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

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. 

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. 

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! 

Home in Hartford Expo Connecticut residents can explore upgrading or repairing your home, finding your next apartment, accessing resources for renters & home buyers, or identifying a mortgage broker. Meet businesses that can help create your sense of home in Hartford and across Connecticut. 

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. 

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!

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

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.