Music:
The Talcott Mountain Music Festival concludes tonight at 7:30pm with Ben Folds and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra under the stars at Simsbury Meadows! Table Seating or Lawn Passes are available. Bring your own food/beverage or there will be options for purchase on site! Gates open at 6pm. www.HartfordSymphony.org
It’s a week removed from the 40th Anniversary of LIVE AID. If you love the music of Queen, check out One Vision of Queen feat. Marc Martel tonight 8pm in the Premier Theater at Foxwoods. Tickets are $41-$163. www.foxwoods.com
Rod Stewart plays Mohegan Sun Arena tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $125-$529. Then it’s Big Time Rush Saturday 7pm. Tickets are $61-$327. www.mohegansun.com
Black-Eyed Sally’s on Asylum Street in Hartford brings the blues to its restaurant year-round with weekly concerts, jams and special events. Once a year, the blues expand and shift to nearby Bushnell Park. This year’s Black-Eyed and Blues Festival takes place on Sunday 3-11pm with an extraordinary lineup of Connecticut’s own legendary R&B-belting “Beehive Queen” Christine Ohlman, the iconic James Montgomery Band, plus Solomon Hicks, the Patty Tuite Band and Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave. This event is FREE. Food and beverages like the famous Black-Eyed Sally’s barbecue dishes and sides are for sale. Bring chairs or blankets. www.blackeyedsallys.com
The 30th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival opens tonight at 5:45 p.m.
with a concert featuring student “Jazz Campers” and the Emmet Cohen Trio at the Frederick Gunn School at 22 Kirby Road in Washington. Saturday features three big concerts: The Matt Dwonszyk Sextet at 3 p.m., the guitar duo of Pasquale Grasso and Frank Vignola at 4:45 p.m. and the clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen Quartetinho at 6 p.m. The festival concludes Sunday with the traditional Sunday Jazz Brunch where you eat food prepared by chef Charlene Dutka while listening to pianist/vocalist Champian Fulton and her trio. Ticket prices and other details are at www.litchfieldjazzfest.com
Events:
The G.O.A.T. Tacos, Tequila and Taps Festival is at Dunkin Park presented by the Hartford Yard Goats and 360 Marketing through Saturday. Enjoy Live Music and Kitchen Stage Demos. Taste from over 20 restaurant vendors and enjoy samples of over 100 beverages. Visit www.goattacostequilataps.com for tickets.
The Connecticut Pickle Festival is New England's largest pickle event of the year featuring a Pickle Patch showcasing pickle samples throughout the country! Walk the festival grounds dancing and taking pictures with guests and friends while sipping on pickle martinis and pickle shots! And you can’t miss the food selection where guests can feast on pickled-themed food items including fried pickles, pickle pizza, pickle shaved ice, pickle fries, pickle topped ice cream, pickle shish kabobs, pickle quesadillas, Kool-Aid pickles, dill pickle kettle corn, pickle pasta salad and your traditional carnival treats and sweets. Live music too! Friday 4-9pm, Saturday 11am to 9pm and Sunday 11am to 8pm in the Earth Expo and Convention Center at Mohegan Sun Arena. www.mohegansun.com
Looking for laughs? Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage at the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Saturday 8pm. Tickets are $107-$231. www.foxwoods.com
The CT Sun face the Golden State Valkyries Sunday at 1pm at Mohegan Sun Arena. www.mohegansun.com
Enjoy Sunflowers for Wishes at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold running through Sunday. This annual fundraiser gives visitors the opportunity to stroll the farm’s fields of over 300,000 sunflowers and pick their own bouquet. The best part? All proceeds from flower-picking go directly to Make-A-Wish Connecticut. And while you’re there, make sure to stop by the farm’s award-winning ice cream stand which has over 50 different flavors to choose from.
It’s time to tee off after dark! Farmington Miniature Golf & Ice Cream Parlor invites players of all ages to join the fun at our annual Glow Ball 2025 tonight at 9:30! The can’t-miss nighttime miniature golf tournament that puts a whole new spin on this classic summer activity! Your $25 per person entry fee includes Two rounds of glow-in-the-dark miniature golf and refreshments to keep the energy up. It will be played in a 2-person Better Ball team format (we’ll pair up single players). All ages are welcome, but space is limited — register early! Sign up in person at the Miniature Golf counter or call 860-677-0118.
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The Festival That Never Happened at Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort in Middlefield on Saturday. This one-day, summer bash has something for everyone, including a vendor village, food stations, live music, and all-day mountain activities like lift rides and zip lining.
The International Sea Glass Festival happening at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic on Saturday and Sunday. Celebrate these gems from the sea at this exciting summer festival featuring over 50 vendors selling everything from beach pottery to sea marbles. There will also be a sea glass contest, expert lectures, and more.
Singing in the Rain is on stage at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford July 18 - August 17. A joyful, entertaining, classic story of humor, singing and dancing. Tickets are $45-$57.50. www.playhouseonpark.org
Goodspeed Musicals’ All Shook Up continues through August 24th. Featuring the hit songs of Elvis Presley, which fuel the romantic tale of a small town turned upside down by a stranger on a motorcycle. Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3 and 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are available through the Box Office (860.873.8668), open weekdays at 10:00 a.m. and weekends at 11:00 a.m., or online at www.goodspeed.org
Bring the family to Lake Compounce and Connecticut’s Largest Water Park, Crocodile Cove, are open! Pirates and a Stunt Spectacular have taken center floating stage in the all-new Splashbucklers Pirate Show, where the whole family is invited to cheer on the daring Captain Cunning as he protects the Queen’s booty from plundering scalawags and ne’er-do-wells daily through August 17. Single Admission at $29.99. Season passes as low as $54.99. www.lakecompounce.com
Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury is also packed for fun! Tickets range from $27.99-$42.99 with Season Passes for $105.99! www.quassy.com
Adventure Park at Storrs is open for the season with ziplines, aerial ropes and adventure! https://myadventurepark.com/location/storrs-ct/
It's Flea Market and Drive-In Movie Season at Mansfield Drive-In! The Flea Market is ever Sunday 8am-2pm through November 24th. You can also watch movies on any of the Big Screens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with first features starting at 8pm! www.mansfielddrivein.com
The Farmer’s Market is Saturday in Stonington at the Velvet Mill.
Saturday, you could hop on a bus trip to Fenway Park for the Red Sox vs. the Dodgers to benefit the Petit Family Foundation and the St. Paul Catholic Lady Falcons Softball Team. The bus leaves St. Paul Catholic HS at 2pm. Game time is 7pm. Tickets are $225 per person which INCLUDES a $50 voucher to be spent at Fenway Park (food, beverages, souvenirs). Email garyhov@aol.com or call 860-690-5959.
The Bushnell Park Carousel is waiting to greet your family! Bring your kids, or don't. You definitely don't need an excuse to ride the historic 1914 Stein & Goldstein Carousel because it is beautiful! The best seat in the house is on a horse named Freedom. Open weather permitting noon to 5pm.
