This weekend is filled with Holiday Lights & Celebrations!! And lots of movies in theaters and streaming too!
Lets start with the movies, there’s a lot! Now the big holiday debate is if Bruce Willis in Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not…I say no - while my husband and many others YES. What I can tell you is Bruces new movie IS NOT A HOLIDAY MOVIE and it opens this weekend, it’s called Deadlock and is far to violent for me to share a clip. If you’re a Bruce fan then its filled with all the action, fights and adult situations you can handle. He plays a father who avenges his sons death and there are no rules, also he is not the good guy in this and neither was his son. No thank you.
Now one movie I really want to share with you was just recently released on Netflix called A Boy Called Christmas with Henry Lawfull, Maggie Smith,Kristen Wiig and so many recognizable faces! An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny. This is really great for the whole family!
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Santa and Mrs Claus will be working overtime this and every weekend until Christmas!!! And from Holiday Lights Fantasia to benefit the Channel 3 Kids Camp, The Magic of Lights at Rentschler Field and Holiday lights at Lake Compounce, 6 Flags and more there’s a ton of Holiday activity for you and your family!!!
How would you like hot cocoa and a story read to you by SANTA??? STORYTELLING & SELFIES WITH SANTA & MRS CLAUS, 1:00-3:00PM. Santa and Mrs Claus will visit The Shops at Yale and read stories to children for the first hour from 1:00-2:00pm, followed by selfies with families from 2:00-3:00pm. Free and open to the public. December 4 at Book Trader Cafe, 1140 Chapel St. For more dates visit: www.theshopsatyale.com
FESTIVAL OF TREES AND TRADITIONS Through December 12, 2021at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Established in 1973 by the Women’s Committee as a museum fundraising event, Festival of Trees & Traditions has become an annual holiday custom for visitors from throughout the state and beyond. Plus Santa will be there Saturday from noon to 2pm! Visit www.thewadsworth.org
The amazing Hartford Symphony Orchestra performs this weekend at the Bushnell’s Belding Theatre with TCHAIKOVSKY & GRIEG Friday, December 3, 2021 - Sunday, December 5, 2021 from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker finale to Grieg’s romantic Piano Concerto features one of the most famous openings in classical music- you will be moved by these performances! For times visit www.hartfordsymphony.org
There are a ton of tree lightings, parades and town events on Saturday! CLICK HERE FOR MORE, one I’ll be at is the Hello Holidays Tree Lighting at The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk where a CT Local Hero will light the tree with Santa and Mrs Claus with fun activities starting at 5pm!
Sunday you can lace up for a great cause! The Blue Back Mitten Run! This festive family 5K tradition is back, welcoming runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to celebrate the season as a community. The 3.1-mile road race winds through West Hartford neighborhoods, lined with homes decorated for the holidays and festive shop windows. Bring the kids to participate in the HMF FitKids run- a ½ mile or one-mile dash to Blue Back Square. All Mitten Run participants receive a warm knit beanie. High-fives from Santa, chocolate milk, and holiday cookies await finishers for post-race merriment in Blue Back Square. Please help support neighbors in need to stay warm this winter – donations of NEW mittens, gloves, scarves, and hats are being collected for The Town That Cares Fund, a program of the Town of West Hartford’s Department of Human and Leisure Services. visit: www.hartfordmarathon.com for more!
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December 3, 2021
- 11th Annual Holiday Light Fantasia
- 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- 1106 Maple Ave, Hartford
- 11th Annual Gingerbread House Festival: “Happy Golden Days”
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- South Windsor, Wood Memorial Library & Museum
- Magic of Lights
- 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- East Hartford, Pratt & Whitney Stadium
- Santa's Walking Wonderland
- 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- 501 Wolcott Rd Bristol
- Festival of Trees:
- Bacon Academy Choir
- 12 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Ballet Theatre Company
- 2 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Trinity College Trinitones
- 3:30 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Avon Winterfest
- 6 p.m.
- 16 Ensign Dr, Avon
- Holiday Lights Spectacular
- 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Olde Mistick Village
- Lake Compounce Holiday Lights
- 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- 185 Enterprise Drive, Bristol
December 4, 2021
- 11th Annual Holiday Light Fantasia
- 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- 1106 Maple Ave, Hartford
- 11th Annual Gingerbread House Festival: “Happy Golden Days”
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- South Windsor, Wood Memorial Library & Museum
- Magic of Lights
- 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- East Hartford, Pratt & Whitney Stadium
- Festival of Trees:
- Visit Santa
- 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Ariel Flutes
- 12 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Creative Dance Center
- 2 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- The Troubadours: origami-making with Ben Parker
- 3:30 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Take-and-Make LEGO menorahs
- All-day
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Light Extravaganza Event to Benefit Veterans
- 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- 35 Fisher Hill Rd, Glastonbury
- Avon Winterfest
- 6 p.m.
- 16 Ensign Dr, Avon
- Holiday Lights Spectacular
- 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Olde Mistick Village
- Night of Lights
- 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- 1075 Main St, Newington
- Lake Compounce Holiday Lights
- 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- 185 Enterprise Drive, Bristol
- Santa at Fair Weather Growers
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- 1146 Cromwell Avenue, Cromwell
- Lights on Magauran Dr.
- 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
- Magauran Dr, Stafford Springs
- Saybrook Starlight Festival
- Hosted on Old Saybrook Town Green, 9 a.m. to 'starlight'
- Ellington's Winterfest
- A day full of events from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
December 5, 2021
- 11th Annual Holiday Light Fantasia
- 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- 1106 Maple Ave, Hartford
- 11th Annual Gingerbread House Festival: “Happy Golden Days”
- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- South Windsor, Wood Memorial Library & Museum
- Magic of Lights
- 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- East Hartford, Pratt & Whitney Stadium
- Festival of Trees:
- Elizabeth Lyra Ross
- 12:30 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Capitol Trombone Choir
- 2 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Silk City chorus
- 3:30 p.m.
- Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum
- Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting
- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Farmington Valley
- Avon Winterfest
- 6 p.m.
- 16 Ensign Dr, Avon
- Holiday Lights Spectacular
- 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Olde Mistick Village
- Mannheim Steamroller
- 7 p.m.
- Foxwoods, Ledyard
- Lake Compounce Holiday Lights
- 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- 185 Enterprise Drive, Bristol
- Santa at Fair Weather Growers
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- 1146 Cromwell Avenue, Cromwell
- Lights on Magauran Dr.
- 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
- Magauran Dr, Stafford Springs
- Westbrook Tree Lighting
- Westbrook town green, 4 - 6 p.m.