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Connecticut Children's Foundation Gala
Connecticut Convention Center · 6:00 PM
Boop! The Musical
The Bushnell · Through Nov 15
La Bola Negra
Cinestudio · Through Nov 15
Connecticut Children's Foundation Gala
Connecticut Convention Center · 6:00 PM
La Bola Negra
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 7:00 PM
Ho99o9 w/ N8noface and Slay Squad
Webster Theater · 7:00 PM
Warren Miller's Days Off
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:00 PM
Wild Asia: Life at Extremes (3D)
Connecticut Science Center · Through Feb 3
Sharks (3D)
Connecticut Science Center · Through Dec 31
Blue Lion Trio
Open Door Tea · 7:00 PM
Hell Yeah! Musical Improv Comedy from Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre NYC
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 7:00 PM
Hartford Wolf Pack vs Springfield Thunderbirds
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 7:15 PM
Garden Grove: Sublime Tribute
Arch Street Tavern · 8:00 PM
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Nick Moss Band
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
Improv Comedy Night feat. Incognito, 3 Way Tie, and The Hall of Presidents
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 9:00 PM
Hartford Artisan Weaving Center's Open House and Sale
Hartford Artisans Weaving Center · 10:00 AM
Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch
Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar · 12:00 PM
Bushnell Park Carousel
Bushnell Park Carousel · 12:00 PM
Harakiri
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 1:00 PM
Gallery Talk | “Taking Shape: Contemporary Art in 3D”
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 2:00 PM
The Sea Tea Improv Family Show! Comedy You Can Bring Your Grown-Ups To
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 2:00 PM
RiverBarre
Mortensen Riverfront Plaza · 6:00 PM
NAZA
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 7:00 PM
Tuxedo Junction
Guilford VFW Post 9666 · 7:00 PM
Triadic Memories: Amy Williams Performs Morton Feldman
Trinity College arts events · 7:30 PM
Impossible Music Series
Stella Blues · 8:00 PM
Triadic Memories Reception
Trinity College arts events · 8:30 PM
Milwaukee 1980, Photographs by Bud Glick
Trinity College arts events · 10:00 AM
Hartford Wolf Pack vs Charlotte Checkers
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 11:00 AM
Michael Sanford Day
State House Square Food Court · 12:00 PM
Stowe Prize Series: The Phillips Manuscript and James: A Novel
Katharine Seymour Day House · 6:00 PM
HPL Scriptwriters' Circle
Downtown Hartford events (Hartford.com) · 7:00 PM
1 Million Cups
The Hartford Club · 8:30 AM
Inspiring Stowe: The Real Josiah Henson
Stowe Center Visitor Center · 10:00 AM
The Big Mo'
111 Founders Plaza · 10:00 AM
Writing Freedom
Stowe Center Visitor Center · 11:30 AM
The Bargain
State House Square Food Court · 12:00 PM
Bar Rated Trivia Night
Urban Lodge Brewing · 6:00 PM
Alex Lossenko
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar · 7:00 PM
Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar · 7:00 PM
Jazz Wednesdays feat. special guest
Black-eyed Sally's · 7:00 PM
Tour | Austin House
The Austin House @ 130 Scarborough St · 11:00 AM
Carillon Music
Trinity College arts events · 12:30 PM
Theme Tour | Food in Art
The Wadsworth · 2:00 PM
Bud Glick Exhibition Reception
Trinity College arts events · 4:00 PM
Mary DiPaola at Feng Chophouse
Feng Chophouse · 5:30 PM
HPL Cinemas: The Right to Read
Hartford Public Library · 6:00 PM
Sam Durant delivers the Emily Hall Tremaine Lecture in Contemporary Art
The Wadsworth · 6:00 PM
Jerrod Cattery and Rick Baummer Jazz Duo
2nd Home Restaurant/Lounge · 6:30 PM
Bar Rated Trivia Night
Dead Language Beer Project · 6:30 PM
HPL Studios - Advanced Podcasting Workshop
Hartford Public Library · 7:00 PM
Nature's Biotic Water Pump
Real Art Ways · 7:00 PM
Thursday Night Trivia
Fire by Forge · 7:00 PM
What's Your Move?
