How Locals Spend Free Time in Waterbury
Curious about what you'll do when you live in Waterbury? If you like the idea of exploring historic downtown streets, getting artsy at galleries and theaters, and are daring enough to try hiking rugged local trails, Waterbury is calling you home! This list of fun things to do will take you from morning coffee to midnight and give you a real taste of Waterbury's tight-knit creative energy.
Lynn, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Lynn has lived in Connecticut almost her entire life, and knows the difference between shoreline charm and quiet river towns. She's sampled pizza and donuts all over the state visiting all 169 Connecticut towns. Her most memorable (and probably last ever) move involved the trifecta of a hurricane, loss of power, and an August heatwave (so don't even get me started on moving horror stories!). She knits, bakes, metal detects beaches, and firmly believes New Haven pizza is a food group of its own. At Snappy Scout Lynn turns decades of CT discoveries into sage moving advice you'll enjoy reading and actually use.
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What Will You Do in Waterbury?
From weekend adventures to iconic road trips, here's how locals spend their time off.
On a Saturday with perfect weather
Fulton Park for peak people watching.
When the gals come to town for the weekend
Catch a show at the Palace Theater after drinks.
Dude hangout
Check out what’s on tap at Brass Works.
Rainy, dreary day
Mattatuck Museum, pretending you understand contemporary art installations.
Artsy
Seven Angels Theatre for culture without the New Haven parking nightmare.
Outdoorsy
Hop Brook Lake trails for casual strolls.
With your dog
Fulton Park for walkies.
Family oriented
Indoor Trampoline Parks are popping up around the city.
In need of a selfie
Holy Land USA ruins for your goth Instagram aesthetic.
you have to see this
It’s hard not to see Holy Land’s 65-foot glowing cross on top of the hill overlooking the highway.
On a budget
Free concerts at the Waterbury Green all summer long.
For sports fans
Catch up on the latest game at Scoreboard Bar & Grill. Head out of town if you want front row seats.
My Favorite Local Spot in Waterbury
Brooklyn Baking Company has the best donuts, hands down. If there’s a line, stay in it, it’s 100% worth it. There’s other baked goods too, like breads and cookies, but you need to try the donuts.
— Lynn Nelthropp
Connecticut Local Expert
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