Events and Things to Do in Greater Hartford, CT

Saturday, May 16

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S.P.A.R.K. Free Morning of Science Discovery at Kingswood Oxford

MAY

16

9:00 AM

832 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford, CT

We’re excited to invite students in grades 4–7 to campus for S.P.A.R.K.—a free, hands-on morning of discovery at Kingswood...

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Sunday, May 3

• May Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend 9:00 am

  Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend

  
  

Monday, May 4

• Hartford Chorale Spring Sing: Mozart Requiem 7:00 pm

  St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford

  
  

Tuesday, May 5

• Lunch and Learn – Lydia Sigourney: Unsung Mother of American Literature 9:00 am

  Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

  
  

Wednesday, May 6

• String of Pearls Big Band at Black-Eyed Sally's 7:00 pm

  Black-Eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar, 350 Asylum St, Hartford

  
  

Thursday, May 7

• Making History: Building the National Museum of the American Latino 6:00 pm

  Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

  
  

Friday, May 8

• Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift 7:00 pm

  South Congregational Church, 1301 Forbes St, East Hartford

  
  
• House of Heavy 9:00 pm

  The Webster, 31 Webster St, Hartford

  
  

Saturday, May 9

• Bird Walk 6:30 am

  Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford

  
  
• Drive-Through Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Event 9:00 am

  American Eagle Financial Credit Union 333 East River Drive, East Hartford, CT

  
  
• CT Orchid Society Mother’s Day Sale 10:00 am

  First Congregational Church of Southington, 37 Main St, Southington

  
  
• Big Adventures at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 11:00 am

  Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport

  
  
• ConnectiKids' Botanical Ball: Masquerade in Bloom 5:00 pm

  Pond House Cafe, 1555 Asylum Ave, West Hartford

  
  
• Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings 6:30 pm

  South Congregational Church, 1301 Forbes St, East Hartford

  
  
• Speak Up Storytelling: Rebellious 7:00 pm

  Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

  
  

Monday, May 11

• Hartford Chorale Spring Sing: Brahms' Nanie 7:00 pm

  St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford

  
  

Tuesday, May 12

• 2026 Connecticut Democracy Center Awards 5:30 pm

  Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford

  
  

Thursday, May 14

• Greater Hartford Bike to Work Day 7:00 am

  Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford

  
  

Saturday, May 16

• S.P.A.R.K. Free Morning of Science Discovery at Kingswood Oxford 9:00 am

  832 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford

  
  
• Arts & Letters 10:00 am

  Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford

  
  
• El Teteo in Harriet’s Backyard 12:00 pm

  Stowe Center for Literary Activism, 77 Forest St, Hartford