Flights of fancy: HOLIDAY EDITION
Thursday, NOVEMBER 19
4:30PM-8:30PM
DOWNTOWN NHV presents New Haven's premier shopping, wine and food crawl - Flights of Fancy! We invite Connecticut's fashion-forward folk, foodies and amateur sommeliers to kick off the holiday shopping season in Downtown New Haven with shopping discounts, food tasting, and of course WINE! Enjoy 20 sipping, tasting and shopping stops, souvenir wine glasses and event bags, exclusive shopping discounts and promotions, raffle prizes, and more. Explore neighborhoods of downtown New Haven while you shop, sip & taste at the city’s independently-owned businesses!
Date: Thursday, November 19th, 2026
Crawl time: 4:30-8:30PM
Registration location: ZINC’s Garden Lounge
(Enter through the alley on Chapel Street, to the right of ZINC’s front entrance.)
Registration available: 4:30-7:00PM
(Choose a 4:30 or 5:30 registration time slot with your ticket purchase)
Discounted Parking through Park New Haven Partnership:
Parking vouchers for Temple Parking Garage available at registration!
donate $5 to new reach and BE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE TO WIN a $250 gift card to the wine thief
Flights of Fancy is excited to partner with New Reach with 100% of $5 Raffle Entry donations going to them. Purchase your tickets and add up to 10 raffle entries per purchase to be entered to win!
New Reach helps families across Connecticut overcome homelessness, housing instability, and food insecurity through prevention, crisis services, and long-term housing solutions.
Our vision is that all children, families and individuals have a safe, secure, affordable home and food with the services and support necessary to achieve a fulfilling, self-reliant life.
CRAWL STOPS:
Zinc garden lounge (registration)
The Wine Thief
Breathing Room
Wheelhouse Cycling Studio
MakeHaven
Showoff Ink artistry
Elm City Games
Kiara Matos Studio
Wellness Park
Strange Ways
idiom
dwell New Haven
Soapedi
Merwins art shop
Water Street Jewelers
Any Occasion creation florist
Lou Lou boutiques
J Crew
More Amour boutique
Hull's art supply & framing
Group W Bench
& more coming soon!
START YOUR EVENING AT registration in ZINC’S GARDEN LOUNGE
This summer ZINC announced the opening of a new Garden Lounge in the back room, accessible via their side alley. Since then, the Garden Lounge has set the mood downtown every Thursday night.
Check in, collect your wine glass and New Haven tote, and enjoy live jazz and your first food tasting from ZINC before heading out to sip, shop, and explore.
FLIGHTS F.A.Q.
What comes with my ticket?
At Registration, Flights of Fancy guests will receive their signature souvenir tasting glass (you cannot crawl without it!), NEW cotton NHV swag bags, 21+ wristband after ID check, and first tasting!
WHAT IF I DON’T DRINK?
For those looking to bite & shop without the wine tastings, we offer "Hold the Wine" tickets! Attend flights at a discount. $15 Hold the Wine tickets include a swag bag, shopping promotions, and food tastings at the food stops, but not a branded Flights wine glass or access to wine tastings.
What if I can’t make it at 4:30PM?
No worries! Tickets are available in 2 timeslots - 4:30PM or 5:30PM, and Registration is open until 7PM. Just be sure to arrive by 7PM to join in the crawl. We recommend arriving at your ticket time so you have the most time to explore all of the stops; the crawl goes throughout downtown’s 9th Square, Chapel Historic, and Broadway neighborhoods.
Do I need to bring anything?
Yes, please bring a form of identification for Regular Tickets & Hold the Wine Tickets. Everyone will have their ID checked to ensure they are 21+ for Regular Tickets or 18+ for Hold the Wine tickets.
What if it rains?
Flights is rain or shine. Tickets are not refundable for weather, and if severe weather is planned to take place, you will be contacted about a cancellation and refunded.
Is my ticket refundable?
Tickets are not eligible for refund unless a full event cancellation takes place. However you may gift your ticket to a friend! Just have them use your name at Registration or you can contact us to transfer to their name at least 24 hours prior to the event date.
