Waiting For Winterfest Hartford

We're sad Winterfest Hartford is closed for the season. But don't worry, it'll be back, with a bit of luck and a lot of fundraising on November 29, 2024.

What should you do between now and then? We've got some ideas, so we made you a list of free, family-friendly events happening between now and the next season of Winterfest Hartford. What should you do between now and then? We've got some ideas, so we made you a list of free, family-friendly events happening between now and the next season of Winterfest Hartford.  

Save the Dates:

• February 25: Baby Grand Jazz (Sundays through April 28)

• March 1 - 8: Elizabeth Park Spring Greenhouse Show

• March 2: Bushnell Carousel Reopens

• March 9: Second Saturdays for Families at the Wadsworth (and every second Saturday til Winterfest reopens)

• March 9: St. Patrick's Day Parade

• April 5 - 7:  Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival

• June 22: Hartbeat Music Festival

• July 6: Hartford Bonanza

• July 19 - 21: Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz

• August 3: Taste of the Caribbean

• August 10: West Indian Independence Celebration

• August 17: Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival

• October 5: Nightfall Hartford

• October 6: Head of the Riverfront Regatta

• October 19: Eversource Hartford Marathon

Wait for the Dates

• Hartford.com Salsa Socials

• Cap Fest

• Monday Night Jazz in Bushnell Park

• Hopgood/Lord Summer Music Series

• Movie Nights in Bushnell Park

• Movie Nights in Keney Park

• Black-eyed & Blues Fest

• Hartford Puerto Rican Parade and Festival del Coquí

• Connecticut's Old State House Summer Lunchtime Concert Series

• Hartford Live

• Free Fitness in the Park

• UConn Victory Parade (it's looking pretty good)

Not all the best things in life (like Winterfest Hartford) are free, but there's much more to explore in Hartford. Catch a show at The Bushnell, Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks Hartford, Sea Tea Improv Theater, Infinity Hall, or the XL Center. Or, take yourself out to a ball game (or hockey or soccer) - we've got the Hartford Yard Goats, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hartford Athletic, and Hartford City FC. And have dinner at, well, we can’t play favorites, but definitely Salute, Fire by Forge and Berkins on Main, or any place listed here.

Looking for more events, restaurants, and information about what to do in Hartford? Visit Hartford.com.