Free things to do this weekend in and around Hartford

Rochester's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, December 12, 2025 to Sunday, December 14, 2025.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Little Red Barn Live Music - Bishops Orchards - 1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT, USA, Friday, December 12, 2025, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
• Town of Cromwell Farmers Market Craft Fair - Cromwell Recreation Department - 41 West Street, Cromwell, CT 06416, United States, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
• FREE Admission – Access for All at Mattatuck Museum - Mattatuck Museum - 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, United States, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 11 am - 5 pm
• Second Saturdays Families Winter Solstice - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103, United States, Saturday, December 13, 2025, 11 am–2 pm activities
• Free Mini Photo Session with Shoott - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, USA, Sunday, December 14, 2025, See link for times
• Brunch with Santa at Michael's Tap Room - Michael's Tap Room - 37 Stony Hill Road, Bethel, CT 06801, United States, Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:00-2:00PM
• Visit Santa - Main Street Mercantile - 62 N Main St, Fairport, NY 14450, United States, Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1PM - 3PM