Hartford, Conn.
First Night Hartford celebrates the new year with a day-long festival of arts, dance, music, puppetry, theater, storytelling, fireworks and more. The event features more than 40 artists and exhibits including Kidfest (a bounty of children's activities), Battle of the Bands stage, a '50s inspired stage, and dancing all night long to several live bands. A complete programming schedule can be found at www.firstnighthartford.org.
(Photo ourtesy of Aaron Kotowski)
Meet the author
A self-proclaimed "New England love-it-all," Kimberly Sherman has run, biked, driven, shopped, eaten, camped, museum-hopped, and listened to live music all over the region. Always carrying her camera, she has captured many of her New England adventures on film. She is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe and Boston.com, and blogs about events around New England. Kim lives in southern New Hampshire with her family. Contact Kim