Season’s Greetings from TCORS Capitol Group, LLC.! Celebrations abound in CT this year, with events, activities, displays and decorations. Check out TCG’s Holiday Guide below.

CT sparkles with holiday light displays, such as the spectacular annual Hartford Holiday Light Fantasia. Explore CT Insider’s 2021 list of 12 Holiday Light Displays and Drive Thrus in CT, or visit the homes with the Best Christmas Lights on Houses in CT, including State Representative Tom Delnicki’s annual display in South Windsor.

Museums across the state feature special holiday decorations and programming, including the Mark Twain House in Hartford, the Holiday Train Show at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, the Lantern Light Village at Mystic Seaport, and Mantels for the Season at the American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol. Gillette Castle State Park has its halls decked until January 2nd, and hosts holiday tours through this weekend.

Connecticut Magazine’s Things to Do in CT this week cites several holiday-themed activities, including The Magic of Lights at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, the Holiday Lights Spectacular at the Hartford Healthcare Ampitheater in Bridgeport, and the Peace on Earth Holiday Art Show at the Spectrum Art Gallery in Centerbrook.

Winterfair: Hartford’s Holiday Market on Pratt Street and Trumbull Street features food trucks, craftmakers, artisans, and performers, who share their talents with the local community.

If you’re looking for last-minute gift ideas, The New York Times has published their annual Holiday Gift Guide and list of 10 Best Books of 2021.

For local inspiration, visit the Made in Connecticut Gift Guide, from sweets, to jewelry, to handmade goods.

Gifts for the gourmand: Connecticut Baskets in Bristol offers same-day delivery of elegant parcels of gourmet treats. CT’s own Munson’s Chocolates makes a special holiday assortment. Or ship a slice of CT nationwide with West Haven’s Zuppardi’s Apizza.

Celebrate the season by bringing cheer to others: Connecticut Children’s Center is accepting toy donations, as well as fleece blankets and sleep sacks. Connecticut Lottery’s Annual Toy Drive continues this year. Locate your local Toys for Tots donation site here. Connecticut Food Drive accepts both monetary and food donations. And the American Red Cross is currently holding its annual Holiday Giving Campaign, as well asking donors to give blood to combat the ongoing national blood shortage.

Ring in the New Year with First Night Hartford 2022, the New Years Eve Party at Mohegan Sun, featuring the Beach Boys, or dinner and dancing at Saybrook Point Resort and Marina. Find other New Years Eve festivities here.

TCG wishes you a healthy, prosperous, and joyful New Year!