I visited the NB Bees Stadium in June 2021. It was my first visit so I'm not sure what it was like…read morepre-Covid, but this visit was not a great one. This stadium has lots of potential, though. Pros: -Inexpensive ticket -Reasonable food prices -Fun music -Great items in gift shop -Air conditioned gift shop -The bee mascot was readily available to greet -Hot dogs tossed into the crowd (lol) -Friendly staff Cons: -Broken, slanted and wobbly table (and therefore spilled my drink) -Subpar cleanliness -Broken down and dirty equipment in the upper seating area. (Naturally, the small children gravitated toward it- plus it was an eyesore) -Few prices posted in the gift shop; had to ask clerk -Fun Zone for kids was closed and in disrepair. No gate or sign indicating that it was closed until you walked all the way in only to see an empty area with the remains of a ride; the two staff members I spoke to had no idea if or when it would be back up and running. Kids were disappointed. Overall, would not return to this stadium unless some major improvements are made.

New Britain Stadium is the home of the New Britain Bees baseball team. They are a member of the…read moreAtlantic League and are not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Player salaries are capped at $3,000 per month. The league's website says that "more than 40% of Atlantic League players have major league service time" and that "the league averages more than 50 player contract sales to MLB organizations each year". Today we saw the New Britain Bees play the Long Island Ducks on the Fourth of July. Admission was free, seriously all you had to do was show up, go to the ticket window for a ticket, and give that ticket to someone at the gate and you were in. Parking was a modest five bucks, so no complaints there. We went up to the Alvarium Beer Pavilion and enjoyed a White Denim "It tastes like a Blue Moon" and a Cremo "It tastes like a Yeungling". Beers were 7 bucks a glass. After the beers, we grabbed lunch and got a hot dog and a kielbasa for $4 each. They were pretty good sized portions and tasted great (free sauerkraut is a nice touch). The stadium corridors and restrooms are painted bumblebee black and yellow and the stadium looked to be in excellent condition. The staff we interacted with was very nice, especially the young lady at the Alvarium Beer Pavilion who looked on in disgust and fascination as the hot dog eating contest in Coney Island unfurled before us on live TV. We had a lot of laughs wise-cracking about what we saw. Had it not been 96 degrees, we would have stayed a little longer, but free admission, cold beer, a great hot dog, and the crack of a ball against a wooden bat made for a few great hours. Happy 4th of July to all Yelpers!

I love coming here every year, especially on Thursdays for demo Derby…read more When I'm not at demo Derby, which takes all day, I enjoy a different day with all the different local vendors, small Mom and pop shops, all the different shows, and of course, who could forget the food?! The different livestock, and the cute little chicks being hatched are one of my favorite things The carnival area is great for kids, which I don't have so personally I don't venture to this area often as it is a little wild, especially on the weekend Thursday is the best day to go because of demo Derby however it's a few hours long and being opening day you don't get much time at the fair. I would suggest going on a Friday as well to experience the full fair.

This is our fall treat. Every year we are looking for fair season and Berlin Fairgrounds its on the…read morelist. They have convenient parking close by but for those that can not find parking they also provide shuttle service to and from the fairgrounds . We took the shuttle from Eversource. Its seems like every year this fair its getting bigger and bigger. With a buzz of people and an enormous amount of food and activities to do. THE FOOD oh my, the food , so many vendor to pick from its hard to decide. We are A LOT, street corn from Mexican vendors, grinders from church tents, and of course we can't forget the expected fried dough. I also noticed the decrease of animal activity, it seems like more comercial than a fair animal experience itself. And at night its so exciting to see the rides illuminated and music playing loud for everyone to hear. A lot of happy memories.

The O'Connell Center is the home arena for Division III University of Saint Joseph's volleyball,…read morebasketball and swimming/diving teams. The gym has bleachers on one side of the court and they can hold about 500 fans. One interesting thing about the bleachers, they are marked with black tape to signify where your personal space ends and where the personal space of your neighbor starts. We just attended a St Joseph's Men's basketball game that was part of the USJ Holiday Tournament. If you've never been here before, you have to understand that Division III basketball at USJ is no frills - no snack bar (except for a coed selling bags of chips from a table in the lobby), no pep band, no cheerleaders, no video scoreboard, and no halftime entertainment except for a half-court shot attempt by a spectator. What you will see is a great effort by some real student athletes playing hard in front of family and friends. We also got to see legendary coach Jim Calhoun on the St Joseph sidelines, he threw a water bottle to the ground twice, because of some dubious shot selection by his team. St. Joseph had a strong game against Fisher College - they sprinted out to a 51-15 halftime lead, then traded baskets in the second half to cruise to a 91-56 victory. One cool thing we saw at the arena was a 1/10th mile jogging track suspended above the court in a balcony where lots of banners honoring various student-athletes were on display. Admission was just ten bucks. Not a bad way to spend a few hours watching these kids play.

Easy parking. Plentiful options for drinks and local walkable dinner spots. Max bar and max…read moredowntown are right across the street. Family friendly fun. A good affordable night out.

Wolfpack is back! Great night Friday 12/17 for their annual "Pucks for Paws" event where you can…read morebring your four-legged friends! Our pup had an awesome time in our special section with tons of other dogs and their humans. There were local shelters and businesses there as well. Such a great event paired with their Friday special of $1 hot dogs and $2 beers!

