Description of Organization & Event: Pratt Street Sounds is a free, outdoor music series on 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 

Welcoming a variety of sounds to fill the park on Wednesday nights. Musical performances by Elite Syncopation, Latanya Farrell, Eight to the Bar, Mass Conn Fusion, Daniel Salazar & Friends, concluding with Bassist Nat Reeves & Friends. In the event of rain music will resume Thursday. 

Website: www.elizabethparkct.org 

The City of Hartford hosts the 4th Annual Juneteenth celebration in Bushnell Park at the Black Lives Matter mural. The event will have various musical performances, empowerment resources, and local vendors. 

Website: www.hartfordct.gov 

Hartford Symphony Orchestra presents the 3rd Annual free “Concert for the Community” featuring 55 Hartford Symphony Orchestra musicians performing favorite Broadway compositions from American, Latino, and Black composers. 

Website: www.hartfordsymphony.org 

Description of Organization & Event: Pratt Street Sounds is a free, outdoor music series on 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 

Connecticut Landmarks invites guests to bring chairs and picnic baskets for free live music concerts on the 2nd Thursday of the month from June - to September in the historical Butler McCook house garden.  

Website: www.ctlandmarks.org 

Gather family and friends for a two-day festival taking over the streets of downtown Hartford. Enjoy culinary adventures, experimental art, and musical vibes.  

Website: www.thehartfordtaste.com 

With support from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, join the Amistad Center for Arts & Culture in celebration of Juneteenth. Explore themes of emancipation and diaspora through the Freedom Ways exhibit in the Pryor Gallery. Enjoy workshops and music inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and various Afro-beats in the Gengras Courtyard.  

Website: https://www.thewadsworth.org/visit/events/ 

Gather family and friends for a two-day festival taking over the streets of downtown Hartford. Enjoy culinary adventures, experimental art, and musical vibes.  

Website: www.thehartfordtaste.com 

Date (s) Sunday, June 2 

Time:  Parade 9am-noon and Festival 2:30 pm-9 pm 

Location: Bushnell Park 

Description of Organization & Event: 60th Anniversary of Hartford’s Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival.  Join Hartford community members for a celebration of Puerto Rican culture and pride. 

Website: www.hartfordprparade.com 

2023 Elizabeth Park Summer Concerts Series 

Organization: Elizabeth Park Conservancy 

Date(s):  June 28, July 5, July 19, August 2, August 9 

Rain Date(s): The rain date is Thursday. Same time, same location. 

Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM 

Location: The John G. Martin Foundation Stage on the Helen S Kaman Rose Garden Lawn at Elizabeth Park, 1561 Asylum Ave. 

Description of the Event:  

We plan to present five concerts this summer, all very different, We haven't finalized the dates with everyone, but they will occur between June 28 and August 19. These dates are tentative.  

June 28, 2023, 6:30 PM - 08:00 PM - The Hot Cat Jazz Band 
The Hot Cat Jazz Band kicks off the 2023 Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, June 28 at 6:30 PM.

Children’s Day: 

Date & Time:  Tuesday, June 11,  1 pm-3 pm 

Justice Dance Performance Project - A Wisdom of Trees will infuse a movement-based event organized by Judy Dworin, including dance, a story walk, drawing, and songs. There will be a book giveaway for the first 75 attendees. The awardees from the Hartford Youth Art Renaissance Show will have images of their work displayed along the pool fence and a bouncy house will be set up for more movement.