Major Events
Bloomfield Drum Festival
http://www.bloomfielddrumfestival.com/index.html
Once home to internationally renowned drum maker Benjamin Brown, Bloomfield now hosts the Drum and Music Festival featuring live multi-cultural music, international foods, arts and crafts and a community drum circle.
Buick Championship (formerly the Greater Hartford Open)
www.ghogolf.com
Go online now get ticket information for the hottest golf event in New England - the Buick Championship.
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
www.hartfordjazz.com
The Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz is the largest free jazz festival in southern New England.
Greater Hartford Marathon
http://www.hartfordmarathon.com/
Visit the Hartford Marathon Foundation online to learn more about the United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon and view the foundation's race calendar.
Festival of Lights
www.connectthedots.org/fol_opening.html
Don't miss the official start of Hartford's holiday season. The Festival of lights attracts more than 15,000 people that join in the singing of traditional Christmas carols as more than 250,000 lights adorn Constitution Plaza.
First Night Hartford
www.firstnighthartford.com
First Night Hartford, the city's premier New Year's Eve party, is a multicultural, artistically unique, alcohol-free New Year's experience with more than 30 performance groups and exhibits in downtown locations.
Hartford International Festival of Jazz
www.hijf.com
Starting with a solid jazz foundation, the festival's goal is to present a multicultural mix of music. Previous events have included jazz, Latin jazz, Brazilian and blues and plans are in place to include other music genres such as hip-hop, funk, drum & bass and world music.
Hartford Vintage Baseball Invitational
www.hartfordvintagebaseball.com
Catch the action at Bushnell Park this and every 4th of July weekend as more than a dozen clubs from the northeast compete for the coveted Capital City Cup. The free festival includes souvenirs, baseball memorabilia and fireworks.
Holiday Light Fantasia
www.holidaylightfantasia.com
Fantasia is a spectacular, annual event that lights up Goodwin Park on the Wethersfield-Hartford line. Treat your family to a series of magical, animated lighting displays accompanied by radio broadcasts that provide music and information throughout the 2 mile drive.
Open Studio Weekend
http://open-studio.com/
Open Studio Weekend is a city-wide opening of artist's studios and galleries.
Podunk Music Festival
podunkbluegrass.net
East Hartford plays host to this festival featuring acclaimed acoustic music at Martin Park, free workshops, traditional crafts, storytelling, jam sessions and food.
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
www.hillstead.org/sunkengarden.html
The Hill-Stead Museum's Sunken Garden turns into "a little paradise for poetry" every summer with the Sunken Garden Music Festival.
Taste of Hartford
www.tasteofhartford.com/
This annual event on Constitution Plaza treats thousands of visitors to an array of foods from local restaurants and live entertainment.
