another songwriter so fearless and inventive? Bending decades of pop music into new shapes, multi-Grammy nominee Neko Case wields her voice like a kiss and her metaphors like a baseball bat.
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
October 6
Ridgefield Playhouse (Small Theater)
Ridgefield, CT
October 17
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
October 17
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Bay Shore, NY
October 19
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
October 19
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
October 24
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
October 25
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
Shine Sessions House Concerts (House Concert)
Commack, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Fairfield, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acoustic Celebration (Ridgefield)
ConnArtists (Southbury)
Dionigi House Concerts (Durham)
Down By The Creek House Concerts (Patchogue)
Fire in the Kitchen (Madison)
Long Island HC (Lake Ronkonkoma)
Our Times Coffeehouse (Garden City)
Shine Sessions House Concerts (Commack)
Songbox House Concerts (Seaford)
The Music Room (Cortlandt Manor)

Listening Rooms

Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Hamden)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Grounds and Sounds Cafe (Stony Brook)
Hard Luck Cafe (Huntington)
Moriches Community Center (Center Moriches)
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm (New Milford)

Folk Music Societies

Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Putnam Valley)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Community Coffeehouse (Danbury)
Good News Christian Coffee House (Bronxville)
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Redding)
Voices Cafe (Westport)
Walkabout Coffeehouse (White Plains)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Jones Family Farms (Shelton)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

An Beal Bocht Cafe (Bronx)
BeanRunner Cafe (Peekskill)
C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Jazzy's Cabaret (New Haven)
Mohansic Grill and Lounge (Yorktown Heights)
Notch8 (Bethel)
Rally Caps Sports Bar & Grill (North Branford)
Rosy Tomorrow's (Danbury)
The Hangout Cafe (Carmel Hamlet)
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont)

Libraries

Bethpage Library (Bethpage)
East Meadow Public Library (East Meadow)
Levittown Library (Levittown)
Mahopac Library (Mahopac)
New City Library (New City)
Norwalk Public Library (Norwalk)
Ossining Public Library (Ossining)
Ridgefield Library (Ridgefield)
Westbury Memorial Library (Westbury)

Small Theaters

Bedford Playhouse (Bedford)
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Bay Shore)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Fairfield Theatre (Fairfield)
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington)
Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield)
Rockland Center For The Arts (West Nyack)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)
Wall Street Theater (Norwalk)

Outdoor Music Series

CHIRP Concerts (Ridgefield)
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Westport)
Bellport Bandshell (Bellport)
Lasdon Park & Arboretum • Fall Concerts in the Park (Katonah)

Bars & Nightclubs

Space Ballroom (Hamden)