General Ideas
- Go explore one of the 37 CT wineries with a Wine Passports! Sample wines from 35 wineries and get entered to win a trip to Spain and more!! Double down and grab the Coastal Wine Passport too!
- Check out a drive in movie at Willimantic for a $10 double feature bought in advance or Misquamicut for $15 per car load
- Take a boat ride and tour the allegedly haunted Ledge Lighthouse. This is the only way to get into one of the most unique lighthouse’s in the world. Bonus points for an extra spooky moonlight tour. Full Moon lighthouse tours which visit 3 but do not go in are $45. You can also opt for a sunset tour with a toast in the lighthouse for $75, or tour the lighthouse for $60.
- Hit the High Flyer Zipline at Foxwoods and rip it at over 60 mph 350 feet up! Tix are $59. Afterwards crush some 9HP gas powered go karts at the Monza World Class Karting (Tix are $30), then go crush a hike on Lantern Hill next to Foxwoods!
- Check out some Tanks on a rainy day the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA! Tanks are one of the top 3 vehicles used to crush things! Museum is open Fri to Sun 10a to 5p. Admission is $20.
- Check out the outdoor adventure course at Fields of Fire in Mystic. Sessions are 3 hrs and start @ $59 for adults. Night Climbing starts in May. If you get 10 or more people you can get the group rate of $44/person. Alternatively tear it up at Storrs Adventure Park in Storrs, CT to crush some outdoor adventure parks and playgrounds, day or night! Rates are $59/pp. Tight rope walk 100ft over a pond and more @ Nomads adventure course in Windsor, CT, which opens in June! If it’s raining and you’re still jonesing for some ropes course check out Jordan’s Furniture Indoor Ropes Course in New Haven for $25/person!
- Try an escape room in Foxwoods (Spellbound) or Mystified near Olde Mystic Village!
- Go high speed indoor electric karting at Supercharged or at Foxwoods! The karts are tear up the track! Both run ~$30 range for a first time race.
- Visit the Conn college arboretum or the Elizabeth Rose Garden in West Hartford(blooms from June to October), the first municipal rose garden in the US!
- Try out sporting Clay’s at Peace Dale Shooting Reserve in Peace Dale, RI or Addieville in Mapleville, RI. Both places run $47 for 100 Clays + ammo. Both rent shotguns for $20 for the day! It’s best to check their websites and call to make sure they dont have a league or event running that day. You’ll have a blast!!
- Crush some mini golf at Copper Creek (next to the dinosaur museum, then grab a massive sandwich at Salem Prime Cuts then head over to Fox Farm Brewery (I recommend bringing a blanket or chairs, it fills up fast!), and finish up with a short hike on the Salem Multipurpose Trail a few minutes up the road!!
- Use the observatory at Yale (look though their telescopes!) on Tues nights. Admission is ~$5. Typically there is planetarium shows as well. They’ll post on their Facebook page if it’s clear enough to use the telescope!
116 Ways to Crush it This Week with:
Mon
- Movie Mondays – Free Movies on the Foxwoods Lawn outside: A Star is Born @ Fox Tower Lawn at Foxwoods @ 8:30p. No cover.
- Mimosa Monday w/ live music @ Paddy’s Beach Club in Misquamicut, RI from 1p to 5p. No cover.
- Trivia @ Paddy’s Beach Club in Misquamicut, RI @ 7p. No cover.
- Mimosa Monday @ Paddy’s Beach Club in Misquamicut, RI @ 11a. No cover.
- Acoustic Open Mic @ Perks & Corks in Westerly, RI @ 8:30p. No cover.
- Open Jam Night @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich from 8:30p to 11p. No cover.
- Live Music on the Beach @ Misquamicut Beach, RI @ 6p. No cover.
- Open Mic Night @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich from 8:30p to 11p. No cover.
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
- Open mic @ Perks & Corks in Westerly, RI from 8:30p to 11:30p.
- Blue Moon and BOGO Apps @ High Rollers Bowling Lanes in Foxwoods. First 2 games are free from 5-7pm with $5 shoe rental.
Tues
- Spamilton: An American Parody (Parody Theater) @ Playhouse on Park in Hartford CT @ 7:30p. No cover.
