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

Thursday, December 1075 events · Evening

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

    Bargue Drawing- Cancelled

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

  2. 5 p.m.5:45 p.m.

    Beginner Broadway Jazz with Lynn Agnew

    635 Main St

    Music

  3. 5 p.m.9 p.m.

    Bright Nights at Forest Park

    Forest Park$27+Family

    Outdoors

  4. 5 p.m.

    East Windsor Boys Varsity Basketball @ Enfield

    Enfield High School

    Sports

  5. 5 p.m.

    Glow-Up Next Gen Makeup Forum

    Meriden Public Library

    Business & Networking

  6. 5 p.m.

    Lewis Mills Boys Varsity Basketball @ Glastonbury

    Glastonbury High School

    Sports

  7. 5 p.m.

    Lewis Mills Girls Varsity Basketball @ Thomaston

    Thomaston High School

    Sports

  8. 5 p.m.

    Magic of Lights

    Pratt and Whitney Stadium At Rentschler Field

    Theater & Dance

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

    Peaceful Pomander Party

    Wallingford Public LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

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

    SantaCon - Downtown Springfield, MA

    Max's Swing Lounge$23.18

    Festivals & Holidays

  11. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Startup Panel

    Executive Suites, 440 North Main Street, Bristol, CT

    Business & Networking

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

    Thursday Night – Casual Commander

    Northeast Games & Hobbies

  13. 5:15 p.m.

    Housatonic-Lakeview Girls Varsity Basketball @ Torrington

    Torrington High School

    Sports

  14. 5:30 p.m.10 p.m.

    2026 Urban League of Greater Hartford - Annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala

    The Hartford Marriott Downtown$150+

    Community

  15. 5:30 p.m.7:45 p.m.

    Join the Quest! D&D Club

    Brightwood BranchFamily

    Family & Kids

  16. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Teen Hangout

    Russell LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  17. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    The Winslow Society: Art & Nature at the Mark Twain House

    The Mark Twain House and MuseumFree

    Classes & Talks

  18. 5:45 p.m.7:15 p.m.

    Briana Maia at The Bushnell

    Bushnell Center for Performing Arts

  19. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    🎤🕯️ “Glow & Flow Karaoke Night”

    2Gurlz, LLC$30

    Nightlife

  20. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol Cocktail Experience - Hartford, CT

    Underground at Webster Theater - Complex$57.75+

    Also at 8 p.m.

    Food & Drink

  21. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    A Grinchy Holiday Stained Glass Workshop

    Priam Vineyards a Winiarski Family Viney

    Classes & Talks

  22. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    BECC Polar Express

    Bristol Public Library

    Festivals & Holidays

  23. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    Beginning Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Fall Concert

    Belzberg World Music HallFree

    Music

  24. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Books and Brews: How We Learn To Be Brave

    Forest City Brewing

    Food & Drink

  25. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Books and Brews: How We Learn To Be Brave

    Off Site

    Arts & Culture

  26. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Canva for Business: Beginner's Workshop with Ava Rodrigues

    VIRTUAL - Simsbury Public Library

    Classes & Talks

  27. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    CAPP (California Point Play) Tennis

    Racquets for Life Simsbury

    Sports

  28. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Elestrals Open Play

    Leather Jacket Games

  29. 6 p.m.

    Eli Elkus

    The Maple Leaf Pub

    Music

  30. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Evergreen Wreath

    3228 Main St$81.75

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

    Holiday Themed Candle Making Workshop at Witchdoctor Brewing Company

    Witchdoctor Brewing Company$51.25

    Classes & Talks

  32. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Learn to Mosaic: Mosaic Light Up Holiday Tree

    Alvarium Beer Company$46.65

    Also at 6 p.m.

    Classes & Talks

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

    Pokémon Open Play

    Ftizpr 130 Center Street Unit 1 Southington Ct

  34. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Riftbound: League of Legends Trading Card Game Open Play

    Ftizpr 130 Center Street Unit 1 Southington Ct

  35. 6 p.m.

    Spirit of Christmas Past - Yuletide

    New England Fiber Festival at The Big E$30

    Festivals & Holidays

  36. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Spiritual awakening group

    The Red Barn in Durham

    Community

  37. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Star Wars Unlimited Open Play

    Leather Jacket Games

  38. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Street Team

    Student Center

  39. 6 p.m.

