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East Rock Market & Murder Myster Cocktail Tour

December 29, 2024

Craving something delicious? You’ll find it at East Rock Market, New Haven’s first-ever food hall! With four unique food concepts and bar, this premier culinary hub is a destination for residents and visitors. Check out our blog post round-up here → As for the libations, you’ll have to work for your drinks. Taste of New Haven’s Murder Mystery Cocktail Tour is the outing of the month and the tour of a lifetime. The activity blends dinner, craft cocktails, and a sense of intrigue as guests bring an actual unsolved murder to life over the course of four hours.

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10 Things to Do in New Haven – January 2025

December 29, 2024

Don’t miss out on January’s  top picks, here are 10 can’t-miss events, we’ll see you Downtown! 1/4-3/29 City Seed Winter Market Conte West Hills Magnet School Gymnasium 1/14 & 1/15 MLK Celebration Yale Peabody Museum 1/16-2/8 Eden Yale Repertory Theatre 1/18 The Cry Within The Shubert Cabaret 1/19 Must Be Nice R&B Concert Shubert Theatre 1/22 Free for All: The Public Library Indie Lens Film Screening Shubert Theatre 1/24 Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime Toad’s Place 1/24 Big Head Todd and the Monsters College Street Music Hall 1/25 Magnetism Meets Malaria: Ancient Bones, Modern Methods, and the Future of Diagnostics Yale Peabody Museum 1/31 Feelin’ Good: The Ultimate Michael Buble Experience Shubert... View Article

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New Year New Haven [2025]

December 29, 2024

If you’re trading in the raucous champagne-fueled New Year’s Eve celebrations of your youth for a quieter event with your loved ones, please join us on the New Haven Green from 2:00-7:00 PM! “New Year New Haven” is the hottest family-friendly ticket in town (though there’s no ticket). This free event has it all – a Ferris wheel, ice sculptures, and festive programming for the kids. Find out more here →

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New Year, New You

December 29, 2024

A new year brings a new opportunity to wellness-ify your life in New Haven. From our frozen acres of park space to downtown’s trendiest fitness outposts, our neighbors are suiting up and stepping out, fueled by refreshed motivation and good intentions. Our winter wonderland has become a wellness wonderland, and our studios are expecting you. To help push you along (this newsletter moonlights in accountability), we’ve rounded up the top three fitness experiences in downtown for our blog. To learn more about Club Pilates New Haven, Breathing Room Yoga, and Ripple Float Center, check out our blog post here →

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New Haven Theatre Round-Up – Winter 2025

December 29, 2024

This season, our city’s theatre community is warming up to conquer the doldrums of winter with productions that crackle with more heat than a fireplace. This winter, you can see three great shows in New Haven – Eden, The Inspector, and El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom. Do you have your tickets yet? Head to our blog to learn more about all of the productions taking place this season →

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2 New Haven Causes to Donate To for the Holidays

November 27, 2024

This season, let’s turn celebration into action and make a difference where it counts. Take a moment to spread love and joy to those in need – it’s the most meaningful gift to give. Consider donating to New Haven Reads, a life-changing organization that empowers children through literacy. With one-on-one tutoring, family educational support, and a community book bank, they’re building brighter futures, one page at a time. Or, add a little extra magic to your shopping cart with a toy for the Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Toy Closet Program. Every gift goes to a young patient spending the holidays in... View Article

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4 Signature Holiday Events Worth Checking Out

November 27, 2024

Downtown captures the magic of the season straight out of a holiday movie. Immerse yourself in a lineup of festive events and experiences that bring the spirit of the holidays to life. First up, on December 5th, the 112th Holiday Tree Lighting will spread cheer through live entertainment, amusement rides, a petting zoo, food trucks, and, of course, your neighbors.  The fun begins on the New Haven Green from 5 – 7:30 PM. But that’s not all. On December 7, The Shops at Yale will host the annual Ice Carving Competition and A Capella Concert. See professional ice carvers from New England... View Article

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10 Things To Do in New Haven in October 2024

September 26, 2024

There’s no solve for the fear of missing out, so just avoid it entirely. Here are 10 community events worth attending this month, plus three Halloween happenings you can’t miss. Will we see you there? 10/1 The Psychedelic Furs: The Jesus and Mary Chain College Street Music Hall 10/2, 9, 16, 23 Movies in the Plaza Pitkin Plaza 10/5, 12, 19, 26 CitySeed Farmers Market Wooster Square 10/4 Live Nation Presents: The Taylor Party Toad’s Place 10/5 Yale v. CCSU: Yale & New Haven Day Yale Bowl 10/10-10/31 Falcon Girls Yale Repertory Theatre 10/13 Bob the Drag Queen: This is Wild! Tour College Street Music Hall 10/17 Live... View Article

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Curtains Up on the Fall ’24 New Haven Theatre Season

September 26, 2024

The fall breeze lifts the curtain theater season, with New Haven’s most talented performers taking the stage across such hallowed halls as the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Shubert, and Long Wharf Theater. The ’24-25 season’s highlights include Macbeth in Stride, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and Unbecoming Tragedy: A Ritual Journey Toward Destiny. The box office is open. Learn more here.