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard w/s/g ORB, Stonefield @ College Street Music Hall in New Haven @ 8p. Tix are $30.
- Knotfest Roadshow featuring: Slipknot, Volbeat, Gojira, Behemoth (metal) @ Xfinity Center. Mansfield, MA @ 5:30p. Tix are $30.
- Live Music w/ Guido @ Sunset Ribs In Waterford from 5p to 9p. No cover.
- Country Line Dancing @ Phoenix Dining in Pawcatuck CT from 7p to 10p. Tix are $10.
- Trivia @ The Social in New London from 8p to 9:30p. No cover.
- Unplugged Night acoustic open mic feat: David Sparrow @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich @ 8:30p. No cover.
- Bonnie x Clyde (DJ) @ Shrine Nightclub in Foxwoods @ 9p. Tix are $15.
- Country Line Dancing @ Phoenix Dining in Pawcatuck CT @ 7p. Tix are $10. Includes dance instruction!
- Live Music @ Atrium Bar in Foxwoods. No cover.
- Trivia at Jealous Monk in Mystic @ 7pm.
- Trivia @ Octane in New London @ 7p
- Karaoke in the Atrium Bar in Foxwoods.
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
Wed
- Spamilton: An American Parody (Parody Theater) @ Playhouse on Park in Hartford CT @ 2p &7:30p. No cover.
- Last Comic Standing Round 2 (Comedy Competition) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan @ 8p. Tix are $10. Note: there is a $10 food/drink min.
- Live Music w/ Tony Marshall @ Sunset Ribs In Waterford from 5p to 9p. No cover.
- Keller Williams @ Ocean Mist Beach Bar in RI @ 8:30p. Tix are $25.
- Surfer Blood w/s/g The Natvral (Kip Berman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) (indie rock concert) @ Space Ballroom in Hamden @ 8p. Tix are $15.
- 90s Trivia Night @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich from 7p to 9p. No cover.
- Beach Concert w/ Rotary (Classic Rock) @ McCook Beach in East Lyme, CT from 6p to 8p. No cover.
- Live Music @ Dogwatch Café in Mystic, CT from 5p to 8p. No cover.
- Hump Day Cornhole Tournaments @ Jealous Monk in Mystic, CT @ 6p. No cover.
- Social Distortion and Flogging Molly (punk rock) @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA @ 6:30p. Tix are $30.
- Sandy & Allen (Live Music) @ Perks & Corks in Westerly, RI from 8p to 11p. No cover.
- The Cartells (dancing) @ Knickerbocker Café in Westerly RI @ 7p. Tix are $10. Dance Lessons start @ 7, music starts @ 7:30!
- Free Funk Wednesdays @ Arch Street Tavern in Hartford @ 9:30p. No cover.
- Trivia @ Stony Creek Brewery in Foxwoods from 7 to 9p.
- Karaoke @ Scorpion Bar in Foxwoods @ 10p. Also $7 Nachos.
- Open Mic @ Octane in New London from 7 to 11p.
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
- Live Music @ Atrium Bar in Foxwoods @8:30p.
Thurs
- Spamilton: An American Parody (Parody Theater) @ Playhouse on Park in Hartford CT @ 7:30p. No cover.
- Pete Lee (Comedian) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan @ 8p. Tix are $15. Note: there is a $10 food/drink min.
- Thirsty Thursday w/ Wicked Funny Podcast Live (comedy podcasting) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan @ 10p. Tix are $10. Note: there is a $10 food/drink min.
- Brad Paisley, Chris Lane & Riley Green (Country Concert) @ Xfinity Center, Hartford, CT @ 8p. Tix are $29.
- Twiddle (chill concert) @ Stony Creek Brewery in Branford, CT @ 7p. Tix are $30.
- Live Music w/ Country Night Emma and Anna band @ Sunset Ribs In Waterford from 7p to 11p. No cover.
- The Lost Hermits @ Phoenix Dining in Pawcatuck CT from 8p to 11p. No cover.
- Cruise to Parrotdise on the Essex Steam boat with music and drink specials @ Essex Steam Train & Co. in Essex, CT from 6p to 9:30p. Tix are $55.