Trinity College arts events · 7:30 PM
Show Lab: Be Part of the Experiment! - Improv Comedy, Sketch Comedy & More
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 8:00 PM
Samantha Fish with Sgt. Splendor
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Rich Goldstein Quartet w/s/g Matt Dechamplain
Arch Street Tavern · 9:00 PM
GLOW Hartford
Connecticut Convention Center · Through Dec 23
Fridays with Frank
Institute Library · 5:15 PM
Concert Series: Bad Bunny
Afterglow Studio · 6:00 PM
Jazz at Three Sheets
Three Sheets · 6:00 PM
The Deep End: Hartford's Weekly Improv Show
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 7:00 PM
Film & Conversation | “Mary When You Follow Her”
The Wadsworth · 7:00 PM
Eight Men Swinging
Mary Taylor United Methodist Church · 7:00 PM
A Conversation on the Economy, Money & Power
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Rush Conducts Brahms 4
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 8:00 PM
Albert Castiglia
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
UConn Women's Basketball vs Seton Hall
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 8:00 PM
Muscle Tough w/s/g PEAK
Arch Street Tavern · 8:00 PM
Pink Talking Fish
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Real Art Ways Weekly Jazz Series
Firehouse 12 · 8:30 PM
CT Comedy Cage Match: Hall of Presidents vs 3 WAY TIE vs The Disco Company
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 9:00 PM
Valley Qigong at Toivo
Toivo · 9:30 AM
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Hartford Stage · Through Dec 27
Holiday Open House
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 10:00 AM
You Can See Everything
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 2:00 PM
Gallery Talk | Envisioning the Trojan Horse: Homer, Tiepolo, and Christopher Nolan
The Wadsworth · 3:00 PM
Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
Hartford Jazz Society calendar · 4:00 PM
Hartford Wolf Pack vs Milwaukee Admirals
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 6:00 PM
Improv Comedy Night feat. Rooster, Robot Love, and KnucklePuck
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 7:00 PM
Get A Clue with Sea Tea Improv
Mark Twain House · 7:00 PM
WeFlip: Acrobatic Science
Connecticut Science Center · 7:00 PM
The Bill O'Connell Trio
River Room · 7:30 PM
Vincent Ingala
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
The Chicago Dawgs
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
Sinooka with Low Ceilings
Arch Street Tavern · 9:00 PM
Improv Comedy Night feat. Oops! All Cuties, Part-Time Lifeguards, and Dinos
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 9:00 PM
The Sword of Doom
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 1:00 PM
Pete the Cat
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 10:00 AM
Artist Talk with Bud Glick
Trinity College arts events · 3:00 PM
Jazz at Cafe Nine
Cafe Nine · 7:00 PM
Christmas on the Rocks
TheaterWorks Hartford · Through Dec 23
Ice Skating at Winterfest Hartford
Winterfest Hartford (Bushnell Park skating) · 11:00 AM
Hartford's Live Elf on the Shelf
Winterfest Hartford (Bushnell Park skating) · 12:00 PM
Film | “Hamlet”
The Wadsworth · 1:00 PM
Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Pat Halpin Blues Band
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
Chatterbox: Improv Comedy Meets Storytelling
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 9:00 PM
Funksgiving
Arch Street Tavern · 9:00 PM
Make the World Write!
Stowe Center Visitor Center · 10:00 AM
Small State BIG Saturday
Pratt Street Historic District · 11:00 AM
Film | “The Misanthrope”
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 1:00 PM
Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 2:00 PM
Improv Comedy w/ Dream Logic, Identity Crisis, Rumour Cauldron - EARLY SHOW
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 5:00 PM
Sea Tea Comedy Duos - Daring Improv Comedy by Two-Person Improv Teams
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 7:00 PM
Max Creek
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Mighty Soul Drivers
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
Improv Comedy feat. Less Lonely Boys, Paging Dr. Pigeon, The Disco Company
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 9:00 PM
Kill!
