CT's Old State House Farmers Market
2023-06-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
EVERY FRIDAY | JUNE 15 – OCTOBER 13, 2023 | 10am – 2pm
In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market to be held in Hartford. Come shop local and visit our current day Farmers Market, established in 2011. Our goal is to offer a variety of products from as many farmers and artisan vendors as possible.
We are committed to offering a vibrant marketplace in downtown Hartford where local farmers and artisans can enjoy coming together with the community to share the best of what Connecticut has to offer. The Old State House Farmers Market runs from late spring through mid-fall, ensuring that our patrons enjoy the ultimate in seasonal variety for many months of the year!

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Mixed Bag on the West side patioThis event is free and open to the general public.

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-07-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Tales of Joy on the West side patioThis event is free and open to the general public

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-07-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Rick Spencer and Dawn Indermuehle on the West side patioThis event is free and open to the general public

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-07-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Rick Spencer and Dawn on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Rick Kala Farnham on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

Civil Discourse: Classroom Conversations for Stronger Communities with Joe Schmidt
2023-07-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Online. Register Here: https://bit.ly/OSH2023CivilDiscourseBook
Conversation is the key to building empathy and understanding. It’s one of the most important tools in a teacher’s toolbox when it comes to helping students understand difficult subjects. It can also be one of the trickiest tools for educators to use. Joe Schmidt is a leader in social studies education. In his latest book, “Civil Discourse: Classroom Conversations for Stronger Communities”, he and co-author Nichelle Pinkney share their expertise and guidance to help educators facilitate difficult conversations in the classroom with courage and empathy. Join Joe in conversation and learn how he constructed these tips for discourse on complex and sometimes divisive topics.
WATCH HERE: https://streamyard.com/watch/NxyzRAncuTVF

"Then and Now" Family Fun Day
2023-07-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Come learn about government and architecture “then” and “now” when you tour the Connecticut State Capitol and Connecticut’s Old State House this summer!
All activities are FREE!

Guided tours of the Connecticut State Capitol will be offered at 10:15, 11:15, and 1:15. Explore the Capitol as it is now and learn what the government was like when it first opened in 1878.
Enjoy structured interpretation at Connecticut’s Old State House anytime between 10 am and 5 pm (last entry is at 4 pm). Learn more about government and architecture from over 200 years ago.
Explore the Old State House Farmer’s Market from 10 am – 2 pm
Listen to live music from Sound Pipers at Old State House’s West patio from 12-1 pm.
Guided tours of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Arch in Bushnell Park will be offered from 12 – 1 pm.
Complete a scavenger hunt of Bushnell Park, the Capitol, and the Old State House. Come see us at Capitol Room 101 and Old State House Main Desk with your completed scavenger hunts for a prize!

PARKING: We recommend the State House Square parking garage, located at 55 Market Street and just steps away from Connecticut’s Old State House. Parking is only $5 with a validated ticket. Please present your parking ticket to the museum’s Visitor Services desk for validation.
For parking at the State Capitol:
Limited free parking is available in the Legislative Office Building parking garage accessible from both Capitol Avenue and Broad Street and on the north Capitol grounds off Trinity Street. On-street metered parking and commercial parking lots are also available nearby.
To RSVP please send an email to Capitol.Tours@cga.ct.gov with the names of those planning to attend.
https://my.lwv.org/connecticut/event/then-and-now-family-day-tours-connecticut-state-capitol-and-connecticuts-old-0

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Sound Pipers on the West side patioThis event is free and open to the general public

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-08-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Caribbean Vibes Steel Band on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

Hartford Live Concert featuring Guster with Karina Rykman
2023-08-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Gates open at 5pm, Music starts at 6pm.
Come down to The Old State House and enjoy free music all night, food trucks, beer garden and more!
Guster is an alternative rock band from Boston. The group broke into the musical mainstream in 1999 with their third studio album “Lost and Gone Forever” and have remained staples of the indie rock scene ever since. Their 8th studio album, “Look Alive”, was released in 2019.
Karina Rykman plays bass, sings, jumps around, and laughs a lot. In doing so, she has garnered a rare attention and avid listenership. Straddling the worlds of jam rock and indie pop drenched in psychedelia, Karina’s effervescent presence comes to life in musical form. With only six singles released, Karina has built a reputation as an unmissable live act. Her debut single “Plants” reached over a million streams, with the other singles not far behind. She can hardly contain herself about her yet-to-be-released debut studio record, as the best is truly yet to come.

Hartford Live Concert with Cimafunk (RAIN OR SHINE)
2023-08-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Cimafunk is a Grammy-nominated, Afro-Cuban Rockstar. His name refers to his heritage as a “cimarrón,” Cubans of African descent who resisted and escaped slavery, as well as to the essence of his music that aims to subvert classical Cuban rhythms with innovative mixes of funk, afrobeat and hip hop. He will be performing an electric live show with La Tribu, his 9-person band from Havana.
Hartford Live will run through mid-September and feature a beer garden, food trucks, local vendors, and more!
Additional artists will be announced soon!
Hartford Live is an ambitious addition to the city’s ongoing economic development and activation campaign.

