Take a free tour of the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch and learn all sorts of cool historical facts (no spoilers here), Thursdays through October. If you have a large group or would like to request a tour outside of the routine weekly hours, please send the Bushnell Park Foundation an email.

Bring your kids, or don’t. You definitely don’t need an excuse to ride the historic 1914 Stein & Goldstein Carousel because it frickin’ rules. Pro tip: the best seat in the house is on a horse named Freedom.

Celebrate First Thursdays at the Wadsworth. Each month’s event will feature a theme (think Valentine’s Day, Talk Like a Pirate Day, International Pancake Fluffiness Awareness Day, etc.) with live music, drop-in drawings, a special film or activity, snacks, and a cash bar. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required.

Enjoy Yoga In Our City this summer at parks throughout Hartford. Stretch, breathe, flex, and connect with the beauty around you at these instructor led yoga classes that are great for folx of all levels– beginner to absolute yoga pro. Classes in Elizabeth Park are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, May thru October. Scroll their Instagram Stories for a map of where to meet up.

Ready to flex your smarts? Bar Rated brings you the best themed trivia happening Thursday nights at Dead Language Beer Project. Put together your smartest, funnest, most competitive team and come up with a really good name– like “Quizzly Bears” or  “Let’s Get Quizzical”.

Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford unite for a bold chamber production of Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning musical thriller. Set in the shadows of 19th-century London, this dark tale of vengeance and obsession cuts deep with a razor-sharp score and unforgettable theatrical flair.