Music:
The Talcott Mountain Music Festival concludes with the Music of Nashville tonight at Simsbury Meadows! Country hits from today and yesterday. Gates open at 6pm. Concert at 7:30pm. Tickets $27.50 - $50. www.hartfordsymphony.org
NEEDTOBREATHE plays Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets $20-$94. www.LiveNation.com
American Idol and star of A Beautiful Noise, Nick Fradiani headlines The Savin Rock Festival in West Haven will be held on Friday 5-10pm and Saturday 9am-10pm in Old Grove Park. (Fradiani performs Saturday 8-10pm) Other featured performers throughout the weekend include a performance from a Foreigner and Journey tribute band, Covergirl, The Navels and more.
Check out the 29th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Friday 5:30-9pm, Saturday 3-8pm and Sunday Noon-3pm at the Frederick Gunn School, 22 Kirby Rd, Washington. Tickets are $52-$400. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/29th-annual-litchfield-jazz-festival-tickets-801649042867?aff=oddtdtcreator
Events:
Join Mike and Mary and Whaler Alumni Saturday at Dunkin Park in Hartford for Yard Goats baseball and a celebration with Hartford Whaler Alumni! Get your photo with a life-size Sean Burke in goal. The kids can win Shark books on Whaler weekend from National Geographic… and beginning at 4:30 outside the main gate, they will help you download the Audacy app which could win you a share of $100,000 in our National Contest! www.YardgoatsBaseball.com
The 64th Annual Lebanon Country Fair is Friday 3-11pm, Saturday 9am-11pm and Sunday 9am-6pm on the Fairgrounds, 122 Mack Rd.
Enjoy a weekend of entertainment, exhibits, competitions and a taste of Eastern Connecticut. This year, you will find rides, animals, helicopter and tethered hot air balloon rides, truck pulls, lawnmower racing, K9 frisbee show, wrestling, motocross, doodlebugs, home & garden exhibits, live music, fair food, and FIREWORKS! Admission is $10. Kids under 12 are free. Also, Military are free with ID. www.lebanoncountryfair.org
Jerry Seinfeld comes to Foxwoods Premier Theater Saturday 8pm. Tickets $132-$396. www.foxwoods.com
Vicki Lawrence and Mama – a 2 Woman Show plays the Kate in Old Saybrook Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $88-$101. On Sunday, enjoy the music of Vonda Shepard at 7:30pm. Tickets $40. www.thekate.org
Bill Maher brings laughs to Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford Saturday at 8pm. Tickets $20-$127. www.LiveNation.com
Goodspeed Operahouse present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific now through August 11th. Tickets $30-$76. www.goodspeed.org
The Southington Drive-In Theater presents KUNG FU PANDA 4 this Saturday on the big screen! Gates open at 6pm. Movie begins 30 minutes after sunset. $20 per car, $5 per individual. CASH ONLY. www.southingtondrive-in.org
The Hartford Athletic return to the pitch at Trinity Health Stadium vs. Phoenix Rising FC Friday 7:30pm on a We Score, We Pour Night. If the Athletic score a goal in the first half, select beers and sodas are just $1 at Halftime! It’s also First Responders Night and Grow the Trades, Touch A Truck. www.hartfordathletic.com
Lake Compounce celebrates its 178th season plus Crocodile Cove Waterpark is open! Plus enjoy the park’s all-new Beach Bash every single weekend in July and August including “Adventures in Parrot-dise a Jimmy Buffet Tribute” this Saturday at 7:30pm plus post concert fireworks to light up the night! www.LakeCompounce.com
Six Flags New England is open for the season. www.sixflags.com/newengland
Bring the littles to Quassy Amusement Park. https://www.quassy.com/
The Adventure Park at Storrs is open for the season! Tickets are now available for general admission, groups and birthday parties. Tickets for the Park’s activities are available on the Park’s website, www.myAdventurePark.com/SAP
Climb aboard the 1914 Stein and Goldstein Bushnell Carousel in Bushnell Park Saturdays and Sundays Noon to 5pm. Rides are $2.
Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream Parlor on Route 4 in Farmington is open for the season daily (weather permitting) Golf: 10am to 9:30pm. Ice Cream Parlor: 10:30am to 10pm.
Farmer’s Markets:
Cromwell every Friday at 4pm through September 6th. Local vendors, food trucks and fun. Riverport Park, 1 River Road. Parking off Main St (look for the event parking signs)
Ellington host their Farmer’s Markets Saturdays 9am to noon through October. 72 Maple St. Start your day with a delicious breakfast from a food truck, then grab a chair and relax to the sounds of free live music. Kids of all ages are invited to join in the fun with our weekly themes and family-friendly activities. With over 40 vendors offering a bounty of CT Grown produce, meat, dairy, and eggs, as well as locally caught seafood, fresh baked goods, and a diverse array of prepared foods, there's something to delight every palate.
Saturday is Wallingford Garden Market day at Doolittle Park, 78 S Main St, Wallingford 10a – 1p! Shop Local with many local vendors including Anna’s Lemonade! (Markets are rain or shine)
Coventry Farmers’ Market takes place Sundays until October 27, 10 am to 1 pm at the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead located at 2299 South Street. Each week has its own theme and sampling takes place in the tasting barn. This week it’s Farm to Table!
Stonington Farmers Market, Saturday 9am-12noon, in the North end parking lot of the Velvet Mill, 23 Bayview, Stonington.
