Hartford Bonanza 2025 was a celebration for the books! Over 15,000 Hartford residents and visitors joined us on Saturday, July 5, in historic Bushnell Park for Hartford's FREE Independence Day Weekend festival featuring Fireworks, Live Music & Art, Food Trucks, a Civic Marketplace, Local Vendors, Vintage Fashion, and plenty more!

Our inclusive, annual arts & culture celebration aims to bring Hartford together in our downtown public park for joy, recreation, dancing, civic & volunteer opportunities, food, and fun. This festival is independently produced by the same team that brings you First Night Hartford, a 37-year-old New Year's Eve tradition, and is funded by YOU--the people who live in and visit Hartford, our corporate & small business neighbors, and the private foundations who value Hartford's arts & cultural offerings. (Hartford Bonanza is offered for free through your generous, community-centric support & our cultural ecosystem partners--it is not in any way organized or funded by the City of Hartford.)

Your donation of any amount supports our goals to offer artistic performances and other excellent programming that reflect our creative city back to itself, inspire civic joy, and create opportunities for togetherness and Hartford pride.

With your help, we will raise $15,000 or more in this important Summer 2025 Fundraising Campaign as we expand programming to serve our growing audiences and our ambitious, community-centric mission. Your donation will help cover remaining Hartford Bonanza expenses paid by our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on behalf of the capital city community this annual celebration serves.

Questions about our nonprofit organization and its projects? We'd love to connect! Email firstnight.hartford@gmail.com.

Help Hartford Bonanza 2025 Flourish!