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 1:00 PM
A Magical Cirque Christmas
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 4:00 PM
New Haven Improvisers Collective workshop
Never Ending Books/Vol. 2 · 7:30 PM
Film | “Freddie Mercury: The Final Act”
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 7:00 PM
An Evening with Illeana Douglas
Mark Twain House · 7:00 PM
Festival of Trees & Traditions Preview Party
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 6:00 PM
Member Morning | Festival of Trees & Traditions
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 10:00 AM
52nd Annual Festival of Trees & Traditions
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 11:00 AM
Lunchtime Thursdays
Trinity College arts events · 12:10 PM
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 7:00 PM
Hip Hop for the Homeless
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
A Tribute to John Lodge: An Evening of Moody Blues Magic
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Nataly Aukar
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:00 PM
Reel Rock 20
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 7:00 PM
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Connecticut Science Center · 7:00 PM
Polar Pajama Party
Connecticut Science Center · 7:00 PM
An Evening with Emanuel Ax & Yo Yo Ma
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
EC-CHAP Jazz Series: A Special Holiday Performance with Grammy Winner Nicole Zuraitis
The Packing House · 7:30 PM
Roomful of Blues
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Blues Tracker
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
Contrast ::: Elzwerth, cuppaT & Pav
Arch Street Tavern · 9:30 PM
Free Learn to Skate Lessons
Winterfest Hartford (Bushnell Park skating) · 10:00 AM
Fandom Flea 4
Connecticut Convention Center · Through Dec 6
Samson et Dalila
Cinestudio at Trinity College · 12:00 PM
The Nutmeg Ballet's The Nutcracker
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 12:30 PM
Yule Film Fest
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 4:00 PM
2026 Holiday Parranda
Real Art Ways · 7:00 PM
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild N Out
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 7:00 PM
Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Paul Gabriel Blues Band
Black-eyed Sally's · 8:00 PM
Javier Colon
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
CLUB VITAL : RELOADED (feat. ASPHODEL IVORY)
Arch Street Tavern · 9:30 PM
Hartford Wolf Pack vs Providence Bruins
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 3:00 PM
Instantiations
Real Art Ways · 7:00 PM
Festival of Lights
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 4:30 PM
Day Art Tour | New York, New York
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · 10:00 AM
Instrumental Ensembles Concert
Trinity College arts events · 12:15 PM
Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Jazz Ensemble Concert
Trinity College arts events · 7:30 PM
Trinity/La MaMa Showcase + 40th Anniversary Celebration
Trinity College arts events · 7:30 PM
Samba and Steel Pan Ensembles Concert
Trinity College arts events · 7:30 PM
Lessons Concert
Trinity College arts events · 12:15 PM
An Improvised Christmas Carol
Sea Tea Comedy Theater · 7:00 PM
Tab Benoit with Special Guest Bonerama
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Holiday Spirits
Mark Twain House · 6:00 PM
Hartford Wolf Pack vs Rochester Americans
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 7:00 PM
Hot Chocolate Soul
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 8:00 PM
Willis Conducts Pictures at an Exhibition
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 8:00 PM
The Neybas
Arch Street Tavern · 9:00 PM
Second Saturdays for Families | Winter Wonderland
The Wadsworth @ 600 Main St · 10:00 AM
ACCS Charter Schools Awards Gala
Connecticut Convention Center · 10:00 AM
Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert | “Hey Gurl, It’s Christmas!”
The Wadsworth · 2:00 PM
Mihali presents: Mihalidaze
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Lessons and Carols
Trinity College arts events · 4:00 PM
Last Night
Trinity College arts events · 5:30 PM
Toddler Tuesday
Connecticut Science Center · 9:00 AM
UConn Men's Basketball vs Delaware State
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 7:00 PM
Relix Presents: An Intimate Evening with moe.
