Events

Visit the Farmer’s Market at Indian Valley YMCA!

It’s snow much fun at the Connecticut Science Center. Stay warm while enjoying one of the best winter activities; skating! No skates are required for this rink, just wear your coziest pair of socks to slide around in.It’s snow much fun at the Connecticut Science Center. Stay warm while enjoying one of the best winter activities; skating! No skates are required for this rink, just wear your coziest pair of socks to slide around in.

Fun, entertainment, exhibits, prizes and more. Here’s a one-stop-shopping for the latest products and services for growing families, including national, state and local companies offering product samples and valuable information. Plus, the event presents entertainment, celebrity appearances and loads of activities for families with busy babies and toddlers.

The festival is one of the largest single ice-block competition on the east coast! With more than five-dozen pre-carved ice sculpures on display, you’ll find that downtown Putnam is transformed into a romantic getaway that’s suitable for the whole family!

Visit the Farmer’s Market at Indian Valley YMCA!

Special activities include climbing aboard experiences in historic aircraft; flight simulators; hands-on Build & Fly Challenges, and much more! A variety of aircraft will be open for visitors including the WWII era Republic P-47D, the Vietnam War era Bell UH-1B “Huey” helicopter, as well as supersonic jet fighters including the North American F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter and the Lockheed F-104C Starfighter.

Roald Dahl’s amazing tale is now Hartford’s golden ticket! It’s the perfect recipe for a delectable treat: songs from the original film, including “Pure Imagination,” “The Candy Man,” and “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” alongside a toe-tapping and ear-tickling new score from the songwriters of Hairspray. Get ready for Oompa-Loompas, incredible inventions, the great glass elevator, and more, more, more at this everlasting showstopper!

Get ready to shake off that winter chil with more than a dozen local restaurants will serve up their signature chowder and YOU choose the winner.