# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Escape into art with a new experience every month. Cash bar, nibbles, live music, and more! 

Celebrate our 250th anniversary of independence with ice cream, face painting, and lawn games. Hop on the Pedal Pub for an outdoor architecture tour of The Wadsworth, or join a pottery painting workshop, courtesy of The Firestone. End the day with a screening of Mystic Pizza (1988) at 8pm, with a post-film Q&A featuring special guests from the film.

*Bring your own picnic blanket or lawn chair. Program will move indoors in the event of inclement weather.

Presented as part of The Wadsworth’s American Art Week in conjunction with Long Weekend Hartford.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/first-thursdays-ice-cream-independence/200030259266731
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, music, fine-arts, workshops, live-music, trips-adventures, drawing-painting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartford
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103
- **lat**: 41.76338
- **long**: -72.67356
- **full address**: 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence being held?
  - **A:** FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence takes place on Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103.
- **Q**: Who is organizing FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence?
  - **A:** FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence is organized by Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hartford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If FIRST THURSDAYS: Ice Cream + Independence sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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