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Save the Date for HARTFORD BONANZA 2026 + America 250 CT!

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you make hartford special

✿ Save the Date for HARTFORD BONANZA 2026 + America 250 CT! ☻ you make hartford special

HArtford bonanza 2026

Saturday, july 4

Hartford Bonanza 2026 + America 250

Connecticut Commemoration

July 4, 2026 • BushNell Park • 12 - 10 PM

Trinity

Street

Stage

12 - 1 PM CONNECTICUT STATE TROUBADOUR CHARLIE WIDMER

1 - 2 PM AVA GROM

2 - 3 PM STORIES OF CONNECTICUT’S BLACK PATRIOTS WITH HISTORIAN JOHN MILLS, AND THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND: A ROAD TRIP THROUGH U.S. HISTORY WITH HISTORIAN BEVERLY GAGE

3 - 4 PM POETRY HOUR FEATURING LAUGH, VERSATILE POETIQ, & LADY NZIMA

4 - 5 PM SEA TEA IMPROV

5 - 6 PM MIXASHAWN

6 - 7 PM DJ CH’VARDA

Main

stage

12 - 2 PM DJ DANA GAME

2:30 - 3:30 PM NAT REEVES QUINTET WITH JOSHUA BRUNEAU & NICKY DAVIS

4 - 5 PM HARTT SALSA ALL-STARS

5:30 - 6:30 PM DOM MCLENNON’S SANDBOX

7:30 PM COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT

7:30 - 9:30 PM

WIMBASH +

HARTFORD

SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA

Symphonic Set: Hartford Symphony Orchestra with Hartford Chorale conducted by Jack Anthony Pott

Band Set: WimBash featuring Doug Wimbish, Bernard Fowler, The Powell Brothers: Doobie, Kevin & Billy with Zyyayre Williams, Briana Maia, Jme Strchild, Dave Koltai, Corey Glover, Khaiim the RapOet

Jam Set: WimBash + Hartford Symphony Orchestra + Hartford Chorale

What’s Happening at Bonanza?

10 AM - 5 PM: Free Carousel Rides sponsored by the Bushnell Park Conservancy

12 - 8 PM: Recreation for All in partnership with the City of Hartford Sports & Recreation Department with Board Games sponsored by AARP Connecticut

2:30 - 7:30 PM: Roller Skating Jam by Skateport

Veterans & Military Families Welcome Tent with hospitality sponsored by Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union Stop by with your friends and families for shade, refreshments, and a place to rest, meet up, and interact with veterans and veterans’ civic organizations invited bt CTVets250. On this 250th anniversary of American independence, we honor you!

The Hartford’s Small Business Marketplace Through a new partnership with The Hartford, this marketplace reflects a shared commitment to our region’s dynamic small businesses and entrepreneurial spirit and an opportunity for residents and visitors to discover and support dozens of Connecticut proprietors.

Make It Here Zone sponsored by the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing Learn about Connecticut’s history of innovation and entrepreneurship–and try products made right here in our state!

America 250 Connecticut Assembly Interact with America 250 CT Affiliates and Local Committees from around the state and meet historians, curators, organizers, cultural workers, and others who have collaborated to plan historic events and exhibitions commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Connecticut Arts, Culture & History Walk Featuring pop-up exhibitions right here at the festival from around the region including a preview of Rebellious, on view now through November 1 at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Civic Marketplace Meet Connecticut nonprofits and community-based organizations that promote civic engagement, cultural understanding, social justice, voter education, youth sports, neighborhood activities, and other community opportunities for volunteers and all residents.

Hartford Bonanza Beer Garden 12 - 9 PM

…and dozens of food trucks & vendors

These performances and festival activities represent a diverse series of innovative partnerships and initiatives as Hartford Bonanza and the capital city host the statewide America 250 commemoration, bringing together civics and history organizations, artists, local businesses, visitors, and residents from across the state to reflect on the nation’s past while imagining its future on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence.

Fireworks at 9:30 PM over the State Capitol

building in celebration of America 250 Connecticut!