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

Saturday, December 579 events · Afternoon

  1. 12 p.m.

    Glow Hartford 2026

    Connecticut Convention Center 100 Columbus Blvd$20+

    Also at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

  2. 12 p.m.

    Help kids in Waterbury thrive, prosper and grow.

    Cross of Christ Lutheran Church (Waterbury)Family

    Family & Kids

  3. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    Holiday open house

    Cheney Homestead

  4. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Meditation in Middletown

    Starr Mill

    Health & Wellness

  5. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Meet Elsa and Anna at Elmwood Community Center

    Elmwood Community CenterFamily

    Family & Kids

  6. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    Meriden Parks & Recreation - Indoor Recreational Swim

    Platt High School

  7. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    PWE Flute Ensemble at the Governor's Residence Holiday Open House

    Governor's Residence

  8. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

    Savor Cookie & Wine Pairing

    Colchester

    Food & Drink

  9. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

    Tree Festival

    89 Maple St

    Festivals & Holidays

  10. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

    Witches Workbench

    Moon & Moth Mercantile

    Classes & Talks

  11. 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Author Charnaie Gordon (Prosser)

    Bloomfield Public Library - ProsserFamily

    Family & Kids

  12. 12:30 p.m.12:45 p.m.

    Planetarium

    Russell LibraryFamily

    Also at 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

    Outdoors

  13. 12:30 p.m.

    The Nutcracker

    Belding Theater at Bushnell Theatre - Hartford, CT$38

    Also at 4:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

  14. 12:30 p.m.

    The Nutcracker

    Bushnell/ Belding Theater

    Also at 4:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

  15. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    2 Annual Mold & Mingle

    Social House$30

    Business & Networking

  16. 1 p.m.

    Ahavah: Christmas Reimagined (Saturday, December 5th, 1 pm)

    Middletown High Larosa Lane Middletown Ct

    Festivals & Holidays

  17. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Ahavah: Christmas Reimagined in Middletown

    Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High SchoolFamily

    Also at 5 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

  18. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Arctic Splash

    300 Valley Falls Rd

  19. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Cash Flow Survival

    Central Library 220 State St. Springfield, MA 01103Free

    Classes & Talks

  20. 1 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Christmas in the Village

    Meriden City Hall=0D=0AMayor's Conference Room=0D=0AFloor 2=0D=0A142 East Main St.=0D=0AMeriden

    Festivals & Holidays

  21. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Coffee Social in West Hartford

    Upstate Lounge & Cafe

  22. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Custom Laser Cut Wood and Fabric Ornaments

    Wallingford Public LibraryFamily

    Classes & Talks

  23. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Fused Glass Ornaments

    Gallery 53

    Arts & Culture

  24. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Fused Glass Ornaments - Dec 5 2026

    Gallery 53

    Classes & Talks

  25. 1 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holidays on Main

    Downtown Wethersfield

    Arts & Culture

  26. 1 p.m.

    Hopkins Boys Varsity Basketball @ Kingswood Oxford

    Kingswood Oxford High School

    Sports

  27. 1 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Kids Afternoon Out at Hungerford Nature Center

    Hungerford Nature CenterFamily

    Family & Kids

  28. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Made to Last: Mohegan Basket Traditions with Sharon Maynard and Cass Meehan

    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

    Arts & Culture

  29. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Paint your own wooden ornaments!

    Welles-Turner Memorial LibraryFamily

    Classes & Talks

  30. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Shut Up & Write!® Hartford - In Person

    Semilla Cafe + Studio

    Classes & Talks

  31. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Snowman Soap Making for Kids!

    Gather On HopmeadowFamily

    Family & Kids

  32. 1 p.m.

    University of Saint Joseph Women's Basketball vs Mitchell

    University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)

    Sports

  33. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Walk-In Tour | The American Canvas

    New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA)

    Arts & Culture

  34. 1 p.m.

    Wesleyan University Men's Squash vs Middlebury

    Freeman Athletic Center, Rosenbaum Squash Center

    Sports

  35. 1 p.m.

    Wesleyan University Women's Basketball vs Maine Maritime vs. Randolph

    Silloway Gymnasium

    Sports

  36. 1 p.m.

    Wesleyan University Women's Squash vs Middlebury

    Freeman Athletic Center, Rosenbaum Squash Center

    Sports

  37. 1 p.m.

    Western New England University Women's Basketball vs Suffolk University

    Sprngfield, Anthony S. Caprio Alumni Healthful Living Center

    Sports

  38. 1 p.m.