- Live Music with Bergen O’Malley @ Saltwater Farm Vineayrds in Stonington, CT from 5p to 7p. No cover.
- Live Music with Ian Kelly & Happy Hour @ MBAR in Mystic CT from 4p to 6p. No cover.
- Ambrosia (free concert) @ Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun @ 8p. No cover.
- Classic Rock vs 90s Alternative acoustic night @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich @ 9p. No cover.
- Running Somewhere Else @ Beer’d Brewing in Stonington, CT @ 5p. No cover. Go for a run around Stonington then grab a beer after! Last one this year!
- Live Music & the areas best BBQ @ Sunset Landing int Waterford, CT from 6:30p to 9:30p. No cover.
- Historic Festival 37 with vintage cars & racing @ Lime Rock Park in Lime Rock CT from 4p to 7p. No cover.
- Fred Matters (DJ) @ Novelle in Mohegan Sun @ 9p. No cover.
- Black Sheep Jam! (Live Music) @ Black Sheep in Niantic, CT from 1:13p to 4:13p. No cover.
- Woodstock Brewery Takeover (New Hamphire Brewery) @ Malted Barley in Westerly, RI from 7p to 9p. No cover.
- Phil Adams Group @ Perks & Corks in Westerly, RI @ 9p. No cover.
- Knickerbocker All Stars (blues musicians) @ Knickerbocker Café in Westerly RI @ 7:30p. Tix are $20.
- Helping Phriendly Thursday #2: Birds of a Feather @ Arch Street Tavern in Hartford @ 9p. No cover.
- Live Music @ Perks and Corks in Westerly @ 9p.
- Music Bingo @ Arooga’s Near Mohegan Sun @ 7p
- Trivia @ Brazen Hen in Westerly, RI @ 7:30p.
- Live Music @ Mbar from 5 to 7p in Mystic
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
- Live Music @ Atrium Bar in Foxwoods @8:30p.
- Live Music and Club Dancing @ Vista Lounge in Mohegan Sun. No cover. Note there is a dress code
Fri
- Shawn Mendes w/s/g Alessia Cara (Concert) @ Mohegan Sun Arena @ 7:30p. Tix are $60.
- Party on the Rooftop w/ Wild Heart (Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac Tribute) (Live music, drink specials, yard games) @ Mohegan Sun Rivervew Garage Rooftop @ 6:30p (doors), 8p (music). No cover.
- Brooks & Dunn (Country Concert) @ Foxwoods Grand Theater @ 8p. Tix are $95.
- Men in Motion Male Revue (adult entertainment) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan Sun @ 10p. Tix are $25. Note there is a $10 min for food/drink.
- Buck Off Bikini Bull Riding Contest @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan Sun from 9p to midnight. No cover. No extra cover for entry
- Pete Lee (Comedian) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan @ 7:30p. Tix are $20. Note: there is a $10 food/drink min.
- Men in Motion Male Revue @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan @ 10p. Tix are $20. Note: there is a $10 food/drink min.
- Twiddle (chill concert) @ Stony Creek Brewery in Branford, CT @ 7p. Tix are $30.
- Spamilton: An American Parody (Parody Theater) @ Playhouse on Park in Hartford CT @2p & 8p. No cover.
- Live Music w/ Derekah Failicci & DJ Jsmith @ Sunset Ribs In Waterford @ 6p &10p. Tix are $5 after 10p.
- Moondance – Van Morrison Tribute @ Phoenix Dining in Pawcatuck CT from 8p to 11p. Tix are $10.
- Live Music @ MBAR in Mystic CT from 4p to 6p. No cover.
- Mark Chestnut (free country concert) @ Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun @ 8p. No cover.
- Richie Ramone w/s/g Tender Beats, The Lost Riot (drummer from the Ramones) @ Space Ballroom in Hamden @ 8p. Tix are $12.
- Giacomo Gates (Jazz club) @ The Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, CT @ 7:30p (doors & cocktails), 8:30p show. Tix are $35.
- Phil Adams Group w/s/g Northeast Traffic @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich @ 9p. Tix are $5.
- Time and Changes Orchestra @ McCook Beach in the Bandshell in East Lyme, CT from 7p to 9p. No cover.