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Proforestation: Letting Forests Grow Old
Real Art Ways · 7:00 PM
Hearts So Full: Travelers Chorale Holiday Concert 2026
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
Nutcracker Suite & Spicy
The Wadsworth · 7:00 PM
WWE Smackdown
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 7:30 PM
Mystic Dead
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
Consider The Source
Arch Street Tavern · 8:00 PM
Connecticut Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · 2:00 PM
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center) · 8:00 PM
John Denver Christmas feat. Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
The Nutcracker
Hartford Symphony Orchestra · 7:00 PM
GUITARNESS featuring Jeff Pevar and Scott Murawski
Infinity Music Hall Hartford · 8:00 PM
On now: exhibits and runs
TV Pilot Episode Writing with Mel Cowan (Brockmire, Parks & Rec, Hallmark)
Sea Tea Comedy TheaterMusical Improv 401 - Performance-Level Musical Improv Comedy Course
Sea Tea Comedy TheaterIntro to Improv: 4-week Comedy Course for Beginners
Sea Tea Comedy TheaterImprov 302: The Set List
Sea Tea Comedy Theater
Holiday Enchantment
Connecticut Science CenterComing up at Sea Tea Comedy Theater
TV Pilot Episode Writing with Mel Cowan (Brockmire, Parks & Rec, Hallmark)
Musical Improv 401 - Performance-Level Musical Improv Comedy Course
Intro to Improv: 4-week Comedy Course for Beginners
Improv 302: The Set List
Hell Yeah! Musical Improv Comedy from Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre NYC
Improv Comedy Night feat. Incognito, 3 Way Tie, and The Hall of Presidents
The Sea Tea Improv Family Show! Comedy You Can Bring Your Grown-Ups To
Show Lab: Be Part of the Experiment! - Improv Comedy, Sketch Comedy & More
The Deep End: Hartford's Weekly Improv Show
CT Comedy Cage Match: Hall of Presidents vs 3 WAY TIE vs The Disco Company
Improv Comedy Night feat. Rooster, Robot Love, and KnucklePuck
Improv Comedy Night feat. Oops! All Cuties, Part-Time Lifeguards, and Dinos
Close by, in West Hartford, Wethersfield
Hartt Dances: Fall Concert
The Hartt School performances (University of Hartford)
SPECIAL EVENT | Thanksgiving Dinner
WDS Museum
Hartt Theater Opera Gala: Tragedy Tomorrow...Comedy Tonight!
The Hartt School performances (University of Hartford)
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
The Hartt School performances (University of Hartford)
Richard P. Garmany Concert Series: Reverón Piano Trio, The Art of the Piano
The Hartt School performances (University of Hartford)
WORKSHOP | Winter Decor with Foraged Plants
WDS Museum
Hearth Cooking | Life on the Webster Farm
Noah Webster House
Holiday Evening Tours
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Playhouse on Park
HCD presents The Nutcracker
The Hartt School performances (University of Hartford)
Somewhere Over the Border
Playhouse on Park
Richard P. Garmany Concert Series: Pacifica Quartet
The Hartt School performances (University of Hartford)Places in Hartford
- Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin' ParkBallpark · 60 coming up
- PeoplesBank Arena (formerly XL Center)Arena · 58 coming up
- Downtown Hartford events (Hartford.com)Community calendar · 56 coming up
- The Bushnell Center for the Performing ArtsPerforming arts center · 47 coming up
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtArt museum · 42 coming up
- Hartford Jazz Society calendarJazz society and calendar · 36 coming up
- Harriet Beecher Stowe CenterHistoric house museum · 35 coming up
- Infinity Music Hall HartfordMusic venue · 29 coming up
- Sea Tea Comedy TheaterComedy theater · 24 coming up
- Cinestudio at Trinity CollegeMovie theater · 22 coming up
- Hartford Symphony OrchestraOrchestra · 21 coming up
- Trinity College arts eventsCollege arts · 19 coming up
- Black-eyed Sally'sMusic venue · 12 coming up
- Arch Street TavernBar and music venue · 10 coming up
- Winterfest Hartford (Bushnell Park skating)Seasonal festival · 9 coming up
- Connecticut Convention CenterConvention center · 8 coming up
- Connecticut Science CenterScience museum · 8 coming up
- The Mark Twain House & MuseumHistoric house museum · 7 coming up
- Hartford StageTheater · 5 coming up
- TheaterWorks HartfordTheater · 5 coming up
- Real Art WaysArt center and cinema · 4 coming up
- First Night HartfordAnnual festival · 1 coming up
- Riverfront RecaptureRiverfront parks organization · 1 coming up
- The Meadows Music Theatre (formerly Xfinity Theatre)Amphitheater
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