Galentine’s Day is Feb. 13.
The holiday was created and popularized by TV show "Parks and Recreation" as a day of "ladies celebrating ladies." It's the day before Valentine's Day, and it's all about getting friends together to honor female friendships.
And while below you'll find suggestions for donuts and shopping and brunch and cooking classes, Galentine's Day is more than that. It's about reflecting on the women who have made you who you are and celebrating the women around you now.
Read on for five ideas to celebrate the female friendships in your life.
Join drag queens Summer Orlando, Barbra Joan Streets and Chastity Singer for an afternoon of celebrity impersonations, music, fun and food. This brunch at Main Street Pint & Plate in Bristol includes a complimentary mimosa or Bloody Mary.
Bring one can of food or a non-perishable item to donate and receive a raffle ticket for a grand prize. Tickets are $50. The show starts at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 at Main Street Pint & Plate, 182 Main St., Bristol. Buy tickets online at Eventbrite.com.
The Fig Cooking School in Milford presents a Valentines Day cooking class on Feb. 12. The menu includes three cheese champagne fondue, mixed greens and winter fruits with champagne vinaigrette, beef tenderloin with port wine cherry sauce and lavender crème brûlée.
Heide Lang leads a Fig Cooking School class at her home in Hamden with students Lauren Tagliatela of North Haven left, Jane Lederer of New Haven, seated, and Kai Friedman of Bethany, right. Lang's daughter and assistant Gabrielle Siegel is second from left.
The Fig Cooking school in Milford is offering this cooking class for Valentine’s Day, but who says galentines aren’t allowed? In this class, attendees will learn to make and then eat a four-course meal of three cheese champagne fondue, mixed greens and winter fruits with champagne vinaigrette, beef tenderloin with port wine cherry sauce and lavender crème brûlée. Each cooking class requires attendees to be fully vaccinated and boosted with documentation. Class is $145 per person and runs 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at 42 Naugatuck Ave., Milford. Buy tickets online at figcookingschool.com.
Little House Brewing Company in Chester, Connecticut.
This class at Little House Brewing in Chester includes step-by-step instructions on how to make a cake for your pup. The instructor is Mel of Mel Makes Treats, a local dog treat bakery.
Cost is $35 for all supplies, step-by-step instruction and one Little House beer. This workshop runs 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at Little House Brewing, 16 Main St., Chester. Buy tickets online at Eventbrite.com.
Doughnuts from Grounds Donut House, which opened at 35 Lake Ave. Ext. in Danbury on Oct. 17.
The interior of Grounds Donut House, which opened at 35 Lake Ave. Ext. in Danbury on Oct. 17.
Grab some sweet donuts and whisk your girls away for a shopping excursion. For example, check out Grounds Donut House, which is a bit of a punk rock donut shop. With a skull in its logo and an in-store playlist featuring Alice in Chains, Machine Gun Kelly and Green Day, how could it not be? There are a few consistent donut flavors, such as fruity pebbles, churro and maple bacon, along with weekly rotating flavors like coffee cake, Kit Kat and raspberry white chocolate.
Make use of that caffeine-and-donut sugar high by heading five minutes down the road to Danbury Fair Mall for a Galentine’s shopping spree at stores like Newbury Comics, Anthropology and Primark. If you're not in the Danbury area, check out this list of more than a dozen local donut shops around the state.
Hawk Ridge Winery in Watertown: Outdoors service for now.
Get those creative ideas flowing at this sip and paint event in Watertown. Guests can paint a framed wooden gnome sign and enjoy wine from Hawk Ridge Winery.
The class includes one glass of wine, but attendees can purchase more drinks and food before, during and after the event. The workshop takes place 8-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Road, Watertown. Purchase tickets online at paintedbytheshore.com.