What to Know
- NBC CT's Health & Wellness Festival will take place Sunday at the XL Center from 10am - 5pm
- The event is free and you can walk away with $250 in free screenings, flu shots, etc.
- Everyone who attends gets a free Hartford Wolf Pack ticket for Sunday evening's game. You can also enter to win an Apple Watch and FitBit.
It's a day worth at least $250 in free giveaways and screenings for a family of four. You could enter to win an Apple Watch or a FitBit, in addition to all the great giveaways and screenings available at this year's Festival.
NBC Connecticut's 2016 Health & Wellness Festival is taking place this weekend! Join NBC Connecticut for the event on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the XL Center in downtown Hartford. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the XL Center atrium.
This is a great event with fun for the whole family! You can meet many members of the NBC Connecticut team. There will be free giveaways and plenty of free health screenings.
You can also participate in the 2nd Annual Health & Wellness Family 5K around the XL Center concourse. For more information, visit NBCCTfamily5K.com.
Some of the free test available include women's heart health risk screenings and BMI calculations. There will be instructional sessions on how to perform breast self-examinations. A doctor will also be available to answer your questions.
Participating vendors confirmed for this year's event include:
- AARP
- Access Health CT
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Liver Foundation and AIDS CT
- American Red Cross
- Atria Senior Living
- Autism Speaks
- Camp Bow Wow
- Casanova Remodeling
- Center for Vein Restoration
- Companions and Homemakers
- Jefferson Radiology
- Enovative Technologies
- Harte MV-1 of Connecticut
- Hartford Wolfpack
- Kathy's Urgent Care
- KIND Snacks
- League of Women Voters
- Live Nation CT
- LYNFIT
- Middlesex Hospital
- Orthopedic Associates of Hartford
- Pack Leaders Rescue of CT
- People's Products
- Primary Residential Mortgage
- ProHealth Physicians
- Pruvit
- Rescom Home Exteriors
- St. Francis
- Six Flags New England
- Stop & Shop
- Visual Perceptions