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-08-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Eight to the Bar on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

Fires, Floods, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour
2023-08-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
What a Disaster! Take to the streets for a unique walking tour centered on man-made and natural disasters that made history in Hartford. Join us on a 1.2-mile loop to hear compelling stories of ingenuity, resilience, and innovation and see how Downtown Hartford has grown.
All tours are FREE and start at Connecticut’s Old State House.
To attend, register here: https://bit.ly/FFAoG2023

Hartford Live Concert featuring Max Creek
2023-08-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
The Hartford Live concert Series will run through late-September and feature a beer garden, food trucks, local vendors, and more!
Additional artists will be announced soon!
Hartford Live is an ambitious addition to the city’s ongoing economic development and activation campaign.

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Inner Groove on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

Conversations at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail - Enslaved for Life: Reexamining Connecticut's Prince Mortimer
2023-08-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Online. Register Here: https://bit.ly/CFT2023PrinceMortimer
On this month’s Conversations at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail we are joined by John Mills, a software designer who has done extensive research into the fascinating life of Connecticut’s Prince Mortimer and his 11 decades of enslavement.
Born in Guinea in the early 1700s, Prince Mortimer was captured and brought to Connecticut to be sold into slavery. He spent the rest of his very long life in bondage, dying at over 100 years of age. In his lecture, John Mills traces his path in discovering his own ties to slavery, what it taught him about himself and the challenges he faced while searching for his ancestors’ burial sites. He marries his experiences and revelations to the story of Connecticut’s Prince Mortimer.
John Mills’ intent is to bring light to the largely untold story of Prince, while at the same time evaluating the ripple effects of a past time. This event is FREE and open to the general public.

Hartford Live Concert Featuring Rubbelbucket
2023-08-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT, United States
Come down to The Old State House and enjoy freemusic all night, food trucks, beer garden and more! Gates open at 5 pm, music starts at 6 pm.The HartfordLive concert Series will run through late-September.
Hartford Live,presented by GoodWorks Entertainment, is an ambitious addition to the city’songoing economic development and activation campaign.
Rubblebucket is anAmerican art-pop and indie-rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The prolificgroup’s newest record, Earth Worship is an album with renewed shimmer,showcasing Rubblebucket’s intricately sparkling beats, hushed-yet-hooky vocals,and irresistible melodic complexity—a celebration of togetherness,environmental curiosity, and the pleasure in doing what you love.
Kalmia Traver and AlexToth, the group’s front persons, co-writers and co-producers, first began afriendship as jazz students at the University of Vermont. Soon after, theyformed Rubblebucket, using the project to delve into pop, funk, dance andpsychedelia; performances have spanned Bonnaroo to Glastonbury to theirself-curated Dream Picnic Festival, and they’ve collaborated with kindredgenre-blenders including Arcade Fire and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears.
For more details about Rubbelbucket, click here: https://www.seetickets.us/event/Hartford-Live-Rubblebucket/560864
https://goodworkslive.com/

"Then and Now" Family Day Tour
2023-08-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Come learn about government and architecture”then” and “now” when you tour the Connecticut StateCapitol and Connecticut’s Old State House this summer!
All activities are FREE!

Guided tours of the Connecticut State Capitol will beoffered at 10:15, 11:15, and 1:15. Explore the Capitol as it is now and learnwhat the government was like when it first opened in 1878.
Enjoy structured interpretation at Connecticut’s Old StateHouse anytime between 10 am and 5 pm (last entry is at 4 pm). Learn more aboutgovernment and architecture from over 200 years ago.
Explore the Old State House Farmer’s Market from 10 am – 2pm
Listen to live music from Sound Pipers at Old State House’sWest patio from 12-1 pm.
Guided tours of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Arch inBushnell Park will be offered from 12 – 1 pm.
Complete a scavenger hunt of Bushnell Park, the Capitol, andthe Old State House. Come see us at Capitol Room 101 and Old State House MainDesk with your completed scavenger hunts for a prize!

PARKING: We recommendthe State House Square parking garage, located at 55 Market Street and juststeps away from Connecticut’s Old State House. Parking is only $5 with avalidated ticket. Please present your parking ticket to the museum’s VisitorServices desk for validation.
For parking at the State Capitol: Limited free parking is available in the Legislative OfficeBuilding parking garage accessible from both Capitol Avenue and Broad Streetand on the north Capitol grounds off Trinity Street. On-street metered parkingand commercial parking lots are also available nearby.
To RSVP please send an email to Capitol.Tours@cga.ct.govwith the names of those planning to attend.
https://my.lwv.org/connecticut/event/then-and-now-family-day-tours-connecticut-state-capitol-and-connecticuts-old-0

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-08-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring The Broken Reed Saxaphone Quartet on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

Fires, Floods, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour
2023-08-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
What a Disaster! Take to the streets for a unique walking tour centered on man-made and natural disasters that made history in Hartford. Join us on a 1.2-mile loop to hear compelling stories of ingenuity, resilience, and innovation and see how Downtown Hartford has grown.
All tours are FREE and start at Connecticut’s Old State House.
To attend, register here: https://bit.ly/FFAoG2023
This event is presented by Travelers
