Things to do in Hartford this weekend, Nov. 12 to 15
Upright Citizens Brigade musical improv comes to Sea Tea
By Lou P. and the Hartford Loop editors. Thursday, November 12, 2026
A New York musical improv troupe plays Sea Tea on Saturday night, and the Weaving Center opens its doors for a sale. There's a North End history walk from Whiton Library, and the Wadsworth hosts a children's film festival. UConn plays Ohio State downtown on Friday.
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Hell Yeah! Musical Improv Comedy from Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre NYC
Hell Yeah!, a musical improv show from Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, plays Sea Tea Comedy Theater Saturday at 7.
A team of professional actors and musicians builds a full musical from scratch, using a suggestion from the audience. Every line, lyric and melody is made up live, with keys and drums backing the cast.
Saturday at 7 pm · Sea Tea Comedy Theater, 15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT, 06103
FREE THIS WEEKENDcosts nothing
North End history walk
Saturday at 1 pm
Whiton Library, 100 North Main St., 100 North Main St., Manchester, CONNECTICUT, 06042
A one-mile stroll through the old North End, looking at what survived 1960s Urban Renewal. Stops include Whiton Library, the Y, Apel's Opera House, and Woodbridge and Hudson Streets. Free, rain or shine.
Drawn Here Gallery Talk
Sunday at 2 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, 06105
A staff member leads a half-hour, interactive introduction to Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford's North End, an award-winning exhibition. Included with museum admission, and no need to register ahead.
Teen Readers Unite: Nightcurse Author Talk
Friday at 3 pm
Teen Room, 2nd event, 281 Country Club Rd CT, Avon, CT, 06001
Teens in grades 7 to 12 meet the author of the dark academia fantasy Nightcurse over Zoom and talk about writing and themes. Copies of the book get raffled off at the end.
WITH KIDSbring them
New York International Children’s Film Festival
Saturday at 11 am
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
Two programs of imaginative short films from the New York International Children's Film Festival: Little Kid Flicks for younger viewers and Big Kid Flicks for older ones. Sensory-friendly showings are offered, and it's free.
Open Hearth Cooking Class and Dinner: Thanksgiving
Saturday at 11 am
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT, 06095
Cook at the Strong-Howard House hearth with an experienced hearth cook, then sit down to the meal you made. The menu includes gourd soup, roasted chicken, Cheshire pork pye and Marlborough pudding.
Second Saturdays for Families
Saturday at 10 am
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
Free admission to the Wadsworth Atheneum, plus arts and crafts tied to the exhibitions and docent-led tours. It's built for families, but anyone can come, kids or not.
THE WEIRD ONE with Lou P.
Don't Tell Comedy Hartford Show
The comedy show is in Southington, at a location they will tell you the morning of.
Saturday at 8 pm · Secret location in Southington, CT (revealed the morning of the show), Hartford, CT, 06489
DATE NIGHTfor two
La Bola Negra
Thursday to Sunday
Cinestudio, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106
A Spanish drama that weaves together three stories of queer identity and desire across generations. It's inspired by Federico García Lorca's unfinished work, and it's part of Cinestudio's Queer Cinema Thursdays series.
Nick Moss Band
Saturday at 8 pm
Black Eyed Sally's, 350 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT
Grammy-nominated guitarist Nick Moss and his band play old-school Chicago blues with fiery guitar work. It's a cheap night of the real thing, with plenty of room for the band to stretch out.
Phoebe Schimpf
Friday
Aetna Theatre at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103, Hartford, Aetna Theatre at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103, Hartford, CT
A live recording of the Plaidcast, hosted by Piper Klemm, with a screening of the documentary Our Dark Horse and guests Susan Kayne and Dr. Alycia Crandall. Tickets are free, and the audience joins the conversation.
BRING A TOTEmarkets and sales
Hartford Artisan Weaving Center's Open House and Sale
Saturday
Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT, USA
Shop hand-woven scarves, rugs, wearables and kitchen linens made in the Hartford studio by artisans who are blind, visually impaired or 55 and older. You can also tour the studio and meet them. Free.
BIG SHOWSyou've heard of these
- FRI 7:30 PMUConn Huskies Mens Basketball vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Mens Basketball, PeoplesBank Arena
- FRI 7 PMDusty Slay, Bushnell/ Belding Theater
PLAN AHEAD
WHAT DID WE MISS?
We do our best to read every calendar in Hartford, and we still miss good stuff. The church supper, the band at the corner bar, the block party your neighbor is throwing. If you know about something, tell us. Just write hello@loopcities.com. We read every note.
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