- Find the Wine: A Grown Up Corn Maze Adventure @ Holmberg Orchards in Ledyard, CT @ 6p. Tix are $30.
- Historic Festival 37 with vintage cars & racing @ Lime Rock Park in Lime Rock CT @ 9a. Tix are $30.
- PS1 (DJ) @ Novelle in Mohegan Sun @ 9p. No cover.
- Dive Coaster Art show w/ Live music by Slyne & the Family Stoned, Fatal Film & more @ Oasis Pub in New London @ 9p. Tix are $5 (suggested donation).
- Mercy Brown Band @ Grey Sail Brewing in Westerly, RI from 5p to 8p. No cover.
- Daphne Lee Martin & Kieran Ledwidge @ Rockwood Music Hall in New London, CT from 6p to 7p. No cover.
- Live Music @ Angie’s Pizza & Pier 27 Lounge in Mystic from 7:30p to 10:30p. No cover.
- Dessert Rain (live music) @ Daddy Jacks in New London @ 8p. No cover.
- Drum Sound Language and Souls of Zion (rock) @ Arch Street Tavern in Hartford @ 9p. No cover.
- DJ Diesel aka Shaq @ The Grand in Boston @ 9:30p. Tix are $30.
- Live Music w/ Food Trucks @ Stonington Winery in Stonington from 6p to 9p. Tix are $10 (per car).
- Live Music @ Perks & Corks in Westerly, RI @ 9p. No cover.
- Live music and Wine @ Maugle Sierra Winery in Ledyard from 6 to 9pm. Bring your own snacks!
- Live Music and Roadhouse Dancers @ Comix Bar in Mohegan Sun @ 10p.
- Live Music and Wine @ Preston Ridge Winery in Preston. Live music from 5:30p to 8:30p. Bring some snacks and a blanket and chairs just in case! Take in the winery, while listening to music, while looking out at the sunset!!
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
- Club Music and dancing @ Scorpion Bar in Foxwoods. $10 cover for guys after 10pm and women after 11pm. No cover before these times.
- Live Music and Club Dancing @ Vista Lounge in Mohegan Sun. No cover. Note there is a dress code
- Live Music @ Lansdowne Pub in Mohegan Sun. There may be a cover.
Sat
- Saturday Night Sunset Cruise on the Essex Riverboat and Stemtrain @ Essex Steamtrain & Riverboat from 6p to 9p. Tix are $30.
- Party on the Patio – Summer concert series w/ live music (Atlantic Ave), food trucks, drinks, and lawn games @ Fox Tower Lawn at Foxwoods @ 6p. No cover.
- Pete Lee (Comedian) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan @ 7p & 9:30p. Tix are $20. Note: there is a $10 food/drink min.
- Victor Gould Trio (Jazz club) @ The Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, CT @ 7:30p (doors & cocktails), 8:30p show. Tix are $35.
- Hootie & The Blowfish w/s/g Barenaked Ladies (alt. rock) @ Xfinity Center, Hartford, CT @ 7:30p. Tix are $39.
- R.I. Reggae Festival feat. UB40, Shaggy, The Green and more! (reggae) @ Bold Point Park in Providence, RI @ 3p. Tix are $55.
- Live Music w/ The Leftovers & DJ JSmith & DJ Eazy @ Sunset Ribs In Waterford @ 6p &10p. Tix are $5 after 10p.
- Sacred Fire – Santana Tribute Band @ Phoenix Dining in Pawcatuck CT from 8p to 11p. No cover.
- Myke Towers @ The Strand in Providence, RI @ 9p. Tix are $30.
- Krayzie Bone w/s/g Fury, THR3AT (rap) @ Fete Music Hall Lounge in Providence, RI @ 6p. Tix are $25.
- Saturday Night Sunset Cruise @ Essex Steam Train & Co. in Essex, CT from 6p to 9p. Tix are $30.
- Eli Young Band (free country concert) @ Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun @ 8p. No cover.
- Closing Time by Tom Waits album tribute night @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich @ 9:30p. No cover.
- New England Food Truck Festival w/ fireworks @ Mohegan Sun @ 12p. No cover.
