Thanksgiving

Time of the season

A harvest banner for the month. No separate community list. The music board stays the board. These are community places — a haunt, a maze, a light walk, a parade. Not music rooms, and not on the venue list.

Holiday Season

Time of the season

Tree lightings, light walks, parades, markets, menorah lightings, Kwanzaa, turkey trots, Nutcrackers, holiday shows, and New Year’s Eve in Hartford. These stay off the city board.

All 12Tree lightingHoliday lightsNutcrackerHoliday concert/showNYE event

Tree lighting

tree lighting · HartfordThe Lighting of the QuadrangleSpringfield, MA · 0.3 miles outFri Nov 27, 2026, 5-7pmFree

Holiday lights

holiday lights · HartfordBright Nights at Forest ParkSpringfield, MA · 2 miles outNov 25, 2026-Jan 3, 2027 (closed Nov 30-Dec 1); Sun-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat and holidays 5-10pmSee ticket link for price

Nutcracker

nutcracker · HartfordThe Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory - The NutcrackerHartfordDecember 6, 2026See websitenutcracker · HartfordConnecticut Ballet - The NutcrackerHartfordDecember 19, 2026 to December 20, 2026See website

Holiday concert/show

holiday concert/show · HartfordA Charlie Brown Christmas - Live On Stage!Wallingford, CT · 10.6 miles outDecember 1, 2026, 7:00 PM at Toyota Oakdale TheatreSee ticket link for priceholiday concert/show · HartfordJim Brickman: A Christmas CelebrationHartford, CT · 1.2 miles outNovember 27, 2026, 7:30 PM at Bushnell/ Belding TheaterSee ticket link for priceholiday concert/show · HartfordSisters Christmas CatechismHartford, CT · 1.2 miles outNovember 28, 2026, 2:00 PM at Bushnell Theatre - Autorino Great HallSee ticket link for priceholiday concert/show · HartfordTrans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts Of Christmas EveUncasville, CT · 36 miles outNovember 29, 2026, 3:00 PM at Mohegan Sun ArenaSee ticket link for priceholiday concert/show · HartfordA Magical Cirque Christmas - HartfordHartfordNovember 29, 2026, 4:00 PM ETSee website

NYE event

NYE event · HartfordROAR! Comedy: New Years Eve ShowcaseSpringfield, MA · 0.2 miles outDecember 31, 2026, 6:00 PM at The Armory at MGM SpringfieldSee ticket link for priceNYE event · HartfordNew Years Eve GalaUncasville, CT · 36 miles outDecember 31, 2026, 6:00 PM at Mohegan Sun Uncas BallroomSee ticket link for priceNYE event · HartfordParty Into The New YearUncasville, CT · 36 miles outDecember 31, 2026, 10:30 PM at Mohegan Sun Uncas BallroomSee ticket link for price