Calendar of Events

Join us FREE today to celebrate International Museum Day!  We'll be open from noon to 5:00 pm.  Visit our restored historic Senate and House chambers, learn the stories of famous Connecticut […]

Online Event ... Join Joanie DiMartino, Curator of the Prudence Crandall Museum, for a thought-provoking presentation on the successes and legacy of the Canterbury Female Boarding School, a groundbreaking school for […]

Stop by Connecticut's Old State House on Open House Day!  Enjoy free admission to the museum exhibits, challenge yourself with a fun scavenger hunt through the building, pick up cute coloring pages for the kids, and […]

Music has the power to bring people together! Stop by Connecticut's Old State House lawn on Tuesday, June 21st between 3:00 and 4:00 pm to enjoy the striking sound of […]

Online Event … Join Andre Keitt, Greatheart Griot Storyteller, for a fascinating discussion of the life of James Pennington, author of the world’s first book on the history of the […]

On June 30th at noon, virtually "meet" some of the sixty-one middle and high school students who represented Connecticut in the prestigious National History Day competition this month. This hard-working […]

Stop by Connecticut's Old State House Farmers Market every Friday from 10am to 2pm between July 1st and October 28th .In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market […]

TODAY: Fiesta del Norte ...Come hear Connecticut’s first mariachi band, Fiesta del Norte perform the traditional folk and popular music of Mexico. Dressed in traditional sombreros and “charro” outfits, their repertoire spans […]

Stop by Connecticut's Old State House Farmers Market every Friday from 10am to 2pm between July 1st and October 28th .In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market […]

TODAY: Nelson Bello Jazz Trio ...Fronted by Nelson Bello, this eponymous Latin Jazz Trio enjoys performing their Afro-Cuban and Caribbean-flavored jazz. A well-known Latin percussionist and Hartford native, Nelson began […]

Stop by Connecticut's Old State House Farmers Market every Friday from 10am to 2pm between July 1st and October 28th .In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market […]

TODAY: Nu Haven Kapelye ...Come hear the biggest klezmer band in New England play traditional folk music that draws upon the history of Ashkenazi Judaism and Eastern European melodies.Nu Haven Kapelye can […]