Things to do in Hartford

DEC5SatSaturday, December 519 events · Festivals & Holidays · 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.5 p.m.

   Tree Festival

   89 Maple St

   Festivals & Holidays

3. 1 p.m.

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

   Middletown High Larosa Lane Middletown Ct

   Festivals & Holidays

4. 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

5. 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

6. 2 p.m.

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

   Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$307+

   Theater & Dance

7. 2 p.m.

   All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

   Playhouse on Park Theatre

   Also at 7:30 p.m.

   Festivals & Holidays

8. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

   American Caroling Company @ the Holiday Coffee House

   Bristol Public LibraryFree

   Also at 2 p.m.

   Festivals & Holidays

9. 2 p.m.4:30 p.m.

   Irving Berlin's White Christmas

   Seven Angels Theatre

   Festivals & Holidays

10. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    The Shriner’s Festival of Trees

    Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds

    Festivals & Holidays

11. 2 p.m.6 p.m.

    Winter Festival Holiday Market

    99 Powder Hill Rd

    Festivals & Holidays

12. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

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

    Gouveia VineyardsFamily

    Food & Drink

13. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    LC Brothers’ Annual Christmas Concert 2026

    Legionaries of Christ Novitiate and College of Humanities

    Festivals & Holidays

14. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    Visit with Santa

    99 Powder Hill RdFree

    Festivals & Holidays

15. 4 p.m.9 p.m.

    A Grinchy Holiday Market at CT Valley Brewing

    Connecticut Valley Brewing CompanyFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

16. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Festival of Trees

    Bolton Congregational Church, Ucc

    Festivals & Holidays

17. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Holiday Lantern Tour: Suffield’s Main Street

    Phelps-Hatheway House$15+

    Tours & Attractions

18. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    The 7th Annual Yule Film Festival

    Aetna Theatre at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art$12.51

    Festivals & Holidays

19. 4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Cromwell Mayor's Tree Lighting

    Cromwell Town GreenFree

    Festivals & Holidays