May 2024
Community Walking Tour
Join us for a community walking tour! Learn more about our future park and our plans to transform more than 60 acres of inaccessible riverfront land into a community park, Garmany Cove, a regional trail system, and complementary commercial development. ...
Community Workshop #3
The vision for our future park is taking shape! See the developing vision plan and share your feedback at the third community workshop on May 18 at the Parker Memorial Community Center. ...
Boat Launches Open
Our boat launches are open Memorial Day through Labor Day. You may launch boats during park hours, from sunrise to sunset. Passes may be purchased in the park from any of our rangers. ...
June 2024
Yoga Flow on the River
Stretch and strengthen your body and mind in this class designed to link movement with breath, allowing you to unwind and connect. This class is a perfect blend of all-levels yoga to music that will clear your mind, exercise, and strengthen your body through a series of smooth and calming postures. ...
WIP Into Shape
Get fit for free every Tuesday night! Build muscle in this anything but traditional boot camp style class taught by WIP Fitness, using bands, body weight, and the plaza itself. ...
RiverBarre
Take the stage at lower Mortensen Riverfront Plaza for RiverBarre, our free class taught by instructors from Hartford Sweat. Barre is a total-body-toning workout based on a combination of ballet movement, yoga alignment and Pilates core work. ...
RiverZumba
Dance, dance, dance the day away at lower Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in this one hour heart pumping Zumba workout led by instructors from Hartford Sweat. ...
Sounds of Summer
Enjoy live music with a beautiful view at Sounds of Summer, a family-friendly concert series presented by Mayor Connor Martin & the Town of East Hartford. ...
Veterans Rowing & Kayaking
Are you a veteran or military service member interested in rowing or kayaking? Now you can try both for free at the Greater Hartford Jaycees Community Boathouse in Riverside Park, thanks to our partnership with Connecticut Adaptive Rowing Program (CARP) and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital. ...
Hartbeat Music Festival
Don't miss our free, family-friendly celebration of music and community featuring local and regional bands on three stages, music-making activities, food, beer, and more! The 2023 lineup includes headliner Javier Colon, alum of the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music and winner of The Voice, Bap Pack.... ...
Youth Rowing Clinic
Want your child to try a new sport? This is an excellent way to see if rowing is the sport for them and prepare them for tryouts for our team or their high-school team this fall. If your child is already rowing, our intermediate clinics will improve their technique before the season begins. ...
Shakespeare in the Park: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Set sail on an epic adventure with Pericles, Prince of Tyre, as he navigates the tumultuous seas of life, encountering shipwrecks, pirates, and long-lost family members along the way. ...
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