Things to do in Springfield

DEC5SatSaturday, December 552 events · Evening

1. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

   Annual Tree Lighting

   Brookfield Old Town Hall

   Festivals & Holidays

2. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

   Bright Nights at Forest Park

   Forest Park$27+Family

   Outdoors

3. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

   Christmas Bash 2026

   Chicopee Portuguese American Club$11Family

   Festivals & Holidays

4. 5 p.m.

   Elms College Women's Basketball vs Lasell

   Elms College - Veritas Auditorium

   Sports

5. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

   Live Nativity

   Salmon Brook Park Granby Ct

6. 5 p.m.

   Magic of Lights

   Pratt and Whitney Stadium At Rentschler Field

   Theater & Dance

7. 5 p.m.

   Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights at the Connecticut Trolley Museum

   Connecticut Trolley Museum$19+Family

   Family & Kids

8. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

   Alchemy Sound Bath with Sacred Vibrations by Siubhan

   The Alchemist Society$35

   Health & Wellness

9. 5:30 p.m.

   Hasta La Luna

   Knights of Columbus Council 50$20+

10. 5:30 p.m.

    Home for Christmas Gala

    Log Cabin/Delaney Hospitality Group

    Community

11. 6 p.m.

    3rd Annual Holiday Extravaganza

    Marigold Theater

    Theater & Dance

12. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    50th Singing Christmas Tree Celebration

    Bethany Assembly of GodFree

    Festivals & Holidays

13. 6 p.m.

    Jemar Phoenix

    Skyline Trading Company

14. 6 p.m.7 p.m.

    John Joelson

    Luthier’s Co-op and Backstage Bar

15. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Live Music from Whiskey Traveler (Free)

    Great Awakening BreweryFree

    Music

16. 6 p.m.

    Massachusetts, University of Hockey vs (19/20) Northeastern

    Mullins Center Community Ice Rink

    Sports

17. 6 p.m.

    Spirit of Christmas Past - Yuletide_Copy1

    New England Fiber Festival at The Big E$30

    Festivals & Holidays

18. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Thunderbirds vs Utica Comets (Teddy Bear Toss)

    MassMutual Center - Meeting Rooms 1–5 (combined)

    Sports

19. 6 p.m.

    Tolland Torchlight Parade and Tree Lighting

    Tolland GreenFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

20. 6 p.m.10 p.m.

    Western Mass Toy Drive Comedy Night Fundraiser

    Chicopee Portuguese American Club$35.88

    Community

21. 6:30 p.m.

    Chico Bean

    Funny Bone Comedy Club (Hartford)

22. 6:30 p.m.

    Chico Bean

    Hartford Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant$56+

    Comedy

23. 6:30 p.m.

    Comedy Night at the Hartford Funny Bone with Chico Bean

    Hartford Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant

    Also at 9 p.m.

    Comedy

24. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Night Shift RETURNS to Joanna’s Restaurant | December 5

    Joanna’s Main Hall

    Music

25. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Beyond Dating: An IRL Embodied Encounter Lab

    The Hidden Temple$14.64

    Classes & Talks

26. 7 p.m.

    Chris Smither

    Iron Horse Music Hall - MA$1020

    Music

27. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Comedy Night at Agawam Bowl

    Agawam Bowl$28.52

    Comedy

28. 7 p.m.

    Elms College Men's Basketball vs Lasell

    Elms College - Veritas Auditorium

    Sports

29. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Off The Wall Fundraiser

    Workshop13 Artworks Gallery

    Community

30. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Ragged Blue @ Progression Brewing Co.

    Progression Brewing Company – Northampton, MA

    Music

31. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    The Third Entity

    Luthier’s Co-op and Backstage Bar

32. 7 p.m.

    Tom Rush

    Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity

33. 7:30 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas - Hartford

    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge)$121+

    Theater & Dance

34. 7:30 p.m.

    Amherst College Men's Ice Hockey vs Trinity College

    Orr Rink

    Sports

35. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Faculty Dance Concert - UMass

    Amherst College

    Music

36. 7:30 p.m.

    Faculty Dance Concert - UMass & Amherst College

    Kirby Theater at Amherst CollegeFree

    Music

37. 7:30 p.m.

    Fall Studio Productions

    Hallie Flanagan TheatreFree

    Theater & Dance

38. 7:30 p.m.

    Infinite Orchard Album Release at The Parlor Room

    Center for the Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainabili ty

39. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Vernon Chorale concert: Winter's Light

    St. Bernard Church Hall

    Music

40. 8 p.m.

    Discord & Provenance

    THCC (The Heavy Culture Cooperative)

41. 8 p.m.

    Ken Pomeroy

    TheDrake

42. 8 p.m.11 p.m.

    Misty Blues

    New City Brewery$14.64

    Also at 8 p.m.

    Music

43. 8 p.m.

    ROAR! Comedy: Chris Franjola

    MGM Way, Springfield, MA 01105, United States

    Comedy

44. 8 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Shea & Co

    Luthier’s Co-op and Backstage Bar

45. 8 p.m.

    Side-Tracked

    99 Springfield Road

46. 8 p.m.

    Springfield, Ma - Roar Comedy

    The Armory at MGM Springfield - Complex

    Comedy

47. 8 p.m.

    Sweet Baby James - James Taylor Tribute

    Broad Brook Opera House Night 1

    Music

48. 8:30 p.m.

    Candlelight: 90s Hip Hop on Strings

    South Congregational Church - Granby$83+

    Music

49. 9 p.m.

    Heather Joseph

    View Street TavernFree

50. 9 p.m.

    Kimberly Rene Acoustic-Just like Fire Rally's Sports Bar Westfield MA

    Rally's Sports Bar

    Festivals & Holidays

51. 9 p.m.

    Un Party De Bachata - Hartford, CT

    2964 Main St$23.18+

    Music

52. 9:30 p.m.11 p.m.

    Scott Hall and Awesomecraft

    Luthier’s Co-op and Backstage Bar