Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, is located in the heart of the state. The city frequently hosts sports events, including the Eversource Hartford Marathon, the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship, and the Oakwood Soccer Premier Invitational.
Hartford at a Glance
- Hotel Rooms
- 40,000
- Hotel Tax Rate
- 15 percent
- Major Facilities
- Dunkin’ Donuts Park is a 6,146-seat minor league ballpark
- PeoplesBank Arena is a 16,000-seat multipurpose venue located downtown
- Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field is a 40,642-seat stadium that hosts football, lacrosse, and soccer
- Trinity Health Stadium is a 5,500-seat soccer facility
- Fastpitch Nation Park is the largest dedicated fastpitch softball complex in the Northeast, with 12 fields
- Husky Volleyball Den has premiere training facilities in Windsor and Newington
- Day Hill Dome in Windsor is a 95,000-square-foot indoor sports dome for soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and flag football
- Located in Simsbury, the International Skating Center of Connecticut is a 78,000-square-foot, twin-rink venue
- Convention Center
The Connecticut Convention Center features 540,000 square feet of space, including a 140,000-square-foot exhibition hall.
- Contact
Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau, CTmeetings.org.