Small event that is great for families and kids, good selection of food trucks and rides. Beer tent…read moreis always busy and everyone working is kind and helpful. Music can sometimes be very loud but what else would you expect from a music festival

"You are the apple of my eye Forever you'll stay in my…read moreheart" (Stevie Wonder) Wow, wow, wow!! Were we impressed by the Glastonbury Apple Harvest and Music Festival. The Festival grounds (located in Riverfront Park) was enormous. There was a big midway with amusement rides and games, plenty of food trucks, three stages of live music, craft and clothing vendors, a petting zoo, a pub, ice cream stands, apple pies and fritters, and even a 5k Road Race for tomorrow. We had such a fun time, just strolling the grounds, checking out all the food options. We eventually settled on a plate of Tofu Pad Thai and dumplings from Siam. We also picked up a 6-piece order of Apple Fritters and split that between three apple and three pumpkin. I also had a nice visit to the at the Pan De Oro booth and learned they make salsa and tortilla chips right in Hartford! Who knew? We parked at the high school and took a shuttle bus to the gate. Admission was $5 per person. Sure beats the crowded Southington Apple Festival in our opinion.

Food & drink wise, it was decently priced. Management wise, they could be better operated. Staff…read morecould be a bit more entusiastic. However it's a good time to strike some pins. You get what you pay for I suppose.

As far as bowling alleys go - was really great…read more Clean, modern, everything worked. Staff worked hard as we were there with a private group. Even the food for the event was better than I expected (it's still bowling alley food). Had low expectations. But was pleasantly surprised.

Loved it! We took the kids for the first time this year. Parking was FREE (and close), adult…read moretickets were $8, and kids under 54" free. We went on Sunday when they also had an early bird special (10am-2pm) where all rides were only 1 ticket each. I believe we paid something like $30 for 35 tickets, and actually ended up giving 4 away b/c the kids did all they wanted to do. Great rides too! Hubby and I agreed that we'd enjoy making this fair apart of our family tradition. It's just the perfect size, has everything you love about fairs w/o the large crowds. The highlight of our time there was the corn eating contest! What a great time! See you next year Four Town Fair!

Sorry Four Town Square, won't be back. Where to begin, the good thing about this fair was that…read morethere was plenty of parking and direction. The ride there was nice. Great country to drive around in. We took all the back roads. We watched the Shooting on horseback which was the only thing that was good. Now that I know the shooters put on their own shows I have no reason to go back to this fair. Onto the bad... pig races. The commercial building had nothing of any interest in it. All very low level flea market stuff. The animal building only had a few cows, some goats and pigs. Not a very big showcase at all. There was very little in the way of education such as antique farm equipment and virtually no history behind anything. This fair consisted of all food booths and kiddy rides. We stopped at a booth to get a cup of "fresh squeezed" lemonade and some fried dough with sauce. Fried dough with sauce was inedible due to the horrifically bad sauce. Ended up in the garbage. $6 wasted. $7 lemonade was terrible. Did not have enough lemon to it and very little sweetness to it. Overall the fair was one of the worst I've ever been to. I would think better of it if it wasn't $10 a ticket just to get in.

Spent a glorious afternoon on the Hartford waterfront enjoying the sights, sounds, smells and taste…read moreof the Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival. Food Half a dozen Asian food stands whipping up fresh batches of lo mein, rice, chicken & veggies, skewers, pad thai, egg rolls, spring rolls, on and on and on. Also saw Rita's Italian ices! Entertainment Music and dance all day long. We saw a lady doing trick bicycle riding on the way in and a group of kids playing drums on the way out. Dragon Boat Races Very impressed by the races and the racers. They came from all over the East, including MA, NY and Philadelphia. It was fun walking down to the team tents and reading the banners to see where they were from. Many of the teams were cancer survivors, so it definitely reminded me a lot of Relay For Life. There was a touching memorial moment when they played Somewhere Over the Rainbow and then people tossed pink carnations into the water. The Venue My first time down on the Hartford Riverfront and I was very impressed. To be honest, it was beautiful. Multi levels to explore from the waterfront up to the Science Center. The Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk looks like a great way to spend an afternoon Room for improvement? Well, I thought there was much too much "down time" between the boat races. The dead time wasn't helped too much by the MC who could have been a little peppier.

Ambiance: SUPER nice and festive - tons of people, the waterfront plaza was clean and had a good…read morenumber of benches/railings to sit. Vendors: the sellers of "things" were few and far between, but interesting to look at while walking Parking: we parked across the street for $10 - easy ! Food: I was really excited to eat "authentic Asian" food as described per the event flyer, but alas, we are still in Connecticut. Bastardized Thai food galore, a Thai restaurant selling Japanese food, a sandwich food truck, Carvel truck, and italian ice. mmm... there is more to Asia than Thailand. There was also an Asian beer garden which was great!! Food gets a big fat F. Entertainment: was interesting! two "stages" separate enough from each other to enjoy acts without being distracted by the other. We watched hula, aikido, kung fu, tai chi, Chinese dance, modernized taiko, and some Chinese singing. It was all great! Dragonboat racing: I have to agree with the other reviewer that there was a lot of down time between heats which made it kind of boring. The emcee should probably have announced WHEN each race started because you only really ever knew once they came towards the finish line that the race had even started. Really cool to see so many people share a hobby, though! Overall, I would go to the Waterfront again, but I would not really look forward to attending this festival again. They need better food, more vendors, and more variety of things to eat/do/see. The food was so lackluster and unsatisfying, that we left to go to eat at Pho Saigon afterward. :P Future tip: bring a picnic blanket or chairs if you want to watch the dragon boat races for a long time!