    Winter Forest with Fox Painting

    Meriden Public Library

    Outdoors

  39. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum OPEN HOUSE

    Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum

    Arts & Culture

  40. 1:30 p.m.4 p.m.

    Intro to Mahjong

    Welles-Turner Memorial Library

    Classes & Talks

  41. 1:30 p.m.

    Simsbury Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lyman Hall

    Lyman Hall High School

    Sports

  42. 2 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas

    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$451+

    Theater & Dance

  43. 2 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas - Sensory Friendly

    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$307+

    Theater & Dance

  44. 2 p.m.

    All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

    Playhouse on Park Theatre

    Also at 7:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

  45. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    American Caroling Company @ the Holiday Coffee House

    Bristol Public LibraryFree

    Also at 2 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

  46. 2 p.m.

    Annie - East Haddam

    Goodspeed Opera House

    Also at 7:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

  47. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Holiday Wreath Workshop (Newington 12/5)

    Newington Shop

    Classes & Talks

  48. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Home For The Holidays 2026 at Majestic Theater

    Majestic Theater

    Theater & Dance

  49. 2 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Irving Berlin's White Christmas

    Seven Angels Theatre

    Festivals & Holidays

  50. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Jane Austen Dancing

    Vinnie's Jump and Jive

  51. 2 p.m.

    Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

    Nafe Katter TheaterFamily

    Theater & Dance

  52. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Saturday Tour: "Mozart's Chair"

    Ezra and Cecile Zilkha GalleryFree

    Arts & Culture

  53. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    The Shriner’s Festival of Trees

    Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds

    Festivals & Holidays

  54. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Tween RPG Club

    Central Library 220 State St. Springfield, MA 01103Family

    Family & Kids

  55. 2 p.m.

    Victorian Holiday Tea Party

    Simsbury Historical Society Visitor Center

  56. 2 p.m.6 p.m.

    Winter Festival Holiday Market

    99 Powder Hill Rd

    Festivals & Holidays

  57. 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Chess Club

    Russell LibraryFamily

    Community

  58. 2:30 p.m.5 p.m.

    Needle-Felted Ornaments

    Springfield Museums

  59. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

    20s/30s Post Thanksgiving Sunset Wine 🍷 @ Gouveia Vineyards

    Gouveia VineyardsFamily

    Food & Drink

  60. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Children's Storytime

    Willimantic Book JointFamily

    Family & Kids

  61. 3 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Confession

    Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church

  62. 3 p.m.

    Farmington Valley Chorale

    St. James Episcopal Church

    Music

  63. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    LC Brothers’ Annual Christmas Concert 2026

    Legionaries of Christ Novitiate and College of Humanities

    Festivals & Holidays

  64. 3 p.m.

    UConn Women's Ice Hockey vs Boston University

    Toscano Family Ice Forum

    Sports

  65. 3 p.m.

    University of Saint Joseph Men's Basketball vs Mitchell

    University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)

    Sports

  66. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    Visit with Santa

    99 Powder Hill RdFree

    Festivals & Holidays

  67. 3 p.m.

    Wesleyan University Women's Basketball vs Salve Regina

    Silloway Gymnasium

    Sports

  68. 3 p.m.

    Western New England University Men's Basketball vs Suffolk University

    Sprngfield, Anthony S. Caprio Alumni Healthful Living Center

    Sports

  69. 3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Watch Factory Shopes

    98 Elm Street

  70. 4 p.m.9 p.m.

    A Grinchy Holiday Market at CT Valley Brewing

    Connecticut Valley Brewing CompanyFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  71. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Festival of Trees

    Bolton Congregational Church, Ucc

    Festivals & Holidays

  72. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    Harwinton Hometown Holiday

    100 Bentley DriveFamily

  73. 4 p.m.6:45 p.m.

    Harwinton Hometown Holiday

    Harwinton Public Library

    Classes & Talks

  74. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Holiday Lantern Tour: Suffield’s Main Street

    Phelps-Hatheway House$15+

    Tours & Attractions

  75. 4 p.m.

    Live Nativity at Salmon Brook Park

    Salmon Brook Park -FreeFamily

    Family & Kids

  76. 4 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Restorative Yoga with Live Harp

    Starr Mill Yoga (Middletown, CT)

    Health & Wellness

  77. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    The 7th Annual Yule Film Festival

    Aetna Theatre at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art$12.51

    Festivals & Holidays

  78. 4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Cromwell Mayor's Tree Lighting

    Cromwell Town GreenFree

    Festivals & Holidays

  79. 4:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Santa's Walking Wonderland in Bristol

    Harry C Barnes Memorial Nature Center$10Family

    Family & Kids

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