Events:
SGC CON comes to Hartford! For the first time ever, it's the World Premier Trading Card Games Convention at the CT Convention Center featuring Magic: The Gathering, Flesh and Blood and Lorcana Events! Friday Noon to 9pm, Saturday 8am to 9pm and Sunday 8am to 6pm. https://scgcon.starcitygames.com/event/scg-con-hartford-2024/
CES Presents Winter Brawl 2024… boxing Saturday 5pm. Tickets are $67 - $195. www.mohegansun.com
The Hartford Wolfpack skate against the Penguins Friday 7pm and welcome Springfield Thunderbirds Saturday at 7pm at XL Center. Friday night enjoy $2 beer and $2 hot dogs. Saturday, don’t miss a pregame panel with leading women in the sports industry! The pregame Women in Sports panel will occur from 6:00 to 6:30 PM. Plus the first 1,500 children 12 and under will receive a Wolf Pack Youth Jersey. www.hartfordwolfpack.com
The UConn Women battle the St. John’s Red Storm at Gampel Pavilion Sunday 3pm. It’s the Play4Kay Pink Game and it is sold-out… search for tickets on 3rd party sites!
The 38th annual 2024 Connecticut Wedding & Bridal Expo is the largest bridal & wedding expo on the East Coast and quite possibly in the country. With a proven format of combining wedding and bridal fashion shows with a huge vendor presence comprised of every conceivable wedding product and service, our Hartford CT bridal show offer couples the unique opportunity to shop for every facet of their wedding needs. Find wedding dresses and shoes to wedding invitations and venues, all in one location. Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm at the CT Convention Center. https://www.ctconventions.com/event/ct-bridal-expo/
Help bring Maxwell and Tigger home to CT! Two beloved dogs stranded in Africa are hoping to come home after their owner passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. Please help raise the necessary travel funds by eating PIZZA from Frisco’s Pizza, 345 Forbes Ave, New Haven 203-821-7237. Proceeds will be given to Zen Dog CT Rescue. You can also order the pizza and have it donated to area homeless shelters!
Hartford Stage brings us a new show, "Simona’s Search." It is a riveting exploration of the bond between fathers and daughters, love and sacrifice, nature and nurture. From the writer and producer of Netflix’s Ozark comes this gripping world premiere. Running now through February 11th. Tickets $20-$100. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
Don’t miss out on The 30th Annual Train Show, a New England holiday tradition. The family-friendly Train Show exhibit is back at the Connecticut River Museum and is sure to surprise and delight visitors of all ages. A fully operational nearly 30-foot train layout, “I SPY” scavenger hunts, and a toddler-sized viewing layout are all part of the fun! Running now through February 18th. www.ctrivermuseum.org/events/30th-annual-train-show/
The town of Wallingford offers an indoor Winter Market every Saturday 10am to 1pm through March 30th, at the Hubcap, 128 Center St, Wallingford. Fresh microgreens, pickled items, baked goods, crafters and Anna’s Lemonades and Teas are just some of the items weekly plus vendors and crafts!