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Hartford New Years Eve 2024

First Night celebrations, fireworks, hotels & restautants for NYE 2023-2024 in Hartford, Connecticut

First Night in Hartford is another long running new years eve celebration embracing the family friendly, alcohol free, first night tradition that started in Boston way back in 1976 and has been a feature of the new year celebrations in towns and cities across the USA ever since.

Hartford, the state capital of Connecticut is well worth a visit at any time of year, so if you are heading here over the festive and new year period be sure to check out some of the city's main attractions such as Mark Twain's house, the Harriet Beecher Stowe house, Wadsworth Atheneum and Elizabeth Park.

First Night Hartford

The event gets underway at 2pm on new years eve and if you're planning to attend you will need to purchase a ticket (also known variously as a button or a wristband). They only cost $12 for adults and $3 for ages 3-15, with younger kids free, You can buy yours online here.

The First Night event itself includes a wide range of entertainment at a variety of stages and venues throughout the day, including, live music, and children's show.

New Years Eve Fireworks

The highlight of the event is of course the fireworks, and the Hartford celebration actually offers 2 seperate displays, an earlier show at 6pm for the families with younger kids then the main display at midnight.

Both take place in the popular public Bushnell Park.

Comedy Night at City Steam Brewery

With limited capacity, you'll want to book in advance for this show with Corey Rodrigues. There are 2 showings, one at 7pm and one at 10pm with food and beer before the show. Tickets available here.

New Years Eve Hotels

There are plenty of hotels to choose from for new year in Hartford. Some of the best located for First Night events are the Radisson Hartford, Homewood Suites by Hilton Hartford Downtown and the Residence Inn Hartford Downtown.

You can search for deals at all of these venues, plus all of the top Hartford hotels here.

NYE Restaurants

For your new year dining options, Hartford has plenty on offer too, with a wide range of restaurants offering the whole gamut of cuisines. Top recommended places include Salute, The Capital Grille, Bears Smokehouse and Max Downtown. Vegans are superebly catered for by Fire 'n' Spice vegan restaurant. See the full range of options here.

NYE Live Stream

There's used to be a pretty decent webcam view overlooking the State Capitol and Bushnell Park, but it looks like it's been disbanded! Boo. Let me know if you hear of any others.

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