Colorful Connections is the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild's biennial juried quilt show, held at Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, CT. The 2027 show features hundreds of quilts on display, chapter challenges, a youth section, a raffle quilt, raffle baskets, and a merchant mall of fabric, notion, and quilting-supply vendors — a booth opportunity for fiber-arts and textile sellers. Open Saturday and Sunday, 9am–5pm; admission is $12 and covers both days, with children 12 and under free.