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Jennings Beach
4.5 ★★★★★ 1,498 Google reviews · Beachfront wedding venue in Fairfield, Connecticut · 0.3 mi to the sand
Wide, sandy stretch on the Long Island Sound with a lifeguard, snack bar, showers & restrooms.
Plan your tour
- Setting beachfront venue, 0.3 mi to the sand — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
- Phone (203) 256-3191
- Website fairfieldrecreation.com — most venues book tours right on their site
On the property
“I found this eminently jog walkable along for beach front with a nice boardwalk.”
“Decided to go someplace different with our dog and was pleasantly surprised at how nice this Beach is.”
What couples highlight
“We used to make fun of how bad this beach was, but after growing up I’ve learned to appreciate it and understand that it’s actually really beautiful and a great beach for the area.”
“Loved all the kayaks and boats on the beach.”
“The sand gets groomed regularly, dogs are allowed (Fall-Spring), there’s plenty of parking and there’s a great playground for kids.”
From the reviews
Jennings Beach is honestly one of those hidden gems you don’t hear much about but end up loving once you’re there. I went recently and stayed until nighttime—and I got lucky enough to witness fireworks by the beach.
One of the two local beaches. Always clean. Perfect place to go fishing on the pier or just catch some fresh air and enjoy the view. It's not as sandy as the beaches on fire island, road island or long Island, but it is still a good way to catch some rays.
Decided to go someplace different with our dog and was pleasantly surprised at how nice this Beach is. Dogs are not allowed on during the summer months, only off-season and apparently they are one of the only beaches in Connecticut that allow off leash.
Clean, peaceful cool water beach. At first there is a lot of shelves and small rocks yet once you walk in there is very Soft sand underneath the waters Not 5 start due to -Entrance is pricy for my taste. $50.000 per car in the weekend.
Getting married at Jennings Beach
Jennings Beach is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.