    The Night Owls Writing Group

    Meriden Public Library

  40. 6 p.m.11 p.m.

    Thursday at Portal!

    The Portal

    Nightlife

  41. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    Unwrapping Memories: The Holidays at G. Fox & Co.

    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

    Arts & Culture

  42. 6 p.m.

    Unwrapping Memories: The Holidays at G. Fox & Co. [virtual!]

    Connecticut

  43. 6 p.m.10 p.m.

    Winter Wonderland Sneaker Ball 2026

    Silver City Ballroom

    Festivals & Holidays

  44. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Christmas Wreath Making

    Bushy Hill Orchard$80

    Festivals & Holidays

  45. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Creative Writing Session

    Welles-Turner Memorial Library

  46. 6:30 p.m.

    Drury Girls Varsity Basketball @ Agawam

    Agawam High School - Harmon Smith Field

    Sports

  47. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Ice Dye

    Gallery 53

  48. 6:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Jazz Thursday - December 10th Supper Club

    Cheshire$112.24

    Food & Drink

  49. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Msua H&I

    First Congregational Church United Church of Christ of South Portland

  50. 6:30 p.m.

    Stump Trivia at Hangar Pub and Grill - Westfield

    Hangar Pub and Grill - Westfield

    Nightlife

  51. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Tasty Treats Thursday

    Windsor Public LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

  52. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Thursday Evening Wuji Gong Class

    Holistic Therapies Classroom$5

    Classes & Talks

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

    Tips for Navigating Grief and Managing Loneliness

    Torrington Library

    Health & Wellness

  54. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Adult Book Discussion Group

    VIRTUAL - Simsbury Public Library

    Arts & Culture

  55. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    An Improvised Christmas Carol

    Sea Tea Comedy Theater$12.51+

    Festivals & Holidays

  56. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Bad Santa Walk @ The Gilded Curtain!

    Off Site

    Arts & Culture

  57. 7 p.m.

    Bad Santa Walk @ The Gilded Curtain!

    The Gilded Curtain

    Festivals & Holidays

  58. 7 p.m.

    Baystate Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Southwick Regional

    Southwick Regional High School

    Sports

  59. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Meditation in Middletown

    Starr Mill

    Health & Wellness

  60. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Middletown, CT: Middlesex County TM, Online Meeting

    Exley Science Center at Wesleyan UniversityFree

    Classes & Talks

  61. 7 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Open Mic at The Dublin ~ Beef & Seafood Company

    The Dublin ~ Beef & Seafood Company

    Nightlife

  62. 7 p.m.

    Pioneer Valley Christian Girls Varsity Basketball @ East Longmeadow

    East Longmeadow High School

    Sports

  63. 7 p.m.

    Tab Benoit & Bonerama

    Infinity Music Hall and Bistro (Hartford, CT)

    Also at 8 p.m.

  64. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    WHS Winter Choral Concert

    50 Sage Park Rd

    Music

  65. 7:30 p.m.

    'Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil

    The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theatre

    Theater & Dance

  66. 7:30 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas

    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$58+

    Theater & Dance

  67. 7:30 p.m.

    All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

    Playhouse on Park Theatre

    Also at 7:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays

  68. 7:30 p.m.

    Hell's Kitchen

    Belding Theater at Bushnell Theatre - Hartford, CT

    Theater & Dance

  69. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Home For The Holidays 2026 at Majestic Theater

    Majestic Theater

    Theater & Dance

  70. 7:30 p.m.

    Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

    Nafe Katter TheaterFamily

    Theater & Dance

  71. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Senior Thesis Theater Production: The Brothers Size

    Patricelli '92 Theater

    Theater & Dance

  72. 7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Sparks - Coldplay Tribute

    509 New Park Ave$20.50+

    Music

  73. 8 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Swing Dance Practicum w/ DJ

    635 Main St

    Nightlife

  74. 8 p.m.9 p.m.

    Wesleyan Concert Choir Fall Concert

    Crowell Concert HallFree

    Music

  75. 9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Wesleyan Organ Studio Fall Concert: Piping Performance

    Memorial Chapel and Zelnick PavilionFree

    Music

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