Pratt Street Salsa Socials
One of the most anticipated annual events in downtown Hartford, the Pratt Street Salsa Socials bring the Hartford-area community together for a night of unforgettable salsa dancing.
Website for more information: www.Hartford.com/Salsa
Hartford Pride Fest
CLARO presents the Annual Festival showing the power of PRIDE in Hartford, join for live performances, drag shows and more!
Website: www.Hartfordpride.org
Pratt Street Sounds
Pratt Street Sounds is a free, outdoor music series taking place Friday nights on Pratt Street in downtown Hartford, featuring some of the state’s best original music.
Website for more information: www.Hartford.com/PrattStreetSounds
PrideFest 2023
PrideFest 2023
Organization: CLARO INC
Date(s): 09/09/2023
Rain Date(s): No Rain dates
Time: 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Church Street downtown Hartford
Description of the Event:
This year we are excited to celebrate PrideFest 2023 at the new Church Street location in downtown Hartford. PrideFest continues to grow, and the expectation is to have 12k+ attendees at the event. We confirmed CECE PENISTON and other well-known international artists, local entertainment, DIVAS from Ru Paul show, drag queens performers, music, orquestra, poetry reading, DJ, food, children and family activities, vendors, healthcare agencies, community non-profits, and state and local agencies would provide services and education to the community. in addition, local Theaters will feature and showcase their work and local visual arts exhibits.
Riverfront Recapture – Hartbeat Music Festival
Riverfront Recapture – Hartbeat Music Festival
Organization: Riverfront Recapture
Date(s): 9/9/23
Rain Date(s): No inclement weather plan is in place for the music festival. Any cancellations are determined the prior day by 5 pm and our website is updated, and social media is updated and shared.
Dance classes may be canceled due to inclement weather - whether heat, heavy rain, or thunderstorms - day of event. Instructors are notified, and cancellations are shared via social media as well as posted on our website.
Time: September 9, 11 am-9 pm
Location: Riverfront
Description of the Event:
Hartbeat Music Festival - we return the festival to a one-day event, filled with high-quality performances by a broad and diverse range of CT musicians, the majority of whom write and perform their own music. This showcases the skills and talents of home-grown musicians. Music ranges from: spoken word to folk to jazz to rock to bluegrass and so many more music genres. Band applications open in February 2023, and we anticipate another strong response that needs to be curated to feature multiple genres, giving repeat and new opportunities to the selected performing groups.