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Events Calendar - 2024


Find a multitude of fun events and great things to do, including weekend events, throughout the year, like music, festivals, comedy, outdoor fun, boat cruises, excursions for families and kids, food, wine and beer tastings.

Check out the listings of year-round Fairs & Festivals throughout New England.

Also be sure to read our list of Great Things To Do in New England.

Whether you're curious about what to this weekend, this month, or this season, we have you covered.

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Charity Events

Fight For Air Climb Hartford

Apr 5, 2025 - Apr 5, 2025 221 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103

Join the American Lung Association for our annual Hartford Fight For Air Climb at Hartford 21 in Downtown Hartford! Featuring one of the best set of stairs in the city, Hartford 21 is the perfect setting for a day of fun, challenge and camaraderie. Plus, heroic firefighters climb in full gear! Save your spot at the starting line and register today!
Funds raised for the Hartford Climb will support the 34 million Americans suffering from lung diseases like COPD, asthma and lung cancer, the #1 cancer killer in the United States. By joining us and hundreds of others as we climb 688 steps, you’ll be supporting life-saving research, education for patients and families, and advocacy for clean air and protection for the public from harmful air pollution.

Maple

Eastern CT Maple Fest

Mar 29, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 1235 Storrs Road Storrs, CT 06268

Join us for a weekend of MAPLE MADNESS and 100% wholesome family fun at our annual Eastern CT Maple Festival. We have lots of family activities, children's crafts and games, bouncy houses, carnival games and contests to keep kids of every age entertained. Your favorite food trucks, lots of maple flavored treats, jams, honey, spices, candles, soap, jewelry, clothing, baskets, pet treats, bread, baked goods, cannoli, fudge, cotton candy, kettle korn, fried dough, knitted items, toys, handmade cutting boards, and so much more! ​There will be maple sugaring demonstrations, presentations on the history of maple syrup, cooking with maple syrup, information on agriculture and all that is beautiful in the Last Green Valley. ​This event is free for anyone who likes maple! There is limited parking downtown near EO Smith High School but there is a shuttle bus service for easy parking located at the ECSU Baseball Complex at 1 Mansfield City Rd, Storrs (this is free too). ​The Windham Region Chamber of Commerce has been producing this maple festival since 2016 (in Hebron until 2024) and we are so proud of the vendors, community organizations and friends that we have who made this event so much fun.

Music

Orchestra New England Concert - The Clock

Mar 8, 2025 - Mar 8, 2025 400 College Street New Haven, CT 06511

On March 8th, O.N.E. brings you an eclectic concert featuring Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 101, “The Clock.” The other featured work is a song cycle by Yale graduate Lori Laitman: Becoming a Redwood, for tenor and chamber orchestra, based on poems by Dana Gioia. The concert also includes short works by Ibert and Ravel.

Evening Glow Music Series Spring 2025 Season

Mar 13, 2025 - May 15, 2025 421 Bantam Road Litchfield, CT 06759

All are welcome to join us for relaxing and reflective music to close the day. Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments. Complete series lineup & dates:
  • 3/13 - Joseph Jacovino, Pianist
  • 4/17 - Duo Alterity
  • 5/15 - Mad River Quartet