Music:
John Mayer takes the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena tonight at 8pm. Tickets are $266-$1431! www.mohegansun.com
Yacht Lobsters sail into Infinity Hall in Hartford tonight at 8pm with soft rock of the 70’s and 80’s. Tickets are $40. Also on Sunday take a Magical Mystery Doors: a Tribute to the Beatles, Zeppelin and the Doors. Tickets are $47-$64. www.infinityhall.com
He is called the Jimi Hendrix of Ukulele Players. Don’t miss Jake Shimabukuro Saturday 8pm at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the UConn campus in Storrs. Tickets are $40-$45. www.jorgensen.uconn.edu
Fairs:
The Connecticut Renaissance Faire is every Saturday and Sunday through October 25th 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 Time Travelers and includes Monday (Columbus Day) as a bonus! www.ctfaire.com
Don’t miss the final weekend of the Southington Apple Harvest Festival taking place on the Green in Southington with all things APPLES! Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 11am-9pm and Sunday Noon-7pm. Free Admission. Live entertainment, carnival rides, parades, crafts, vendors and more! www.southingtonct.gov/ahf/
Riverton Fair: Riverton Fairgrounds. Highlights include an apple pie contest, junior baking contest, rides, music and animals. www.rivertonfair.com
The 21st Annual Connecticut Garlic and Harvest Festival is this weekend Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 304 Route 61 (Main St. North) Admission is $10 adults, $1 children under 12. CASH ONLY!Garlic cooking demonstrations, garlic dips, spreads, cheeses, oils, sausage and so much more! Live entertainment too! www.garlicfestct.com
Events:
Home Opening Weekend for the Hartford Wolfpack at People’s Bank Arena in Hartford! They skate against the Wilkes Barre Penguins Saturday at 6pm and then welcome the Laval Rocket Sunday at 3p. www.hartfordwolfpack.com
The 33rd running of the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon is Saturday at Bushnell Park with 11,000 participants and a set up by Hartford Marathon Foundation. The race will be a 26.2-mile marathon with a team relay and 5K fields. Racers are urged to register TODAY since there is no opportunity to register on race day. The starting line will be in front of the State Capitol at 8 a.m. The wheelchair start will be at 7:57 a.m. The 5K race will start at 8:10 a.m. on Capitol Avenue between Clinton and West streets. The FitKids races will start at 9:30 a.m. on the east side of Bushnell Park.
Enjoy a Singles Autumn Dance tonight 7-11pm at the Polish American Club, 541 North Main Street, Bristol. This will be a fun dance to attend! Be sure to come and bring your friends. Dress to impress and door prizes. Members $18, Guests $22. For info, call Gail 860-463-6906. Sponsored by Singles Social Connections.
It’s October… 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!
The American Premiere of Dracula begins at 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 opens the Theaterworks Hartford Season 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 Snow Goose continues at Good Speed Opera House through October 18th. Tickets at www.goodspeed.org or 860-873-8668.
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 Sunday starting at 8am. It runs every Sunday till October 25th and features local vendors, crafters, food trucks and more!
Get ready to zip, climb and fly through the trees with a special Halloween night Saturday at 5pm 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.
Hartford Wolfpack Home Opening Weekend, plus apples, garlic and more!
Hartford Wolfpack Home Opening Weekend, plus apples, garlic and more!
