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HAPPENINGS
| Wednesday | 12/3 | Sea Shanty Night | 8-11pm | Cafe Nine |
| Thursday | 12/4 | Cinema Paradiso | 630-830pm | Lyric Hall |
| Thursday | 12/4 | Hip Hop for the Homeless | 8pm | Three Sheets |
| Friday | 12/5 | First Friday Lounge Night | 530-730pm | Best Video |
| Friday | 12/5 | New Raven XI | 9pm | Blue Orchid |
| Friday | 12/5 | Free Acoustic Show | 7-10pm | Spruce Coffee |
| Friday | 12/5 | Zine Scene Meetup | 6pm | Neverending Books |
| Saturday | 12/6 | Val McKee: Children's Music | 1130am-1230pm | Best Video |
| Saturday | 12/6 | New Haven Artisan Market | 12-6pm | Bradley Street Bicycle Co-o-p |
| Saturday | 12/6 | Holiday Bazaar & Wreath Making | 10am-5pm | Common Ground |
| Saturday | 12/6 | Intro to Stained Glass | 10am | Makehaven |
| Saturday | 12/6 | Literary Open Mic & Fundraiser | 5-7pm | Spruce Coffee |
| Saturday | 12/6 | Takes & Cakes | 7pm | Third Space New Haven |
| Saturday | 12/6 | CT Map Society Show & Tell | 2-4pm | Mitchell Library |
| Sunday | 12/7 | New Haven Artisan Market | 12-6pm | Bradley Street Bicycle Co-o-p |
| Sunday | 12/7 | Elm City Big Band Concert & Fundraiser | 5pm | Cafe Nine |
| Sunday | 12/7 | A Christmas Carol: A One-Man Show | 2-330pm + 6-830pm | Lyric Hall |
| Sunday | 12/7 | Wreath and Candlemaking | 11am-3pm | Coogan Pavilion |
| Sunday | 12/7 | Line Dancing & Game Night | 3pm | Whitneyville Cultural Commons |
| Monday | 12/8 | Low-Key Bridge | 7pm | Institute Library |
| Monday | 12/8 | Wooster Sq. Jazz Christmas Concert | 7-830pm | St. PJ’s Episcopal Church |
| Tuesday | 12/9 | Batman Returns (Screening) | 7pm | East Rock brewery |
| Thursday | 12/9 | Brew and Glue | 5-730pm | Three Sheets |
| Wednesday | 12/10 | Nora Brown Residency | 8pm | Cafe Nine |
| Wednesday | 12/10 | Why Fascists Fear Teachers Bookclub | 6-730 | Possible Futures |
| Wednesday | 12/10 | Winter Nail Art Workshop | 4-5pm | Mitchell Library |
| Thursday | 12/11 | A Cozy Evening with Brian Ember: Roasting Holiday Chestnuts | 630-9pm | Institute Library |
| Thursday | 12/11 | Intro to Screenprinting | 6pm | Makehaven |
| Saturday | 12/13 | Thimble Island Saxophone Quartet | 7-9pm | Best Video |
| Saturday | 12/13 | Club C*nt x Neu/body | 9pm | Cafe Nine |
| Saturday | 12/13 | GLORY: music of justice, equity & splendor | 730-930pm | Battel Chappel |
| Saturday | 12/13 | NXTHVN Holiday Market + Toy Drive | 12-7pm | NXTHVN |
| Saturday | 12/13 | Little Lion’s Vinyl Bar and Listening Lounge | 6-10pm | Possible Futures |
| Saturday | 12/13 | Makehaven Makers Market | 11am-5pm | Spruce Coffee |
| Saturday | 12/13 | Writers Group | 12-130pm | Neverending Books |
| Saturday | 12/13 | Community Couch Holiday Bingo! | 3-430pm | Wilson Library |
| Sunday | 12/14 | In The Name of Science: Deception | 6pm | Flint Street Theater |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Cookie Decorating + Holiday Crafting! | 2pm | Makehaven |
| Sunday | 12/14 | New Haven Comic & Collectible Spectacular | 10am-3pm | 554 Woodward Ave, NHV |
| Sunday | 12/14 | TEDxProspect Hill 2025 | 4-8pm | The Foote School |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Wreath and Candlemaking | 11am-3pm | Trowbridge Environmental Center/College Woods |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Lavender Contra Collective | 4-530pm | New Haven Pride Center |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Crafters of Color Winter Market | 12-5pm | Possible Futures |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Charlie Brown Christmas (The Clutchtet) | 6pm | Three Sheets |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Holiday Makers Market | 11am-5pm | Spruce Coffee |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Bug Art Workshop | 2pm | Witch Bitch Thrift |
| Sunday | 12/14 | Super Lame Book Club Meeting | 11am-1pm | Bradley Street Bicycle Co-o-p |
| Monday | 12/15 | Bingo Nite + Pancake Palooza | 7-9pm | Bradley Street Bicycle Co-o-p |
| Monday | 12/15 | Texas Two-Step Dance Class | 7pm | Cafe Nine |
| Tuesday | 12/16 | Moonstruck (Screening) | 6-9pm | Lyric Hall |
| Tuesday | 12/16 | Sorting, Storing, + Scanning Family Photos | 6-7pm | Downtown Library |
| Tuesday | 12/16 | Cartoonist Club | 6-8pm | Downtown Library |
