This weekend in Stamford: Neapolitan Pizza Fest, Giselle at the Palace, adaptive soccer at Chelsea Piers

Morning, Stamford.

Naya, the Mediterranean chain with 40 locations, opens this week at 1099 High Ridge Road with $5 bowls for the grand opening. Meanwhile, Harbor Point's summer outdoor programming is now running on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, and Connecticut Ballet is bringing guest artists from Philadelphia Ballet to the Palace for one night only.

Best for families this weekend: Soccer For All at Chelsea Piers (free, with Red Bulls alumni coaching and lunch included) and Art in the Park at the Whittingham (free, no registration).

Here's what's in this week's Pulse: - A free Neapolitan pizza and beer festival on Research Drive - Connecticut Ballet's Giselle with Philadelphia Ballet guest stars - Adaptive soccer at Chelsea Piers for athletes of all abilities - Two free outdoor yoga sessions at Harbor Point

Let's get to it.

Cooper

All Weekend Long

🎠 The Nissen Carousel at Mill River Park

The Brownstein/Selkowitz Carousel is open Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Rides are $2 each or 6 for $10, and the Rich Pantry is open for snacks and drinks.

• Details: Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Nissen Carousel, 30 West Broad Street (Downtown).
• Cost: $2 per ride
• All ages

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Saturday

🍕 The Neapolitan Pizza & Beer Festival

A free afternoon festival with authentic Neapolitan pizza and cold beer at 54 Research Drive. Three hours, no cover, no tickets required. This is the kind of Saturday afternoon plan that requires zero convincing. Show up at 1, eat pizza, drink beer, leave whenever.

• Details: Saturday, 1 PM to 4 PM. 54 Research Drive (North Stamford).
• Cost: Free admission
• All ages

🩰 Giselle: Connecticut Ballet at the Palace Theatre

Connecticut Ballet is staging Giselle for only the fourth time in the company's 45-year history. Guest artists Oksana Maslova and Sterling Baca from Philadelphia Ballet dance the leads in the 1841 Romantic-era classic about love, betrayal, and the supernatural Wilis. One show only.

• Details: Saturday, 7:30 PM (doors 6:30 PM). Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic Street (Downtown).
• Cost: From $40
• All ages

⚽ Soccer For All

An adaptive soccer event for athletes with cerebral palsy, amputees, power chair users, and more. Red Bulls alumni coach drills and scrimmages. Siblings and friends welcome. Lunch provided.

• Details: Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM (doors 9:45 AM). Chelsea Piers Connecticut, 1 Blachley Road.
• Cost: Free (free parking included)
• Kids welcome

🎨 Art in the Park

Free walk-in art activities for kids and families, run with the Stamford Art Association. No registration.

• Details: Saturday, 10 AM to 12 PM. Whittingham Discovery Center, 17 West Park Place (Downtown).
• Cost: Free
• Kids welcome

💻 Free Coding Class for Kids

Moonpreneur runs free intro coding sessions grouped by age: 7-8 year olds at 11 AM, 9-10 at 1 PM, 11-12 at 3 PM, 13-14 at 4:45 PM.

• Details: Saturday, sessions from 11 AM to 6 PM. Hampton Inn & Suites, 26 Mill River Street (Downtown).
• Cost: Free
• Ages 7-14

🧘 Open Flow Yoga

Free outdoor yoga with Sama Yoga. Bring your own mat. Cancelled if it rains (notification by 8 AM).

• Details: Saturday, 9 AM to 10 AM. Harbor Point Triangle Park, 7 Harbor Point Road South (Harbor Point).
• Cost: Free
• All ages

🎧 Hometown Heroes: DJ Mula & DJ D Wavey

Two of Stamford's biggest DJs celebrate their birthdays at Tequila Escape, a bar and lounge on Canal Street. If you were around for these two coming up, this is a reunion.

• Details: Saturday, 10 PM to 2 AM (doors 8 PM). Tequila Escape, 845 Canal Street (South End).
• Cost: $12 to $23
• 21+

Sunday

🧘 Evolve Yoga on the Boardwalk

Free waterfront yoga with Kathy Bambace Salvo from Chelsea Piers. Bring your own mat.

• Details: Sunday, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Harbor Point Boardwalk, 1 Harbor Point Road (Harbor Point).
• Cost: Free
• All ages

👑 2026 Connecticut America State Pageant

TCB Pageants hosts the state preliminary for Mrs America and Miss for America at the DoubleTree. Categories from Little Miss to Mrs Connecticut America.

• Details: Sunday, 4 PM (doors 3:45 PM). DoubleTree by Hilton, 1 First Stamford Place (Downtown).
• Cost: $39
• All ages

🍴 Dinner with Entrepreneurs

A small-group dinner (6 people max) where strangers meet, eat, and talk shop at a restaurant revealed after registration. Part of the Ermantourage series running in 100+ cities.

• Details: Sunday, 7 PM to 10 PM. Location TBA near 4 Star Point.
• Cost: $29 (food and drinks separate)
• 18+

In Case You Missed It

🍴 Fast-Casual Middle Eastern Restaurant Chain To Open In Stamford. Naya, the Mediterranean chain founded by Hady Kfoury in 2010, opens its 40th location at 1099 High Ridge Road with $5 bowls and rolls for grand opening week. Third CT location after New Haven and West Hartford. (Patch)

🏥 Stamford Health plans $275M expansion with new cancer, behavioral health centers. A $275 million campus expansion will add a dedicated cancer center and a new behavioral health facility to the Stamford Health system. (Stamford Advocate)

🔬 5 Stamford Students Complete Marine Research Program At SoundWaters. Lilyani Rivera from Westhill and four classmates from Stamford High and AITE (Academy of Information Technology & Engineering) completed original research on kelp farming and harbor biodiversity at the Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center. (Patch)

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Sources: Patch Stamford, Stamford Advocate, Eventbrite, Mill River Park

Cooper