August 18-26 in Hamden*
Beautiful. Diverse. Community.
Summer Spotlight: Hamden Ice Cream
Celebrate the start of a new school year, and/or enjoy a late summer visit to any of these 4 great spots for local, homemade, small-batch ice cream with family, friends, and neighbors.
Friday Aug 18
Opening Night: Elm Shakespeare Company presents “The Merry Wives of Windsor” @ Edgerton Park. Daily performances (except Mondays) at 7:30pm for two weeks, August 18th to September 3rd. Link for more details.
Path to the Parade 5k on Hamden’s Farmington Canal Trail @ 6:30pm. Post race party at The Playwright. Link to register.
3rd Annual “Hearts for Justice” event @ Town Center Park. 3-8pm. Free. Link for more details.
Friday Night Live Music @ Hamden’s No Worries Brewery. Link for more details.
“Let’s Get Free: Friday Fish Fry” @ Whitneyville Cultural Commons hosted by the Black Infinity Collective. Games. Food. Drinks. Music. 5-10pm. Link for more details and tickets.
Saturday Aug 19
10th Annual Gaelic Golf Tournament @ The Vue (Laurel View Country Club). Details below.
Black Wall Street Festival 12-8pm @ the NH Green. Link for more details.
Sunday Aug 20
Sugar Shack Series @ Brooksvale Park. Live music every Sunday 12-2pm. Free. Details below.
Polo in Hamden at Giant Valley Polo Club. 3pm. Link for more details.
Visit the Dickerman House and Talmadge Cider Mill. See a bit of Hamden History from the 1800s. Open in August on Sundays from 1 PM to 4 PM. Get a guided tour or wander around yourself.
Sunday Concert Series @ East Rock Brewing Company. Free. Live music in the beer hall from 3-6 pm. Link for details.
Back to School event @ The Lab @ ConnCORP. 12pm. Details below.
Tuesday Aug 22
Party in the Park for kids and families @ Villano Park. Free ice cream, arts, crafts, activities, and more from 3-5pm.
Thursday Aug 24
“Plein Air” with the Hamden Art League @ Brooksvale Park. The Hamden Art League invites all types of plein air artists, members and non-members, to join them 10am-5pm. Link for more details.
Friday Aug 25
Friday Night Live Music @ Hamden’s No Worries Brewery. Link for more details.
Happy Hour in the Plaza series with live music, food, drinks & lawn games in Temple Plaza! 4:30-7:30pm. Link for more details.
Saturday Aug 26
Hamden’s Back to School Food Truck Festival @ Town Center Park. 12-4pm. Details below.
Goat Yoga @ Nadeau Farm in Hamden. Saturday and Sunday @ 11:30am. Link to register.
Summer Cookout @ East Rock Brewery. 2-7pm. Link for more details.
Summer Comedy Improv Series with The Regicides of A Broken Umbrella Theatre. Live @ The Stack in Westville @ 8pm.. Ages 18+, beverages of all kinds provided! Link for more details.
Place Your Vote:
Vote this week (until August 21st) for your favorite movies for the upcoming Hamden Friday Night Movie Series. Link to vote.
More Hamden Programs:
“Right at School” for before and after school enrichment programs at Hamden Public Schools. Link for more details and registration.
Hamden’s free youth hockey “Learn to Play” program. Link for more details.
Register now for Hamden youth soccer this fall with HSA. Link for more details and registration.
Fall registration for Hamden Fathers baseball and softball. Details below.
Hamden Fathers fall softball registration. Details below.
Dance United Open House. Details below.
Fall registration for New Era Gymnastics is now open. Link to register.
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*Community event submissions: thisweekinhamden@gmail.com