Get your veg on at Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market. Nestled on the East brick plaza near the lawn you can peruse some delicious treats from a variety of vendors, listen to some tunes from local musicians, and then you can explore the oddities inside at the Museum of Curiosities. There’s a two headed calf in there, just sayin’.

Put two eggs in your basket, or two feathers in your hat, or two peppers in your peck of pickled peppers and check out the Old State House’s Summer Concert Series with live musical performances during their Friday market. Here’s the 2024 season’s line up:

JUNE 21: FIESTA DEL NORTE
JUNE 28: MASS-CONN FUSION
JULY 5: MODERN REFUGE
JULY 12: THE PROFESSORS OF SWEET, SWEET MUSIC
JULY 19: STATTIC THE BAND
JULY 26: NELSON BELLO JAZZ TRIO
AUGUST 2: SOUND PIPERS BAND
AUGUST 9: CESSA AND THE ZACH
AUGUST 16: THE BARDS OF GUNGYWAMP
AUGUST 23: THE BIGFOOT DIARIES
AUGUST 30: ALI KAT AND THE REVELATORS
SEPTEMBER 6: NEKITA WALLER
SEPTEMBER 13: CHERRY PIE BAND
SEPTEMBER 20: LOS SUPER GS
SEPTEMBER 27: SEAN O’REILY
OCTOBER 4: GIFT HORSE
OCTOBER 11: PROJETO BATUCADA BOA EUA

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.

The Summer Concert Series at CT’s Old State House is back. Stop by the farmers market on Fridays to hear a different local band each week. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music– these concerts are completely free, and free is good. Check out this lineup:

JUNE 21: FIESTA DEL NORTE
JUNE 28: MASS-CONN FUSION
JULY 5: MODERN REFUGE
JULY 12: THE PROFESSORS OF SWEET, SWEET MUSIC
JULY 19: STATTIC THE BAND
JULY 26: NELSON BELLO JAZZ TRIO
AUGUST 2: SOUND PIPERS BAND
AUGUST 9: CESSA AND THE ZACH
AUGUST 16: THE BARDS OF GUNGYWAMP
AUGUST 23: THE BIGFOOT DIARIES
AUGUST 30: ALI KAT AND THE REVELATORS
SEPTEMBER 6: NEKITA WALLER
SEPTEMBER 13: CHERRY PIE BAND
SEPTEMBER 20: LOS SUPER GS
SEPTEMBER 27: SEAN O’REILY
OCTOBER 4: GIFT HORSE
OCTOBER 11: PROJETO BATUCADA BOA EUA

Two of the most impressive voices in the state will treat Pratt Street to a night of unforgettable R&B/Soul music, Belle and Ysanne.

Pratt Street Sounds is a seasonal, weekly, and free outdoor music series held on the pedestrianized Pratt Street Historic District in the center of Downtown Hartford. Enjoy a diverse lineup with a variety of musical performances ranging from rap to string quartet symphonies on this one-block historic district. Pratt Street Sounds is made possible through a grant from the Richard P. Garmany Fund.

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 Pope Park are held Fridays, May thru October.

Afterglow Studio presents Rooftop Yoga with live music and refreshments. Join their talented instructors for an evening of yoga and socializing with neighbors– it’s the perfect mid-week boost you’re looking for.

Sea Tea Improv’s house teams improvise a comedy show inspired by suggestions from you, the audience. There’ll never be another one like it. Because it’s improv.