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Music:
Cirque Dreams Celebration is Friday at 7pm at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets are $25. www.mohegansun.com
Events:
Ring in the new year with a day full of fun activities for everyone in the family at First Night Hartford 2023. Festivities include tours of the city, live music, dance parties, face-painting, caricatures, fireworks and more starting on Saturday from 2pm – midnight, January 1, 2023. www.firstnighthartford.org
Don’t miss a unique way to celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Hip Hop Nutcracker, Saturday at 8pm at the Bushnell in Hartford. Tickets $23-$92 and include a First Night Badge to enjoy Winterfest Skating, Fireworks and more! 860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org
You can also Ring in the New Year with a Ball Drop every hour, great food and drink, ice sculptures and more at J Restaurant Bar, 297 Washington Street in Hartford with your host Mike Stacy from Lite 100.5 WRCH! Make reservations at www.jrestaurantbar.com
The Hartford Wolfpack skate against the Springfield Thunderbirds Saturday at 5:30pm. It’s a free calendar night and First Night is going on – so Hartford is Hopping this New Year’s Eve! Get your tickets at www.hartfordwolfpack.com
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Last chance to drive through Magic of Lights at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, a festive and winding drive-through holiday light extravaganza featuring your favorite holiday scenes and characters including The Enchanting Tunnel of Lights, The 12 Days of Christmas, Toyland, and Candyland, Mattel's 32-foot animated Waving Christmas Barbie, Prehistoric Christmas with life-sized dinosaurs, Super-sized BIGFOOT® Monster Trucks and more! Open daily now through New Year’s Day. www.magicoflights.com
Final chance to GLOW with Glow Hartford at the CT Convention Center with the theme is Santa’s Perfect Gift. Kids are invited to join a yuletide scavenger hunt and help find the 4 missing elves. Tinsel, Chestnut, Jingle, and Jangle have gone to various fantastic places in search of the perfect gift for the jolliest fellow, but it’s almost Christmas and they’re running out of time.
Find the elves hidden across the grounds, collect stamps, and discover what Santa’s Perfect Gift is. Glow Hartford runs through January 1st, 2023. Tickets are $16.99 for Children and Seniors, $22.99 for Adults, $69.99 for a Family with 2 Adults and up to 3 children. Children under 5 are free. www.glowgardens.com/hartford-christmas
Christmas in Connecticut is on stage at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam ends tonight (December 30th.) A musical comedy based on the classic 1945 Warner Brothers film about a self-proclaimed “Martha Stewart” type that has no idea how to boil an egg! The show is a delightfully cheerful way to celebrate the holiday season. Make sure to grab your tickets for $66 to $85! www.goodspeed.org
Winterfest Hartford brings free ice skating, free skate rentals and free learn to skate classes to Bushnell Park. Monday through Friday noon to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 8pm. www.WinterfestHartford.com
See Frankentstein, Dracula and the Creature from the Black Lagoon decked out fort the Holiday. See a 7 ft tall Grinch and Vintage toys from the 1950’s-1970s. Celebrate A Monsters Holiday at The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum, 103 Main St, Plainville running through January 8th every Fri. thru Sun. 6pm to 9pm. Call in advance - 860-583-8306 for a reservation. Cash only - $9.00 for adults - $4.00 for kids. www.preservehollywood.org
