Summer Concert Series: Snowhaus

TODAY: Snowhaus ...Calling themselves a Millennial power trio, this party punk band brings the energy to every show.Hear Snowhaus on YouTubeJoin us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side of Connecticut's Old State House. Bring your lunch […]

Conversations at Noon: The Importance of Venture Smith

  Join a lively panel of Connecticut-based historians as they discuss the fascinating life and legacy of Venture Smith, one of the very few enslaved people who left behind a first-person account of their experience.Venture Smith's autobiography, "A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa: But Resident above Sixty Years […]

Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market

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 to be held in Hartford. Come shop local and visit the current Farmers Market, established in 2011 with that original Market in mind. Our goal […]

Summer Concert Series: Inner Groove

TODAY: Inner Groove ... Bring your lunch and enjoy Inner Groove as they play an eclectic mix of popular rock and classic rock, pop and country. Their covers include only the best mix of vocally-rich hits from past and present.Visit Inner Groove's websiteHear a sample of Inner Groove's musicJoin us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! […]

National Votes for Women Trail: Author Susan Campbell Speaks

Join us to celebrate Isabella Beecher Hooker, an early women's suffrage activist, as her legacy is added to the National Votes for Women Trail!  At 10:00am, Isabella and her husband John will be honored with a trail marker plaque at their former home at 140 Hawthorn Street in Hartford.  (details here)At noon, the celebration moves to […]

Hartford Live: Free Outdoor Concert by Burning Spear

The City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment present FREE outdoor concerts at Connecticut's Old State House on Thursday nights through the summer.  Come enjoy live local music, food trucks, a beer garden, local vendors and more! Tonight's Artist: Reggae legends Burning Spear#freeconcert #outdoorconcert #reggae #hartfordlive #hartfordhasit

Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market

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 to be held in Hartford. Come shop local and visit the current Farmers Market, established in 2011 with that original Market in mind. Our goal […]

Summer Concert Series: Jeremy Haddad

TODAY: Jeremy Haddad ...An acoustic performer by heart, this friendly, bearded bard finds his musical calling in the simple arrangement of guitar and vocals. His songs and lyrics reflect an ever-changing landscape of emotionality, derived from common themes of love, anger, curiosity, and the indescribable task of being human. Living happily as just a drop […]

Hartford Live: Free Outdoor Concert

The City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment present FREE outdoor concerts at Connecticut's Old State House on Thursday nights through the summer.  Come enjoy live local music, food trucks, a beer garden, local vendors and more! Tonight's Artist: announcement coming soon#freeconcert #outdoorconcert #hartfordlive #hartfordhasit

Hartford Live: Free Outdoor Concert

The City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment present FREE outdoor concerts at Connecticut's Old State House on Thursday nights through the summer.  Come enjoy live local music, food trucks, a beer garden, local vendors and more! Tonight's Artist: West End Blend & Bella's Bartok#freeconcert #outdoorconcert #hartfordlive #hartfordhasit

Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market

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 to be held in Hartford. Come shop local and visit the current Farmers Market, established in 2011 with that original Market in mind. Our goal […]

Summer Concert Series: Jake Kulak Band

TODAY: Jake Kulak and the LowDown Band ... Come enjoy this rocking blues band as you eat lunch on the lawn!  Jake Kulak and the LowDown Band won the CT Blues Society Band Competition in 2018, and performed at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2019.  They have also been nominated for a New England […]