| Tuesday | 12/16 | CT For Abolition Book Club | 630-745pm | Downtown Library |
| Wednesday | 12/17 | It's Right To Rebel VII | 8pm | Cafe Nine |
| Wednesday | 12/17 | Chanukah, Oh Chanukah | 3-5pm | Possible Futures |
| Wednesday | 12/17 | Movie Making Meetup | 8-10pm | Neverending Books |
| Thursday | 12/18 | Sketchbook Social | 6pm | Makehaven |
| Thursday | 12/18 | "Nowhere to Wear This" Party | 6-9pm | Spruce Coffee |
| Thursday | 12/18 | Textile Takeover | All Day | Neverending Books |
| Friday | 12/19 | Heaven | 9pm | Cafe Nine |
| Saturday | 12/20 | Bad Cereal & Cartoons | 930-11am | Best Video |
| Saturday | 12/20 | Bronson Rock: Holiday Rock 'N Roll Show | 7-9pm | Best Video |
| Saturday | 12/20 | Happy Feet | 1pm | Flint Street Theater |
| Saturday | 12/20 | Little Lion Wine Club | 630-8pm | Possible Futures |
| Saturday | 12/20 | Deck the Hulls XIV | 8pm | Three Sheets |
| Sunday | 12/21 | Ugly Sweater Holiday Party | 2:00 PM | Cafe Nine |
| Saturday | 12/21 | The Holdovers | 3pm | Flint Street Theater |
| Sunday | 12/21 | Manga Meetup + Cook Together | 4pm | Makehaven |
| Sunday | 12/21 | Caroling in Community | 4-530pm | Possible Futures (then outside!) |
| Friday | 12/26 | Holiday Karaoke | 7-11pm | Bradley Street Bicycle Co-o-p |
| Wednesday | 12/31 | Three Sheets NYE | 9pm | Three Sheets |
RECURRING FUN
| Throughout December | Downtown NHV Tree Farm | Look on Downtown NHV website | |
| Every Week | New Haven Sketchers | Check their socials! | |
| Every Wednesday | Anti-Capitalist Reading Group | 6-8pm | Neverending Books |
| Every Wednesday | Open Mic | 6-9pm | Spruce Coffee |
| Every Wednesday | Spanish Language Conversation Club | 4:00 PM | Fair Haven Library |
| Weds + Fri–Sun | Communal Sauna Sessions | All Day | C.I.T.A. Park |
| Every Tuesday + Thursday | Fix Your Bike + Buy A Bike | 4-7pm | Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op |
| Thursdays | Pokémon Club (6-14yrs) | 530-630pm Coogan Pavillon | |
| Every Friday | Coffee Outside Bike up East Rock | 8:00 AM | Meet at Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op |
| Every Friday | Jazz | 5:15-8pm | Institute Library |
| Every Friday | Jazz Series | 830 + 10pm | Firehouse 12 |
| Saturdays | New Haven Go Club | 2-445pm | Downtown Library |
| Every Saturday & Sunday | Movie Screenings | Flint Street Theater | |
| Every Saturday | Meditation | 1030am-12pm | Downtown Library |
| Every Sunday | Sound Bath Sundays | 5-6pm | 51 Chestnut St |
GET INVOLVED & GET RESOURCES
Thursday 12/4 / Black Queer Women’s Group / 6-7pm Pride Center
Thursday 12/4 / Meet Your Alder: Amy Marx / 4-530pm Mitchell Library
Tues 12/9 / Late Bloomers LGBTQ+ Affinity Group / 6-7pm / Pride Center
Wednesday / 12/10 / Empowering Young Kings / 430-6pm Stetson Library
Sun 12/21 / Skillshare: Free Chair Massage / 1130am / Witch Bitch Thirft
Monday 12/22 / Q+ Teen Space / 2-4pm / Downtown Library
Sunday 12/28 / East Rock Tenants Circle / 1-3pm / Neverending Books
Monday 12/29 / Proud Parents / 530-630pm / Pride Center
Mondays & Fridays 11-4pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays 11-1pmFood Pantry & Community Closet / New Haven Pride Center
Monday thru Thursday, Sundays 230-3 / Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen / 5-6pm / New Haven Green
Monday-Friday / Free Breakfast / 630-830am / Sunrise Cafe (57 Olive St)
Mondays / Hearing Voices Weekly Meeting / 430-530pm / Wilson Library
Every Monday / Volunteer Mondays / 4-7pm / Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op
Tues & Thurs / DIY Shop Hours / 4-7pm / Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op
Tuesdays / NHFPL Readmobile / 10am-2pm / East Shore Park
Tuesdays / Edgewood Park Cleanup / 9-11am / Edgewood Ranger Station
Thursdays / Students for Educational Justice / 3-5pm / Downtown Library
Every Thursday / Walk-in Alterations12PM Witch Bitch Thirft
Every Friday / Unhoused Activists Community Team (U-ACT) Meeting1-3pm Downtown Library
Every Friday / New Haven Peace Garden Volunteering / 930-1130am 997 Ella T Grasso Blvd
Sun thru Fridays / Drop-in & Resource Center / 130-530pm / 266 State St
Every Sunday / Free Laundry Voucher Distribution / 2pm Behind Trinity Church on Green
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RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE --> (854) 666-4472