24 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | MAY 27, 2024
THE LISTS
Largest entertainment & sporting venues in
Connecticut
Ranked by 2023 attendance
Venue
2023
attendance
No.
employees/
profit or
nonprofit Description Executive(s)
Year
founded
1
Foxwoods Resort Casino
350 Trolley Line Blvd.
Mashantucket, CT 06338
800-369-9663; foxwoods.com
1,000,000
2,500
For profit
Casino, hospitality and entertainment, owned by Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation
Jason Guyot
President & CEO
1992
2
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 06355
860-572-5955; mysticaquarium.org
860,000
200
Nonprofit
Aquatic conservation, education and research with mission to inspire
people to care for and protect our ocean planet
Susette Tibus
President & CEO
1973
3
Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd.
Uncasville, CT 06382
888-226-7711; mohegansun.com
643,380
5,000
For profit
Entertainment, sports, gaming, dining, shopping, hotel, spa, meetings
and conventions
Jeff Hamilton
President & general manager
1996
4
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 N. Water St.
Norwalk, CT 06854
203-852-0700; maritimeaquarium.org
500,000
184
Nonprofit
More than 7,500 animals of hundreds of species including seals,
sharks, rays and jellies
Jason Patlis
President & CEO
1988
4
XL Center
1 Civic Center Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-6333; xlcenter.com
500,000
1,384
For profit
Downtown arena with more than 16,000 seats; home to UConn Men's
& Women's Basketball and American Hockey League (AHL) Hartford
Wolf Pack, affiliate of the New York Rangers
Ben Weiss
General manager
1975
6
Dunkin' Park
1214 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-246-4628; yardgoatsbaseball.com
433,657
28
For profit
Home of the Hartford Yard Goats, AA affiliate of the Colorado
Rockies
Mike Abramson
General manager
2016
7
Quassy Amusement Park
Lake Quassapaug, U.S. Route 64, 2132
Middlebury Road
Middlebury, CT 06762
203-758-2913; quassy.com
350,000
420
For profit
Amusement and waterpark with more than 20 rides, Splash Away Bay
Waterpark, swimming, beach picnicking, catering, family arcade &
private cabanas; group discounts
George Frantzis II
Founder
1908
8
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
615 Silver Lane
East Hartford, CT 06118
860-610-4700; rentschlerfield.com
330,000
1,384
For profit
Open-air stadium with 36,000 seats and home to UConn Football;
hosted acts such as Bruce Springsteen, The Police and U.S. Soccer
& NCAA Lacrosse
Sean Cunningham
Event manager
2003
9
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06610
203-394-6565; beardsleyzoo.org
300,000
68
Nonprofit
Zoo providing education, conservation, research and guest
experience for students and families
Gregg Dancho
Zoo director
1922
Source: Each venue via survey as of Q2 2024.
-Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
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860-678-1353
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