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May 1–3

May Flowers, Derby Day, Musicals

Enjoy spring weather and pick your own blooms at garden events and outdoor markets, or don your best hat for Kentucky Derby parties.

Editor's Picks

Apr 17 – May 8

Pick-Your-Own Tulips at the Farm

Northern Farm & Flowers

Apr 17 – May 10

NATIVE GARDENS at Hartford Stage

Mar 31 – May 10

Colorblends House & Spring Garden

Colorblends House & Garden

Apr 16 – May 23

TheaterWorks Hartford

Apr 17 – May 29

Ship to Shore: A Marine Show, A Closer Look, and Jacqueline Stella solo show

Lyme Art Association

Jan 30 – Sep 4

"Invitation to Engage: 60 Years of Long Wharf Theatre & Beyond" Exhibit

New Haven Museum

Apr 24 – May 10

School of Rock the Musical

Cabaret on Main Theater

Glow in the Park fun starts in May!

TreeTrails Adventures Mystic

The 6th Annual Bicycles on Main

Teacher's Appreciation Day

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

Other Weekend Highlights

Kids (Things To Do with Kids)

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Apr 25 – May 10

Goshen Players Presents Peter and the Starcatcher

Apr 18 – May 17

The Princess and The Frog

Downtown Cabaret Theater

Apr 20 – May 8

"Linked by Love" Mother's Day Essay Contest — open to all grades, free to every student, with no cost whatsoever to the school.

The 6th Annual Bicycles on Main

Live Music & Concerts

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Lights. Camera. Action.

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

Lights. Camera. Action.

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

Instantiations: May

Hartford Ballroom

Infinity Music Hall

CT250

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Jane's Walk: Connecticut

Verious location throughout Connecticut

May 22 – Oct 9

“Uncovering New London” History Tours in Celebration of America 250

Downtown New London

Feb 28 – Sep 6

Exhibit | Illustrating America: Columbia Magazine Covers

Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center

Apr 18 – Sep 5

Exhibit | In God We Trust: The Knights of Columbus and the American Experience

Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center

Foodie Events

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Railroad Museum of New England

Brunch with the Princesses in the Park!

Wickham Park's Emerald Room

Nature & Outdoors

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Mar 31 – May 10

Colorblends House & Spring Garden

Colorblends House & Garden

Apr 17 – May 8

Pick-Your-Own Tulips at the Farm

Northern Farm & Flowers

Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy

Fairs & Festivals

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NT Transportation History Weekend

Shore Line Trolley Museum

East Rock Vinyl & Vintage Fair

East Rock Brewing Company

RPM Raceway Stamford Miami Grand Prix Watch Party with Live DJ Set & Monster Energy

RPM Racway Stamford

New England QSO Party

Indian Ledge Park

Theater

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Apr 17 – May 3

9 to 5 The Musical

Music Theatre of CT

ASL Infused Little Shop of Horrors

Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall

Apr 15 – May 3

Lifespan of a Fact

Playhouse on Park

Apr 17 – May 9

Cloud Tectonics

Brookfield Theatre

Art Museums, Galleries & Festivals

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Mar 27 – May 9

Golden Threads and Creative Papers

Spectrum Art Gallery

Mar 31 – May 10

URSA Gallery presents Pow Wow

Colorblends House & Spring Garden

Mar 12 – Sep 6

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to open its 2026 Season with a new exhibition on Irish American Art with a loan courtesy of Quinnipiac University in conjunction with IGHMF

Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum

ECLECTIC, an Exhibit of Encaustic and Assemblage, at City Gallery

What's This Month

40 Things to Do in Connecticut this May

Looking for something to do in Connecticut in May? Whether you want something active or relaxing, cultural or nature-oriented, historic or trendy, Connecticut's got you covered. Here are some highlights.

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