Things to do in Hartford

DEC5SatSaturday, December 517 events · Theater & Dance

1. 12:30 p.m.

   The Nutmeg Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The Bushnell

   Maxwell M. & Ruth R. Belding Theater at The Bushnell Performing Arts Center - Complex$38Family

   Theater & Dance

2. 2 p.m.

   A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas

   Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$451+

   Theater & Dance

3. 2 p.m.

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

   Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$307+

   Theater & Dance

4. 2 p.m.

   Annie - East Haddam

   Goodspeed Opera House

   Also at 7:30 p.m.

   Theater & Dance

5. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

   Home For The Holidays 2026 at Majestic Theater

   Majestic Theater

   Theater & Dance

6. 2 p.m.

   Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

   Nafe Katter TheaterFamily

   Theater & Dance

7. 4:30 p.m.

   Nutmeg Ballet: The Nutcracker

   Belding Theater at Bushnell Theatre - Hartford, CT$65+

   Theater & Dance

8. 5 p.m.

   Magic of Lights

   Pratt and Whitney Stadium At Rentschler Field

   Theater & Dance

9. 6:30 p.m.

   Chico Bean

   Hartford Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant$56+

   Comedy

10. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    A Ceremony of Carols

    The Theater of the Performing Arts, 359 Washington St, Hartford, 06106$20+Family

    Theater & Dance

11. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Magician John Westford

    Downtown Live at the Rockwell Theater, 70 Memorial Boulevard, Bristol CT 06010$35.25Family

    Theater & Dance

12. 7:30 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas - Hartford

    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$118+

    Theater & Dance

13. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Rocky Mountain High Experience: John Denver Christmas at Palace Theater

    Webster Hall at Palace Theater Waterbury - ComplexFamily

    Music

14. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    White Christmas The Musical

    7 Angels Theatre$35+Family

    Festivals & Holidays

15. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    Holiday Pops

    Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, University of Connecticut$85

    Theater & Dance

16. 8 p.m.

    Louisa May Alcott's Little Women at CRT

    Nafe Katter TheaterFamily

    Theater & Dance

17. 8 p.m.

    UConn Opera Scenes

    J. Louis von der Mehden Recital Hall$15

    Theater & Dance