Wild Side of Winter: Vacation Days at Roaring Brook Nature Center
Roaring Brook Nature Center - 9:00 AM Pick
Roaring Brook Nature Center - 9:00 AM Pick
First Day Hike at Meigs Point Nature Center
Meigs Point Nature Center- Hammonasset State Park - 11:00 AM Pick
Meigs Point Nature Center- Hammonasset State Park - 11:00 AM Pick
First Day Hike at Pachaug Forest
Pachaug State Forest - 10:00 AM
Pachaug State Forest - 10:00 AM
Winterfest at Bushnell Park in Hartford
Bushnell Park - 11:00 AM
Bushnell Park - 11:00 AM
Family Program: Sensing History in Hartford
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History - 11:00 AM Pick
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History - 11:00 AM Pick
Wonder Snow at Stepping Stones Museum
Stepping Stones Museum for Children - 9:00 AM
Stepping Stones Museum for Children - 9:00 AM
Wonder Snow at Stepping Stones Museum
Stepping Stones Museum for Children - 9:00 AM
Stepping Stones Museum for Children - 9:00 AM
Holiday Lights Spectacular at Olde Mistick Village
Olde Mistic Village - various times
Olde Mistic Village - various times
Weekly Bird Walks at Northwest Park
Northwest Park - 7:00 AM
Northwest Park - 7:00 AM
Wonder Snow at Stepping Stones Museum
Stepping Stones Museum for Children - 9:00 AM
Stepping Stones Museum for Children - 9:00 AM
Holiday Lights Spectacular at Olde Mistick Village
Olde Mistic Village - various times
Olde Mistic Village - various times
Nesting with Dinosaurs at Discovery Science Center
Discovery Science Center & Planetarium - various times
Discovery Science Center & Planetarium - various times
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Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting 2025
Wed Dec 3, 2025
7:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: FREE
The 93rd Rockefeller Center Christmas tree illuminates for a national close-up. Families across the US can view the Christmas tree lighting from home, live on the national broadcast “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” on NBC.
Once the tree is lit, families can visit (and maybe do some skating!) through January. The tree is displayed between West 49th and 50th streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
Photo courtesy of NYCGO.
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