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\n<\/strong>2:00 pm – 5:00 pm<\/p>\n

Aqua Turf Club<\/strong>
\n556 Mulberry Street
\nPlantsville, CT 06479<\/p>\n

Tickets: $25 per person
\n<\/strong>First come, first serve as tickets are limited<\/p>\n

2025 Best Buddies in Connecticut Friendship Ball will be held on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Aqua Turf Club 556 Mulberry St. Plantsville, Connecticut from 2:00-5:00. This is a high light event of the year for Best Buddies in Connecticut. Our theme this year is Black & White! Tickets are $25.00 per person.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_column_text]RSVP:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=””]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzZWN1cmUuZW5nYWdlZGRvbm9yLmNvbSUyRnNjcmlwdCUyRmNvcmUuYXNoeCUzRmMlM0RGRDcyNTc4MC03OTRGLTRFOEEtOTcwMC1GM0RGMUYyRTExMDklMjIlMjB0eXBlJTNEJTIydGV4dCUyRmphdmFzY3JpcHQlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0UlMjAlMEElM0NzY3JpcHQlMjBpZCUzRCUyMmJlbmZvcm0lMjIlMjB0eXBlJTNEJTIydGV4dCUyRmphdmFzY3JpcHQlMjIlM0ViZW5Gb3JtJTI4MTMyNzQlMkMlMjAlMjJiZW5mb3JtJTIyJTI5JTNCJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNFJTIw[\/vc_raw_html][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]SOLD OUT<\/strong><\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 9, 2025<\/strong>
\nPlantsville, CT<\/em><\/p>\n

Join Best Buddies in Connecticut for food, dancing, and awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":176602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"ct-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[460],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-connecticut-events"],"yoast_head":"\nBest Buddies in Connecticut Friendship Ball - Black & White - Best Buddies International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best Buddies in Connecticut Friendship Ball - Black & White - Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"March 9, 2025 Plantsville, CT Join Best Buddies in Connecticut for food, dancing, and awards.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-19T06:29:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-20T15:17:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ct-2024-friendship-ball-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jeremiah\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jeremiah\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"jeremiah\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/8dce929426db178a0f482077614820de\"},\"headline\":\"Best Buddies in Connecticut Friendship Ball – Black & White\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-19T06:29:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-20T15:17:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/\"},\"wordCount\":230,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ct-2024-friendship-ball-3.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Connecticut Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/connecticut\/friendshipball\/\",\"name\":\"Best Buddies in Connecticut Friendship Ball - 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