[2] The 13,000-square-foot Museum features exhibition galleries, a special collection research library and reading room, an education classroom, an 80 seat meeting hall overlooking Fairfield's Town Green, and a shop.

Programs and activities for youth, families, and the local community include the annual Holiday Express Train Show, Memorial Day Open House, Open Play at the Victorian Cottage, Summer Saturdays on the Museum Commons, the Jazz Fridays Summer Concert Series, Halloween on the Green, Legends & Hauntings Tours in the Old Burying Ground, historical walking tours exploring the Town Green, summer camps, and more.

The Fairfield Museum works closely with regional schools in order to assist with the K-12 education programs support national, state, and local learning goals.

The Jacky Durrell Meeting Hall overlooking the Town Green hosts lectures, panels, and shared discussions led by scholars, university professors, and historians that illuminate history through dialogue and debate with the larger community.

The Research Library includes historical monographs, manuscripts, family histories, newspapers, church and land records, and much more.