Aug 26 - Sept 2 in Hamden*
Summer Spotlight: Hamden Ice Cream
Celebrate the start of a new school year, and/or enjoy a late summer evening sunset @ these 4 great spots for local, homemade, small-batch ice cream with family, friends, and neighbors.
Friday Aug 26
2nd Annual Hearts for Justice @ Town Center Park. 3pm. Enjoy music, art, food trucks, and more. Link for more details.
Shakespeare in the Park @ Edgerton Park. “The Tempest” presented by Elm City Shakespeare Company. Free. 7:30pm. Link for more details.
Saturday Aug 27
Live music & food/beverage trucks @ Hindinger Farm. 4-7pm. Link for more details.
Back to School Supplies Drive: “Music & Murals” live @ The Shops at Yale on Broadway. 12-3pm. Drop off your new school supplies (new only please) to the United Way Tent on Broadway Island from 12-3pm. The first 250 donors will receive a voucher for one free cup or cone at Ashley’s Ice Cream or Arethusa Farm Dairy. Link for more details.
Final Weekend: Discovering Amistad @ Long Wharf. Free ship tours & educational programming. 12-4pm. Link for more details and registration.
Support local minority-owned small businesses during the Black Wall Street “Shop with Me” event @ Temple Street Plaza. 12-6pm. Link for more details and link to story from Fox 61 News.
Volunteer Opportunity: Bear Path Garden Cleanup organized by Hamden Land Conservation Trust. Link for more details.
Free STEM activities & projects for kids and families @ Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop. 10am-3pm. Link for more details.
Sunday Aug 28
“Insect Life Hike” @ Sleeping Giant State Park. Organized by SGPA. Raymond Simpson, the President of the CT Entomological Society, will lead the hike. Ray previously worked at the Peabody Museum in Entomology. Link for more details and registration.
Vendor Expo & Back-to-School free book bag giveaway @ Whitneyville Cultural Commons. 3-8pm. Link for more details.
Final Weekend: Discovering Amistad @ Long Wharf. Free ship tours & educational programming. 12-4pm. Link for more details and registration.
Shakespeare in the Park @ Edgerton Park. “The Tempest” presented by Elm City Shakespeare Company. Free. 7:30pm. Link for more details.
Free STEM activities & projects for kids and families @ Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop. 10am-3pm. Link for more details.
Monday Aug 29
Book Discussion on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel “The Night Watchman” @ Miller Library (or via Zoom). 6:30-7:30pm. Link for more details and registration.
Tuesday Aug 30
First day of school @ Hamden Public Schools.
Wednesday Aug 31
“Group Training Runs” to prepare for the 45th Annual Faxon Law New Haven Road Race @ East Rock Brewing Co. 6pm. All abilities and running levels are welcome. Link for more details.
Shakespeare in the Park @ Edgerton Park. “The Tempest” presented by Elm City Shakespeare Company. Free. 7:30pm. Link for more details.
Movies in the Plaza “Encanto” @ Pitkin Plaza. 8:30pm. Link for more details.
Thursday Sept 1
Fundraiser for Hamden’s “Gimme Shelter” @ Playwright. 5pm to close. Link for more details.
Salsa in Ninth Square. All ages, all abilities. Free. 6-9pm. Link for more details.
Shakespeare in the Park @ Edgerton Park. “The Tempest” presented by Elm City Shakespeare Company. Free. 7:30pm. Link for more details.
Friday Sept 2
Final Weekend: Shakespeare in the Park @ Edgerton Park. “The Tempest” presented by Elm City Shakespeare Company. Free. 7:30pm. Link for more details.
Final Weekend: Free museums for CT kids & 1 accompanying adult all summer. Over 100 museums participating, plus the zoo and both aquariums. Ends September 5th. Link for more details.
More Hamden Programs:
Register now for the 45th Annual Faxon Law New Haven Road Race on September 5th (Labor Day). There are 5 different options to participate: 20k, Half Marathon, 5k, Half Marathon Relay, Kids Fun Run. Link for more details and registration.
Community Garden @ Keefe Community Center.
Hamden Soccer Association. Register now for the Fall 2022 season. Ages 4-14. Link for more details.
Q-House on Dixwell Ave. Various programs & activities for the community all month, nearly every day. Options for all ages: kids, teens, adults, seniors, families. Details below.
Registration for Hamden Fathers Fall Softball. Link for more details.
Register now for the 2022 “Closer to Free Ride” scheduled for September 10th. Bike ride participants plus volunteer opportunities. Link for more details and registration.
Hamden Food in the News:
DiMatteo’s Pizza (50 Years in business in Hamden!): Video Review and link for menu.
Hamden Live Music Schedules:
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