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4,830 events in the next 30 days, from the Hartford events calendar.

Thursday, December 395 events · Evening

  1. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 West Hartford Holiday Stroll

    West Hartford Conference CenterFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  2. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Bargue Drawing- Cancelled

    W.A.F.T.A.$270+

  3. 5 p.m.5:45 p.m.

    Beginner Broadway Jazz with Lynn Agnew

    635 Main St

    Music

  4. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Bright Nights at Forest Park

    Forest Park$27+Family

    Outdoors

  5. 5 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    CCARC's Annual Art Show & Holiday Market

    950 Slater RdFree

    Festivals & Holidays

  6. 5 p.m.7:45 p.m.

    CES ECMHC-Meet and Greet/Professional Development

    Mason Square Branch 765 State St. Springfield, MA 01109

    Community

  7. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    First Generation Club Meeting

    Student Center

    Community

  8. 5 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    First Thursday - CT's Networking Mixer

    Turnkey Processing, POS Systems & Credit Card ProcessingFree

    Business & Networking

  9. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    History Club Meeting

    Webb Hall

    Community

  10. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Innovate413 Shark School — Fall 2026

    The Tech Foundry

  11. 5 p.m.

    Magic of Lights

    Pratt and Whitney Stadium At Rentschler Field

    Theater & Dance

  12. 5 p.m.5:15 p.m.

    Planetarium

    Russell LibraryFamily

    Also at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

    Outdoors

  13. 5 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Tarot Thursdays ~ Adam Latin Palmistry

    Priam Vineyards a Winiarski Family Viney

  14. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Thursday Night – Casual Commander

    Northeast Games & Hobbies

  15. 5 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Vernon Community Network Holiday Celebration "Bowling with the VPD"

    1 Vernon Ave

    Festivals & Holidays

  16. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    WMNTMA Holiday Dinner 2026

    Westfield River Brewing Company

    Food & Drink

  17. 5 p.m.

    Woodland Regional Girls Varsity Basketball @ Thomaston

    Thomaston High School

    Sports

  18. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Blue Back Square

    75 Isham Road

  19. 5:30 p.m.11 p.m.

    2026 NESMA Holiday Party

    Farmington Country Club$105+

    Festivals & Holidays

  20. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Craft Club Meeting

    Communication

    Community

  21. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Crochet Workshop

    Forest Park Branch 380 Belmont Ave Springfield, MA 01105Family

    Classes & Talks

  22. 5:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    Health and Physical Education Club Meeting

    Student Center

    Community

  23. 5:30 p.m.7 p.m.

    Poetry Open Mic

    Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre

    Arts & Culture

  24. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Teen Hangout

    Russell LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  25. 5:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Vernon Community Network 2026 Holiday Celebration

    1 Vernon Ave

    Festivals & Holidays

  26. 5:45 p.m.8 p.m.

    Luppoleto Run Club in Windsor Locks

    Dexter Plaza Shopping Center

    Sports

  27. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    180 Christian Fellowship Club Meeting

    Communication

    Community

  28. 6 p.m.

    Adult Monthly Craft Night: Recycled Holiday Card Votive

    Meriden Public Library

    Classes & Talks

  29. 6 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Bedtime Stories

    Welles-Turner Memorial LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  30. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    CAPP (California Point Play) Tennis

    Racquets for Life Simsbury

    Sports

  31. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Christmas Candle Making Workshop at Dragonfire Meadery

    Dragonfire Meadery$41

    Classes & Talks

  32. 6 p.m.

    D&D Encounters: Season of Champions - Weekly Event

    741 New Britain Ave, Newington, CT

  33. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Elestrals Open Play

    Leather Jacket Games

  34. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Evergreen Wreath

    3228 Main St$81.75

  35. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Fiestas Navidenas

    David G. Carter Science Building

  36. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    Fighting Finals W/ SRA Gabby

    Mead Hall

  37. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Hofbräuhaus Traunstein Beer Pairing Dinner

    East Side Restaurant

    Food & Drink

  38. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Martinis & Mistletoe @ the Palace Theater, Waterbury

    Webster Hall at Palace Theater Waterbury - Complex

    Theater & Dance

  39. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    Master's of Education Information Session

    Eastern States Exposition (The Big E)

  40. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Pokémon Open Play

    Ftizpr 130 Center Street Unit 1 Southington Ct

  41. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Riftbound: League of Legends Trading Card Game Open Play

    Ftizpr 130 Center Street Unit 1 Southington Ct

  42. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Sign of the Times: Tavern Night at the Connecticut Museum

    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History$20

    Arts & Culture

  43. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Spiritual awakening group

    The Red Barn in Durham

    Community

  44. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Star Wars Unlimited Open Play

    Leather Jacket Games

  45. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Street Team

    Student Center

  46. 6 p.m.

    Sydney Sprague

    Underground at Webster Theater - Complex

  47. 6 p.m.11 p.m.

    Thursday at Portal!

    The Portal

    Nightlife

  48. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Tree Festival Opening Night Reception

    89 Maple St

    Festivals & Holidays

  49. 6:15 p.m.9 p.m.

