Hands down: The best laser tag in the state!!! All ye lords and ladies, commence the joust and…read morebattle the dragon at Knight's Quest in East Hartford! This hidden gem is inside one of the coolest entertainment spots at the Hall of Fame Silver Lanes. It's a massive indoor arena decked out like a black light castle. Equipped with a giant glowing dragon, everyone had a total blast when we went. Conveniently located inside a massive, recently renovated bowling alley with a huge arcade, full bar, pool tables, darts, and a cafe that serves hot food, your family will love coming to spend a day playing. Perfect for rainy days!

I visited on Sunday Feb 14, 2021. Plenty of signage and…read moreparking. Outside is a little drab but the weather was as well. The inside was as one would expect for a bowling establishment. The lanes were well kept and the boards are equipped with nice technology. The shoes were as one would expect. Pricing was a little on the high side, but I am not from that area so it may be conducive. Service was good, the clerks were available and appeared to want to help. One informed me of a weekend league that sounded like it would fit my lifestyle and be a lot if fun. Regarding COVID they assigned every other lane and provided hand sanitizer and had masks, for a fee. This is on the "do it again" list.

This is a fun stadium in Hartford. Who knew there was like a whole soccer community in Hartford?…read moreHome team with their own jerseys and following. Stadium is easy to get to and park. Nice facilities with good concessions such as pizza, beer, wine, popcorn, fried dough, hotdogs, food trucks etc. Hartford didn't win the night we went but it was still a fun time and would recommend checking it out if you're looking for a fun night out. Very kid friendly.

This is so close to where I live and I had no idea how fun the soccer games were. It's right next…read moredoor to SMSA and it really was a plast! Dillon the mascot was so much fun and there were tons of people at the game. Like a whole world existed that I had no idea about. Food-wise, I tried a hot dog and popcorn. It may not be as fancy as the Hartford Yard Goats, but it is a super fun and clean stadium. The bathrooms were spotless. There was a beer garden and even a place to play corn hole. I had a blast at my first ever game and will definietly go back to another and bring some friends. The bleechers we packed with people and the energy was awesome.

I love coming here every year, especially on Thursdays for demo Derby…read more When I'm not at demo Derby, which takes all day, I enjoy a different day with all the different local vendors, small Mom and pop shops, all the different shows, and of course, who could forget the food?! The different livestock, and the cute little chicks being hatched are one of my favorite things The carnival area is great for kids, which I don't have so personally I don't venture to this area often as it is a little wild, especially on the weekend Thursday is the best day to go because of demo Derby however it's a few hours long and being opening day you don't get much time at the fair. I would suggest going on a Friday as well to experience the full fair.

The food sucked. I also was bored the entire time unfortunately. Please fix these. Thanks.read more

Small event that is great for families and kids, good selection of food trucks and rides. Beer tent…read moreis always busy and everyone working is kind and helpful. Music can sometimes be very loud but what else would you expect from a music festival

"You are the apple of my eye Forever you'll stay in my…read moreheart" (Stevie Wonder) Wow, wow, wow!! Were we impressed by the Glastonbury Apple Harvest and Music Festival. The Festival grounds (located in Riverfront Park) was enormous. There was a big midway with amusement rides and games, plenty of food trucks, three stages of live music, craft and clothing vendors, a petting zoo, a pub, ice cream stands, apple pies and fritters, and even a 5k Road Race for tomorrow. We had such a fun time, just strolling the grounds, checking out all the food options. We eventually settled on a plate of Tofu Pad Thai and dumplings from Siam. We also picked up a 6-piece order of Apple Fritters and split that between three apple and three pumpkin. I also had a nice visit to the at the Pan De Oro booth and learned they make salsa and tortilla chips right in Hartford! Who knew? We parked at the high school and took a shuttle bus to the gate. Admission was $5 per person. Sure beats the crowded Southington Apple Festival in our opinion.

As far as bowling alleys go - was really great…read more Clean, modern, everything worked. Staff worked hard as we were there with a private group. Even the food for the event was better than I expected (it's still bowling alley food). Had low expectations. But was pleasantly surprised.

