Ivoryton Playhouse
- Professional theater lists performance schedule, players, and history of the structure.
- http://www.ivorytonplayhouse.com/

The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival
- Annual event of traditional jazz, swing and blues which benefits Paul Newman's The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children with cancer or serious blood diseases.
- http://hotsteamedjazz.com/

Hills Academy
- Historical overview.
- http://www.essexhistory.org/hillS%20ACADEMY.htm

Connecticut River Museum
- A collection of maritime history activities, programs, and exhibits, including a full-scale working reproduction of the first submarine, invented in Connecticut in 1776.
- http://www.ctrivermuseum.org/

Essex Art Association
- Nonprofit gallery with information on exhibitions and membership.
- http://essexct.com/Art/