Calendar of Events

Programs take place in the museum unless otherwise specified. Click here for public tour registration.
Highlights Tours | Thursdays–Sundays, 12:30 & 2pm
Family Tour: Eyes on Art | Every Second Saturday, 12:15pm

Dec
7
Thu
Festival of Trees & Traditions
Dec 7 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Festival of Trees & Traditions

Celebrate the season and support the Wadsworth during this major holiday fundraiser, our 49th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions. Each year, community members, artists, and volunteers from local organizations decorate holiday trees and wreaths, turning the galleries into a winter wonderland. All items are for sale and profits support the museum’s special exhibitions, programs, and operating expenses. Bring home the holiday cheer or donate your purchase to a local charity. A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Bacon Academy Carolers
Dec 7 @ 1:00 pm

A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Traveler’s Chorale
Dec 7 @ 2:00 pm

A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Westminster School Chamber Choir
Dec 7 @ 3:30 pm

A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Italian Violinist Luca Rinaldi & CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Dec 7 @ 5:00 pm

A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Dec
8
Fri
Festival of Trees & Traditions
Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Festival of Trees & Traditions

Celebrate the season and support the Wadsworth during this major holiday fundraiser, our 49th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions. Each year, community members, artists, and volunteers from local organizations decorate holiday trees and wreaths, turning the galleries into a winter wonderland. All items are for sale and profits support the museum’s special exhibitions, programs, and operating expenses. Bring home the holiday cheer or donate your purchase to a local charity. A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Opus 4 String Quartet
Dec 8 @ 1:00 pm

A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Wethersfield High School Choralaires
Dec 8 @ 3:30 pm

A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Dec
9
Sat
Festival of Trees & Traditions
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Festival of Trees & Traditions

Celebrate the season and support the Wadsworth during this major holiday fundraiser, our 49th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions. Each year, community members, artists, and volunteers from local organizations decorate holiday trees and wreaths, turning the galleries into a winter wonderland. All items are for sale and profits support the museum’s special exhibitions, programs, and operating expenses. Bring home the holiday cheer or donate your purchase to a local charity. A $5 fundraising surcharge is added to all museum admissions during Festival of Trees & Traditions.

Second Saturdays for Families: Winter Solstice
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Second Saturdays for Families: Winter Solstice

Welcome the changing seasons with a day of winter fun! Join our friends from the Japan Society of Greater Hartford and the Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford to learn about the customs and traditions celebrated during the winter solstice. Then create your own wintery artwork to take home or give as a gift. Enjoy a special performance by the Hartt School Community Division.