Things to do in Hartford, CT

114 events · Literary, Family

Tomorrow · Wednesday, September 9

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:00 PM

Reading for Change

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center · Hartford

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

Pride Author Series: The Light of Day

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

Saturday, September 12

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Make the World Write!

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center · Hartford

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:30 AM

Author Storytime with Daryl Gottier: Set Sail for School

River Bend Bookshop Glastonbury · Glastonbury

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM

The 11th Annual Bark Twain Bash

Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford

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Sat · Sep 12

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble West Hartford · West Hartford

Family

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Sat · Sep 12

Saturday Morning Storytime

Barnes & Noble Glastonbury (Somerset Square) · Glastonbury

Literary

Sat · Sep 12

Book Signing with Mark L. Dressler

Barnes & Noble Glastonbury (Somerset Square) · Glastonbury

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Sat · Sep 12

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Manchester (Buckland Hills Mall) · Manchester

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Sat · Sep 12

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Farmington · Farmington

Literary

Sat · Sep 12

Local Author Book Signing with Liz Bullard

Barnes & Noble Manchester (Buckland Hills Mall) · Manchester

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Learn to Play American Mah Jongg: 101 Beginner Course

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

Tuesday, September 15

Literary

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:00 PM

West Hartford Reads! Ticket Distribution (NWL)

West Hartford Public Library · West Hartford

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

The Upside Down World Circus

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center · Hartford

Wednesday, September 16

Literary

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Wed · Sep 16 · 2:00 PM

Silent Book Club (NWL)

West Hartford Public Library · West Hartford

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

An Evening with Liaquat Ahamed

Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford

Friday, September 18

Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM

An Evening with P. Paramita: Appetite

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

Monday, September 21

Mon · Sep 21 · 6:00 PM

Learn to Play American Mah Jongg: 102 Intermediate Course

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM

Mark Twain’s Black Muse: The Life and Legacy of His Butler, George Griffin

Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford

Tuesday, September 22

Tue · Sep 22 · 4:30 PM

An Afternoon with Suzanne Lang

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

Literary

Tue · Sep 22 · 6:00 PM

Photography Workshop Series: Session 2 (NWL)

West Hartford Public Library · West Hartford

Tue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM

Free Falling Release Party

River Bend Bookshop Glastonbury · Glastonbury

Wednesday, September 23

Wed · Sep 23 · 12:00 AM

2026 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center · Hartford

Saturday, September 26

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Sat · Sep 26 · 10:00 AM

Make the World Write!

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center · Hartford

Literary

Sat · Sep 26

Local Author Michael Zanetti

Barnes & Noble Glastonbury (Somerset Square) · Glastonbury

Literary

Sat · Sep 26

Local Author Rita Lussier

Barnes & Noble Glastonbury (Somerset Square) · Glastonbury

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Sat · Sep 26

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble West Hartford · West Hartford

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Sat · Sep 26

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Manchester (Buckland Hills Mall) · Manchester

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Sat · Sep 26

Saturday Storytime!

Barnes & Noble Farmington · Farmington

Literary

Sat · Sep 26

Local Author Book Signing with George Barrios

Barnes & Noble Manchester (Buckland Hills Mall) · Manchester

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Sat · Sep 26

Saturday Morning Storytime

Barnes & Noble Glastonbury (Somerset Square) · Glastonbury

Literary

Sat · Sep 26

Author Signing Event with Rebecca Podos

Barnes & Noble Farmington · Farmington

Sunday, September 27

Sun · Sep 27 · 1:00 PM

Mosaic Stained Glass Woodpecker

Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford

Family

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Sun · Sep 27

Sunday Storytime

Barnes & Noble Manchester (Buckland Hills Mall) · Manchester

Tuesday, September 29

Tue · Sep 29 · 6:30 PM

Threshing Day Release Party - West Hartford

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

Tue · Sep 29 · 6:30 PM

Threshing Day Release Party - Glastonbury

River Bend Bookshop Glastonbury · Glastonbury

Literary

Tue · Sep 29 · 6:30 PM

The Poetry of Place: A Writing Workshop (NWL)

West Hartford Public Library · West Hartford

Literary

Tue · Sep 29

Camp Half-Blood Release Party

Barnes & Noble Manchester (Buckland Hills Mall) · Manchester

Thursday, October 1

Thu · Oct 1 · 7:00 PM

Samuel Johnson and How the Dictionary Came to Be

Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford

Tuesday, October 6

Tue · Oct 6 · 6:30 PM

Freida McFadden: The Witch Launch Party! - Glastonbury

River Bend Bookshop Glastonbury · Glastonbury

Tue · Oct 6 · 6:30 PM

Freida McFadden: The Witch Launch Party! - West Hartford

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford

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Tue · Oct 6 · 7:00 PM

Night Owls Book Group (Virtual)

West Hartford Public Library · West Hartford

Monday, October 12

Mon · Oct 12 · 6:00 PM

Mah Jongg Open Studio at River Bend Bookshop

River Bend Bookshop West Hartford · West Hartford