Returns December 31, 2025

Help us Put on First NIght HARTFORD 2026

We need all the hands we can get! Sign up to volunteer, or join us the day of show!

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OUR MISSION: First Night Hartford, Inc., produces two beloved annual community celebrations in Bushnell Park with art, music, food & fireworks--First Night Hartford (New Year's Eve tradition) & Hartford Bonanza (Independence Day Weekend festival)--that showcase our capital city's arts and cultural ecosystem and promote civic joy, social cohesion, and community pride.