Mansfield Downtown Partnership wants YOU to participate in the 5th Annual Festival On the Green!

The Fifth Annual Festival on the Green will be Sunday, September 14, 2008, from noon to 5:00 pm in the parking lots of the Storrs Center commercial plazas. If it rains, the Festival will move inside E.O. Smith High School. Click here to print and post a flyer in your workplace, grocery, wherever you go!

Celebrate Mansfield Parade

The Celebrate Mansfield Parade will kick off the Fifth Annual Festival on the Green at noon on Sunday, September 14. Formerly the “Bikes, Tykes, & Trikes Parade,” this year’s parade will be bigger and better than ever! In addition to children riding their decorated bicycles and tricycles, this year’s parade will feature the UConn Marching Band, E. O. Smith High School’s football team and cheerleaders, UConn cheerleaders, the Mountain Dairy milk truck, antique cars, an electric car, UConn Morgan Drill Team, and more! The Grand Marshalls for the parade are Mansfield Mayor Betsy Paterson and UConn President Mike Hogan.

The Partnership encourages everyone to find a good viewing spot early because Storrs Road will be closed at 11:45 am to accommodate the parade. Storrs Road/Route 195 will be closed from the intersection with S. Eagleville/Route 275 to Dog Lane from 11:45 am until 12:30 pm. During this time, Dog Lane will be closed from the intersection with Storrs Road to the Jao Praya Thai Cuisine restaurant. Dog Lane can be accessed off of Route 195 through to the UConn Bishop Center and behind the Shippee and Buckley dormitories. The public is requested to seek alternate routes during this time.

Children and their families who are interested in participating in the parade on their bicycle, tricycle, or stroller are asked to meet at the Storrs-Mansfield Post Office at 11:00 am on Sunday. The parade will step off at noon from the Post Office, proceed onto Storrs Road and continue until Dog Lane. At Dog Lane, the children and other participants on foot will proceed into the Festival grounds and finish at the stage. Kidsville Kuckoo Revue will perform following the completion of the parade and a performance by the UConn Marching Band.

The Celebrate Mansfield Parade and the Fifth Annual Festival on the Green are part of the Celebrate Mansfield Weekend. Other events scheduled for the weekend are: River Park Dedication from 2:00 – 5:00 pm on Saturday at River Park on Plains Road; Storrs Farmers Market featuring a performance by Green Gates from 3:00 – 6:00 pm on Saturday in the side parking lot of E.O. Smith; and Fireworks in the Park beginning at 6:00 pm on Saturday in Mansfield Hollow State Park. For more information about these events, please visit the Town of Mansfield’s website (www.mansfieldct.org). Questions about the Parade or the Festival on the Green, please call the Partnership office at 429.2740. Questions about the Fireworks in the Park can be directed to the Town Manager’s office, 429.3336. And, the Parks and Rec Department can answer questions about the River Park dedication, 429.3015.

Click here for a flyer to print and distribute.

Volunteer at the Fifth Annual Festival on the Green!

The Partnership is seeking volunteers to assist with this year’s Festival. There are a variety of volunteer needs; no matter your time constraints or skill levels, we have a job for you! Do you like working with children? You can help out with the Bikes, Tykes, and Trikes Parade! Don’t mind a mess? Give us a hand with the pie eating contest! Not a morning person? Help us clean up the site at the end of the day! Contact the Partnership office at 429.2740 or e-mail us to ask how you can help support this beloved community event.

We hope you’ll join us in September!

For more information, please contact the Partnership office at 429.2740.