Appreciate the arts. Let the arts move and inspire you. Get crafty Christmas-style and attend an ornament-making workshop at the Guilford Art Center in Guilford.ġ0. Find some fresh and local goodies at the Guilford Farmer's Market or the Coventry Winter Farmers' Market.ĩ. You might even stop by Cabela's for some extra gear.Ħ. Practice your aim. If you want to try something new, challenge your friends, or just unleash some built-up stress, try your hand at axe throwing at Montana Nights Axe Throwing, Odin's Keep, or Blue Ox Axe Throwing.ħ. See the stage all aglow. Grab your tickets to festive holiday shows like A Christmas Carol at the Hartford Stage, Elf at the Warner Theatre, A Magical Cirque Christmas at the Garde Arts Center, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 presented by the Goshen Players, and Christmas on the Rocks at TheaterWorks Hartford.Ĩ. Visit a local bait shop before cutting the ice to fish for bass, pike, and perch at Bantam Lake, Burr Pond, or Lake Waramaug. Swap the downhill runs for a peaceful glide through nature when cross-country skiing at White Memorial Foundation in Litchfield and Winding Trails Cross Country Ski Center in Farmington.ĥ.

Or feel festive at the Ice Rink at Foxwoods.Ĥ. Sharpen your blades and practice your balance at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury or book a skate time at Danbury Ice Arena or at Northford Ice Pavilion located in Northford. Warm up your muscles on any one of Connecticut’s hiking trails.ģ. Don’t let the cold keep you from being active. Break out your skis, snowboards, and tubes for some downhill thrills at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Mount Southington Ski Area in Southington, Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort in Middlefield, and Ski Sundown in New Hartford.Ģ.

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