    Latin Thursday

    Fiesta Fusión$10

  50. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Christmas Unwrapped: Origins of Our Favorite Traditions and Legends

    Torrington Library

    Festivals & Holidays

  51. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Goth, Gargoyles & God

    Bristol Public LibraryFree

    Also at 6:30 p.m.

    Classes & Talks

  52. 6:30 p.m.

    Happily Ever After Book Club

    Manchester Public Library

    Arts & Culture

  53. 6:30 p.m.7:15 p.m.

    International Snack Attack

    Wallingford Public LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  54. 6:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Jazz Thursday - December 3rd Supper Club

    Cheshire$112.24

    Food & Drink

  55. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    PWE Flute Ensemble at Plainville Library

    Plainville Public Library

  56. 6:30 p.m.

    Stump Trivia at Hangar Pub and Grill - Westfield

    Hangar Pub and Grill - Westfield

    Nightlife

  57. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Teen: Arts & Crafts Club

    Welles-Turner Memorial LibraryFamily

    Classes & Talks

  58. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    The Montauk Project - Stranger Than Fiction

    Torrington Library

  59. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Truth Be Told Nonfiction Book Club

    Wallingford Public Library

    Arts & Culture

  60. 6:30 p.m.

    Vega Training Workshop

    VIRTUAL - Simsbury Public Library

    Classes & Talks

  61. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Winter Concert

    Black Box Theater, Theater of the Performing ArtsFree

    Music

  62. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Woven Together: A Fiber Arts Club for Adults

    Wallingford Public Library

    Classes & Talks

  63. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Your Inheritance: Protecting Your Legacy in Retirement (Prosser)

    Bloomfield Public Library - Prosser

    Classes & Talks

  64. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Zoom Qigong Group Healing and Silent Meditation

    In your own home$10

    Health & Wellness

  65. 7 p.m.

    Ally The Piper

    Broad Brook Opera House Night 1

    Music

  66. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Anthropology Club Meeting

    Student Center

    Community

  67. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Asian Cultural Society

    Student Center

    Community

  68. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Book Club Meeting

    Communication

    Community

  69. 7 p.m.

    Central Connecticut State University Men's Basketball vs Mitchell

    Central Connecticut State University

    Sports

  70. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    EarBuds PSG w/ RA Mohamed

    Burnap Hall

  71. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    ETV News Club Meeting

    Communication

    Community

  72. 7 p.m.

    Leanna Firestone

    Underground at Webster Theater - Complex

    Music

  73. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Meditation in Middletown

    Starr Mill

    Health & Wellness

  74. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Monthly General Trivia (FREE)

    Great Awakening BreweryFree

    Nightlife

  75. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Monthly Meeting

    26 Main Street

  76. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Newington, CT: Cedar Hill TM, Online Meeting

    Middlewoods of Newington

    Classes & Talks

  77. 7 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Open Mic at The Dublin ~ Beef & Seafood Company

    The Dublin ~ Beef & Seafood Company

    Nightlife

  78. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Sparks, Shadows, and Epic Romantasy (Online)

    Russell Library

    Arts & Culture

  79. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Sparks, Shadows, and Epic Romantasy with Helen Scheuerer

    Wallingford Public Library

    Arts & Culture

  80. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    The Rich Guzzi Comedy Hypnosis Show at the Hartford Funny Bone

    Hartford Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant$20

    Comedy

  81. 7 p.m.

    The Rich Guzzi Psycho Hypnosis

    Funny Bone Comedy Club (Hartford)$28+

    Comedy

  82. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Virtual Author Talk: Helen Scheuerer

    Welles-Turner Memorial Library

    Arts & Culture

  83. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Virtual Author Talks - Sparks, Shadows, and Epic Romantasy with Helen Scheuerer

    VIRTUAL - Simsbury Public Library

    Classes & Talks

  84. 7 p.m.

    Wesleyan University Men's Basketball vs Bridgewater State

    Silloway Gymnasium

    Sports

  85. 7:10 p.m.

    University of Saint Joseph Women's Ice Hockey vs Salve Regina

    University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)

    Sports

  86. 7:30 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas

    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$56+

    Theater & Dance

  87. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Advanced Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Fall Concert: Poems to Be Sung

    Belzberg World Music HallFree

    Music

  88. 7:30 p.m.

    All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

    Playhouse on Park Theatre

    Also at 7:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

  89. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Home For The Holidays 2026 at Majestic Theater

    Majestic Theater

    Theater & Dance

  90. 7:30 p.m.

    Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

    Nafe Katter TheaterFamily

    Theater & Dance

  91. 7:30 p.m.

    UConn Trombone Choir

    J. Louis von der Mehden Recital Hall$15

    Music

  92. 8 p.m.

    Dar Williams

    Infinity Music Hall - Hartford$146

    Music

  93. 8 p.m.

    Open Mic Night Featuring Yellow Dog Story

    300 Middle St

    Music

  94. 8 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Swing Dance Practicum w/ DJ

    635 Main St

    Nightlife

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