Came here on a Tuesday night for the unlimited bowling, I believe it was 17.99 or 16.99 for…read moreunlimited starting at 8pm with shoe rental. We came right after league night, so there was plenty of lanes available. It was nice to see the lanes were oiled, as an avid bowler along with the group I came with we were pleasantly surprised to see the lanes were not "cooked" or "dry". Had a few hiccups with the pin setter which is normal, but the interface is very simple to reset the Service was good, at the front counter, I've seen a lot of bad reviews about the management here but we did not have an issue. Maybe we got lucky or it was a different employee not sure. Got a few drinks at the bar, which we were allowed to bring out to our lane. The only issue I had, was that there was no server for drinks where other bowling allies in the area have at least one on everyday. Overall 4/5 good experience.

Easy parking. Plentiful options for drinks and local walkable dinner spots. Max bar and max…read moredowntown are right across the street. Family friendly fun. A good affordable night out.

Wolfpack is back! Great night Friday 12/17 for their annual "Pucks for Paws" event where you can…read morebring your four-legged friends! Our pup had an awesome time in our special section with tons of other dogs and their humans. There were local shelters and businesses there as well. Such a great event paired with their Friday special of $1 hot dogs and $2 beers!

This is a review of the Yale University athletic fields just across Central Avenue from the…read morestadium. During the 1950s, these athletic fields surrounded a complex of married student housing units. The address for this complex was 70 Central Avenue. The houses were quonset huts with corrugated metal roofs. In the summer, we threw punctured water hoses over our roof to keep it wet and to cool down the inside. Each quonset hut was divided in half, for use for two different families. The front door for each half resided at opposite sides of the quonset hut. The family occupying the other half of our quonset was the Anamunthado family from Bermuda. The inside of their home had a bad smell. My photographs show me, my mother, me and my sister at Halloween, one of my parties inside our quonset hut showing my friends from Edgewood Elementary School, and me and my sister inside the quonset hut wearing Davy Crockett hats. The athletic fields to the north were used for football practice, and I enjoyed viewing the large sleds with huge pads, where the pads were used for football players for shoving and pushing. Another athletic field was indoors, and this was an indoor polo field where students could ride horses and play polo. On a couple of occasions, I cut across the athletic field to the north on my way to school, and I crawled under the fence at the northeast corner of the field, but usually I took the sidewalk the entire way to Edgewood School. In one of my photos, you can see a girl (not a relative) wearing an Edgewood School shirt. In 1960, the quonset huts were torn down and we moved to Seattle.

Went to two CT United games and both times had a good experience. Plenty of seating, some premium…read moreand some bleachers. Lots of parking. Everything seems well maintained.

The O'Connell Center is the home arena for Division III University of Saint Joseph's volleyball,…read morebasketball and swimming/diving teams. The gym has bleachers on one side of the court and they can hold about 500 fans. One interesting thing about the bleachers, they are marked with black tape to signify where your personal space ends and where the personal space of your neighbor starts. We just attended a St Joseph's Men's basketball game that was part of the USJ Holiday Tournament. If you've never been here before, you have to understand that Division III basketball at USJ is no frills - no snack bar (except for a coed selling bags of chips from a table in the lobby), no pep band, no cheerleaders, no video scoreboard, and no halftime entertainment except for a half-court shot attempt by a spectator. What you will see is a great effort by some real student athletes playing hard in front of family and friends. We also got to see legendary coach Jim Calhoun on the St Joseph sidelines, he threw a water bottle to the ground twice, because of some dubious shot selection by his team. St. Joseph had a strong game against Fisher College - they sprinted out to a 51-15 halftime lead, then traded baskets in the second half to cruise to a 91-56 victory. One cool thing we saw at the arena was a 1/10th mile jogging track suspended above the court in a balcony where lots of banners honoring various student-athletes were on display. Admission was just ten bucks. Not a bad way to spend a few hours watching these kids play.