- Find the Wine: A Grown Up Corn Maze Adventure @ Holmberg Orchards in Ledyard, CT @ 6p. Tix are $30.
- Historic Festival 37 with vintage cars & racing @ Lime Rock Park in Lime Rock CT @ 9a. Tix are $50 (adv), $65 (gate).
- COLD, Awake for Days, University Drive, &Audio Vex (Rock) @ Greasy Luck Pub in New Bedford, MA from 7p to 11:30p. Tix are $25.
- Hot Import Nights (car tuner expo) @ Earth Convention Center in Mohegan Sun @ 4p. Tix are $25.
- Decent News [monolith] release party DAY II w/ wavepeak & Acidhenge (industrial) @ 33 Golden Street in New London @ 8p. Tix are $5.
- Alex Michelson in the Beer Garden (Live Music) @ Jealous Monk in Mystic, CT from 7p to 10:30p. No cover.
- Gettin’ Shifty (Live Music) @ The Social in New London @ 9p. No cover.
- The Mercy Brown Band @ Paddy’s Beach Club in Misquamicut, RI @ 10p. No cover.
- Yourparents Boat Party Round two w/ Abomnabl, Stubbs,
Jack The Human, Ickis, Ra Juul @ Mi-Joy Boat in Waterford, CT @ 7:30p. Tix are $40. Note is is BYOB - The Patrones (live music) @ The Pavillion in East Lyme from 2p to 6p. No cover.
- Grey Sail Music series (live music) @ Grey Sail Brewing in Westerly, RI from 5p to 8p. No cover.
- Atlas Gray wig Streetlight Shakers @ Arch Street Tavern in Hartford @ 9p. No cover.
- Live Music @ Lansdowne Pub in Mohegan Sun. There may be a cover.
- Live Music and Wine @ Preston Ridge Winery in Preston from noon to 3p. Remember to bring snacks! Bring a chair/blanket in case the seating is full!
- Live Music and Roadhouse Dancers @ Comix Bar in Mohegan Sun @ 10p.
- Live Music @ the Atrium Bar in Foxwoods @ 9p. No cover.
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
- Club Music and dancing @ Scorpion Bar in Foxwoods. $10 cover for guys after 9pm and women after 10pm. No cover before these times.
- Live Music and Club Dancing @ Vista Lounge in Mohegan Sun. No cover. Note there is a dress code
Sun
- Spamilton: An American Parody (Parody Theater) @ Playhouse on Park in Hartford CT @ 2p. No cover.
- Foxwoods Liquid Lounge Pool Party – Say goodbye to summer BBQ @ Foxwoods Pool in Fox Tower from 12p to 6p. Tix are $50.
- Gabriel Iglesias: Beyond The Fluffy World Tour (comedian) @ Foxwoods Grand Theater @ 5p & 8p. Tix are $46.
- Mary J. Blige & Nas (hip hop) @ Xfinity Center. Mansfield, MA @ 8p. Tix are $31.
- Live Music w/ Branded Country That Rocks @ Sunset Ribs In Waterford from 7p to 11p. No cover.
- Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra @ Independence Park, Bristol, RI @ 6p. No cover.
- Carlton Anderson (free country concert) @ Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun @ 7p. No cover.
- Karaoke @ Strange Brew Pub in Norwich @ 9p. No cover.
- New England Food Truck Festival w/ fireworks @ Mohegan Sun from 9a to 8p. No cover.
- Historic Festival 37 with vintage cars & racing @ Lime Rock Park in Lime Rock CT @ 9a. Tix are $25 (adv), $40 (gate).
- Live Music @ MBAR in Mystic CT from 4:30p to 7p. No cover.
- Silly Sunday (Comedy) @ Comix Comedy Club in Mohegan Sun @ 8p. Tix are $10. Note there is a $10 min for food/drink.
- Live Music and Wine @ Maugle Sierra Winery in Ledyard from 3 to 6pm. Winery opens at noon. Bring your own snacks!
- Live Music @ Lansdowne Pub in Mohegan Sun from 1 to 4p. There may be a cover.
- Live Music @ DPI in Mystic after 9p in the basement bar.
- Sunday Brunch with Bottomless Mimosas @ Jealous Monk in Mystic starting @ 10:30a.