Music:
The music of ABBA shines in the story of a Mother, a Daughter and 3 possible Dads in MAMMA MIA at the Bushnell through Sunday. Tickets are $50-$180! www.bushnell.org
The Hartford Symphony Masterworks Series continues with Dinur Conducts Tchaikovsky 4 tonight and tomorrow at 8pm and Sunday 3pm at the Bushnell. Tickets are $42-$94. www.hartfordsymphony.org
Fairs:
It’s the FINAL WEEKEND of The Connecticut Renaissance Faire Saturday and Sunday at the Lebanon Fair Grounds, 122 Mack Rd. See Knights in armor Joust live! Enjoy live entertainment on twelve stages, plus food, pubs, games, and over 200 vendors. Each weekend is a different theme. This weekend the theme is the a fusion of Halloween and Christmas called Merry Macabre! www.ctfaire.com
Events:
Put the kids in their costumes and join Mike and Mary at Dunkin Park (home of the Yard Goats) Sunday for a FREE Trick or Treat event from Noon to 3pm.
Saturday join Schaller Subaru at Alvarium Beer Company on John Downey Dr in New Britain 1-4pm for a Subaru Loves Pets Adoption Event with Fetching Hearts Rescue! Meet lovable pups looking for fur-ever homes!
Explore 15 incredible new home projects across Connecticut and get inspired by the latest design trends and features with the Connecticut Parade of Homes, thanks to the HBRA of the Connecticut River Region Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm. Tickets at www.POHCT.com
It’s Fan Appreciation night with Hartford Athletic vs Rhode Island FC Saturday 7p at Trinity Health Stadium! Enjoy $3 pizza slices, $2 12 oz. domestic pours and $1 popcorn! Live pre-match music from Survey Crew Jazz Band from 5-6pm. El Clamico posters to commemorate the rivalry. Hartford Athletic cowbells and maracas to bring the noise and keep the energy going! $3 off Brignole Vineyards wine at the match. It’s our final home match of the regular season, and we want to celebrate it with you. Grab your friends, get your tickets, and help us send the regular season off in true Hartford fashion!www.hartfordathletic.com
The Hartford Wolfpack skate against the Providence Bruins tonight at 7:00 at People's Bank Arena. www.hartfordwolfpack.com
Get ready for UConn Football tonight at 7:00 as they take on UMass at the RENT in East Hartford. Gates open for tailgating at 3pm. www.uconnhuskies.com
Celebrate Italian heritage month with Farmington UNICO at The Sal DiMauro Italian Sunday Dinner on Sunday 1 - 6 PM at Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford. Delicious pasta donated by Highland Park Market, marinara sauce donated by Max A Mia, homemade meatballs, homemade desserts, Cannoli provided by Zephyr’s Street Pizza, mozzarella making demo by Joe Cusano Mozz & Co. Adults $25, Children 6-12 $5, under 5 Free.
It's more than Pink... join the Susan G Komen Connecticut Walk in Bushnell Park this Sunday. 8:00am Hope Village, Check-In and On-site registration opens. 9:45am Opening Ceremonies. 10:00am Walk Begins. 11:00am Post-Walk Celebration.
https://secure.info-komen.org/site/SPageNavigator/mtpw_eventdetails.html?fr_id=11260
West Hartford Hauntings is the annual nighttime cemetery tours hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. This lantern-lit experience explores one of West Hartford’s oldest burial grounds, the Old North Cemetery, founded in 1790. During your visit, you will encounter departed residents who materialize from amongst the graves and recall tales of their demise. This year features all-new stories, with an “America-250” theme running throughout. Learn how the Revolutionary War directly affected Noah Webster’s family, the plight of “Loyalists” within the colonies during the fight for American independence, and other famous West Hartford residents like Sarah Whitman Hooker and Bristow, who was enslaved here during the 18th century. Performance dates to the public include - October 23, 24, 29 & 30th. The tours are conducted within the Old North Cemetery, 80 North Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. Tours leave every 15 minutes from 6:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m. and run for 45 minutes. Tickets are $25 at www.noahwebsterhouse.org
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the “Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum” - many more figures and sets have been added this year… Including a very rare figure of King Kong created by the original 1933 sculptor of Kong, Marcel Delgado, just recently restored! Plus a life-size figure of “Ming the merciless“ from the original “Flash Gordon“ , the original ET from the film,- and so much more! Open every weekend all year round – Fridays 6 PM to 9 PM Saturday and Sunday 3 PM to 9 PM – $15 for adults – $5 for kids under 12 - located at 103 E. Main St. in Plainville CT. - 860-817-6095 – website www.preservehollywood.org – fun for the entire family!
Dracula plays Hartford Stage and runs through November 1st. This bold new reimagining of Dracula delivers psychological suspense, gothic horror, and edge-of-your-seat tension just in time for the Halloween season at Hartford Stage. Tickets are $35-$120. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
Tony Award Nominee Little Bear Ridge Road continues at Theaterworks Hartford now through November 8th. Set on the remote edge of a small Idaho town, this gripping new play reunites a razor-tongued aunt and her long-estranged nephew, when circumstances suddenly force them back into each other’s lives. With a crumbling house to sell and years of unresolved history between them, sparks fly, tempers flare, and buried wounds resurface. Bitingly funny and quietly explosive, Little Bear Ridge Road explores the complicated, deeply human urge to reach across the void that separates us, even when doing so threatens to break us open. Tickets are $25 - $70. www.twhartford.org or 860.527.7838.
The Corn Maze is open daily. The Twilight Hard Cider Maze is also tonight at 5pm at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield! www.lymanorchards.com
Phantom Fallfest has begun at Lake Compounce Saturday and continues weekends through November 1st in Bristol and celebrates its historic 180th year. Lots of scares including haunted attractions! www.lakecompounce.com
Frightfest is bringing scares to Six Flags New England weekends through November 1st. www.sixflags.com/ne
The Wallingford Garden Market runs every Saturday from 10am to 1pm at Doolittle Park, 78 South Main St. Wallingford. 3 Farmers - About 35 Vendors! Be sure to stop by for your produce, drinks, crafts and so much more!
The Newington Kiwanis Big K Flea Market in Market Square in Newington concludes this Sunday at 8am. Last chance to bargain hunt with local vendors, crafters, food trucks and more!
Get ready to zip, climb and fly through the trees at The Adventure Park at Storrs, 2007 Storrs Road. Tickets are $47. Regular Hours Friday 3-8pm, Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10am-6pm. www.myadventurepark.com
Take a ride on the Bushnell Park Carousel open for the season Fridays 1–8PM, Saturdays & Sundays Noon to 5PM.
Celebrate Fall at Miniature Golf and Ice Cream Parlor, 1048 Farmington Ave, Route 4! Family fun with a beautifully maintained course and the best ice cream around! Monday through Thursday 11am to 8:30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to 9:00pm and Sunday 10am to 8:30pm. www.farmingtonminiaturegolf.com or 860-677-0118.
Trick or Treat at Dunkin Park, Hockey, Soccer and Halloween!
Trick or Treat at Dunkin Park, Hockey, Soccer and Halloween!
