The Mansfield Downtown Partnership invites residents and friends of all ages to celebrate the best of Mansfield with music, food, and fun on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

The Celebrate Mansfield Festival will take place from 2:00 to 8:00 PM in Downtown Storrs.

2024 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

    • Enjoy a variety of hands-on fun for all ages at our Activity Booths on Dog Lane, Royce Circle, and Wilbur Cross Way (open until 6:00 PM)

    • Support local crafters, artists, and makers in our Juried Craft Show on Dog Lane (open until 6:00 PM)

    • Indulge in tasty treats at our Food Booths on Royce Circle (open until 8:00 PM)

  • Executive Chef Dan Malinak will prepare Orange Gochujang Chicken with Kimchi Mac and Cheese (on Dog Lane)

  • The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry presents The Conference of the Birds, a community puppet pageant on Betsy Paterson Square

  • Get ready to sing, dance, and laugh! Kidsville Kuckoo Revue performs on the Kids' Zone Stage on Wilbur Cross Way

  • Extreme Measures, a UConn student a cappella group, will stroll and perform throughout the Festival

  • Robert Landolphi, Assistant Director of Culinary Development at UConn Dining, will prepare Corn Cakes with Tajin Crème Fraiche and Smoked Salmon (on Dog Lane)

  • Students from the UConn Jazz program will perform on the Main Stage on Betsy Paterson Square

  • Mansfield Pickers will perform on the Waldron's Studio 88 Stage in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane)

  • RubyFruit, a UConn student a cappella group, will stroll and perform throughout the Festival

  • Storrs Farmers Market is open from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on the front lawn of the Mansfield Town Hall (4 S. Eagleville Road)

  • Students from Waldron's Studio 88 will perform on the Waldron's Studio 88 Stage in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane)

  • Prepare to be amazed - and to laugh! - as Pete Haddad performs sleight of hand tricks with a comic flair on the Kids' Zone Stage (on Wilbur Cross Way)

  • Potato Soup, winners of the inaugural Waldron's Studio 88 Battle of the Bands, will perform on the Main Stage on Betsy Paterson Square

  • The Rolling Tones, a UConn student a cappella group, will stroll and perform throughout the Festival

  • Farmageddon will perform on the Waldron's Studio 88 Stage in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane)

  • Students from Waldron's Studio 88 will perform on the Waldron's Studio 88 Stage in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane)

  • Students from Villari’s Martial Arts of Mansfield will provide a demonstration of their skills on the Kids' Zone Stage (on Wilbur Cross Way)

  • Royal Oaks, an alternative rock band from eastern Connecticut, will perform on the Main Stage on Betsy Paterson Square

  • Derek Waldron will perform on the Waldron's Studio 88 Stage in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane)

  • Prepare to be amazed - and to laugh! - as Pete Haddad performs sleight of hand tricks with a comic flair on the Kids' Zone Stage (on Wilbur Cross Way)

  • Waldron's Studio 88's Vocal Group will perform on the Waldron's Studio 88 Stage in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane)

  • Pick up some dinner from one of our Festival Food Booths or your favorite Downtown Storrs restaurant and head to Betsy Paterson Square as we get ready for our closing concert, which starts at 6:30 PM.

  • We're closing out our 2024 Celebrate Mansfield Festival with a bang! Jake Kulak and the Modern Vandals will perform from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM on the Main Stage on Betsy Paterson Square.