Hartford Has It Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:17:15 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://hartford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png 32 32 https://hartford.com/events-calendar/hartfords-historic-south-end-walking-tour/?occurrence=2025-09-20 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=95606 Visit the historic South End of Hartford to explore the architectural treasures of Coltsville and the Charter Oak neighborhoods. Discuss the impacts of industry and immigration on these neighborhoods in Hartford, including sites like the Colt Factory and its worker houses, the Church of the Good Shepard and Parish House, the Capewell Nail Factory, and […]]]> 2025-09-20 10:00 am 2025-09-20 12:00 pm Butler-McCook House & Garden $10+ Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/filmmaker-spotlight-series-jordan-peele-us/?occurrence=2025-09-20 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=103907 Head to Real Art Ways for the Filmmaker Spotlight Series, where Jordan Peele’s Us (2019, R) twists horror into a razor-sharp reflection on identity, fear, and the uncanny. After the film, Dr. Brandon Ogbunu and filmmaker Truth Powell lead a conversation that dives into the intersections of science, culture, and creativity.]]> 2025-09-20 6:00 pm 2025-09-20 Real Art Ways $6-$12 Appreciate Some Art, Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/isham-terry-open-tour-sunday/?occurrence=2025-09-21&time=1758459600 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=95602 The Isham-Terry House is a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the-century Hartford. Explore this beloved family home to learn about the booming industries and culture of Hartford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, understand medical practice and public health at this time, and learn more about the Isham and Terry families through […]]]> 2025-09-21 1:00 pm 2025-09-21 4:00 pm Isham-Terry House $15 Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/public-lecture-the-scenic-daguerreotype/?occurrence=2025-09-25 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=103885 Step into 19th-century America through the lens of early photography at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Grant B. Romer, one of the foremost experts on daguerreotypes, explores the artistry and cultural significance of outdoor views from 1840–1860. Arrive early to view The Scenic Daguerreotype in America exhibition, then stay for a lecture and book signing that bring […]]]> 2025-09-25 5:00 pm 2025-09-25 The Wadsworth Free Appreciate Some Art, Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/made-to-last-textiles-of-early-connecticut/?occurrence=2025-09-25 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=103804 Discover how Connecticut’s textile traditions have evolved as weaver Margaret Liljedahl uses historic pieces from the Connecticut Museum’s collection to connect past and present fiber arts. From colonial looms to modern weaving, this interactive program explores the tools, techniques, and cultural impact of textiles in New England.]]> 2025-09-25 6:00 pm 2025-09-25 7:00 pm Connecticut Museum of Culture and History $15 Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/the-cheney-family-local-trendsetters/?occurrence=2025-09-26 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=103897 Explore the story of Hartford’s trendsetting Cheney family at the Wadsworth. Curators Erin Monroe and Ned Lazaro reveal how the family’s silk business and passion for art shaped local fashion and culture. While free, registration for this event is encouraged.]]> 2025-09-26 1:00 pm 2025-09-26 The Wadsworth Free Appreciate Some Art, Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/graveyard-shift-ghost-tours-654/?occurrence=2025-09-26&time=1758909600 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=93215 Featured on Syfy’s Ghost Hunters and Biography’s My Ghost Story, The Mark Twain House and Museum is filled with haunted history, dark tales, and Victorian traditions surrounding seances and spirits. Take a ghost tour and hear all about these investigations and learn about Mark Twain’s own interest in the supernatural.]]> 2025-09-26 6:00 pm 2025-09-26 Mark Twain House & Museum $23+ Big Events, Geeky Goodness, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/what-a-way-to-go/?occurrence=2025-09-27 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=102175 Life in the past wasn’t always quaint—it could be downright deadly. This guided tour through Cedar Hill Cemetery unearths stories of mayhem, misfortune, and mysterious ends, from runaway carriages to ill-fated fashion choices. History has never been so perilous.]]> 2025-09-27 10:00 am 2025-09-27 12:00 pm Cedar Hill Cemetery $10 Geeky Goodness, Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/historic-hartford-walking-tour-hartford-women/?occurrence=2025-09-27 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=102773 Hartford’s Main Street gets a bold retelling in this fresh 2025 walking tour, where familiar blocks reveal the overlooked powerhouses who shaped Hartford. From suffragists to storeowners, governors to groundbreaking librarians, the stories of these women are stitched into the city’s streets—and it’s time they had the spotlight.]]> 2025-09-27 10:00 am 2025-09-27 12:00 pm Butler-McCook House & Garden $10+ Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/guided-tour-ct-freedom-trail/?occurrence=2025-09-27&time=1758969000 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:30:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=103831 Take a Freedom Trail Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground and uncover the stories of African, African-American, and Native-American people in colonial Hartford. Led by Christine Jewell of the Ancient Burying Ground Association, the tour highlights groundbreaking research from the Uncovering Their History project, which brings long-overlooked lives into the historical record. This event is […]]]> 2025-09-27 10:30 am 2025-09-27 Ancient Burying Ground Free Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks https://hartford.com/events-calendar/guided-tour-ct-freedom-trail/?occurrence=2025-09-27&time=1758974400 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://hartford.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=103831 Take a Freedom Trail Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground and uncover the stories of African, African-American, and Native-American people in colonial Hartford. Led by Christine Jewell of the Ancient Burying Ground Association, the tour highlights groundbreaking research from the Uncovering Their History project, which brings long-overlooked lives into the historical record. This event is […]]]> 2025-09-27 12:00 pm 2025-09-27 Ancient Burying Ground Free Hartford.com Calendar, Tours & Talks