Greater Hartford Arts Council

Santa

Saturdays

Where:
The Lights @ Constitution Plaza

Santa Claus @ State House Square

Living history characters, holiday stories and tours @ Connecticut Old State House

Photo Courtesy of Anita Bage

Santa Saturdays are sponsored by

A special thank you to:

When:
4:30-7:30pm
November 28
December 5, 12, & 19

What:

As part of the 46th Annual Hartford Festival of Light^®, Santa Saturdays make Downtown Hartford a holiday destination. Come back at dusk, on a quiet snowy night and experience the joyous feeling of being surrounded by more than a quarter of a million sparkling lights on Constitution Plaza!

Bring your children back to whisper their holiday wishes to Santa Claus and to donate a toy for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots™ drive in State House Square, and travel through time with living history characters and activities at the Connecticut Old State House.

Anyone donating a toy may enter a drawing to win Santa’s furnishings,

courtesy of Bob’s Discount Furniture

Each Saturday is as unique as a snowflake:
See the sparkling lights on Constitution Plaza, then visit with Santa in the State House Square Atrium, and drop off your toy donation, and you can also enjoy these great activities:

November 28 - First 100 children get a gingerbread house to decorate
@ State House Square;
December 5 - Bob's Discount Furniture Outreach van with goodies
@ State House Square;
December 12 - Professional ice-carving demonstration
@ Constitution Plaza;
December 19 - Trantolo & Trantolo Girls help the U.S. Marine Corps
                      Reserves wrap up Toys for Tots drive
                      @ Constitution Plaza

                    - Build a LEGO Ornament with an official LEGO
                       Master Builder
                      @ State House Square.

2009 Santa Saturdays community partners:

Business for Downtown Hartford
Connecticut Old State House
Connecticut Science Center
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Check back often for Santa Saturday updates!