GETTING HERE
As part of its low-waste efforts, the Mansfield Downtown Partnership encourages biking, riding the bus, carpooling, and walking to the Celebrate Mansfield Festival.
By Foot
Downtown Storrs is within an easy walking distance of UConn and several residential neighborhoods.
Walk times shown are approximate. To estimate the walk from your location, click here. Enter your starting address to generate directions to walk to Betsy Paterson Square.
By Bicycle
For visitors arriving by bicycle, bike racks are located throughout Downtown Storrs, including outside the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center.
Cyclists are asked to please walk their bikes through the Festival during the event, for the safety of all visitors.
By Bus
Downtown Storrs is served by WRTD, UConn, CTtransit, Peter Pan Bus Lines, and FlixBus.
On Saturday, September 28, full day detours for all buses will be in effect. There will be no access to the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center starting at 6:00 AM on Saturday, September 28.
WRTD & HuskyGO Alternative Stops:
Mansfield Town Hall (SB)
Price Chopper (NB)
Buckley
CTtransit Alternative Stop:
Riders should use the FRONT PARKING LOT of E.O. Smith High School. Riders should wait on the sidewalk where the bus leaves the parking lot onto RT 195.
Peter Pan Alternative Stop:
Riders should use the UConn East Campus stop at Whitney Hall.
By Car
The Downtown Storrs Parking Garage will be open, accessible, and free for everyone during the Celebrate Mansfield Festival.
To access the garage:
From Storrs Road (Route 195), turn onto Charles Smith Way
Turn left onto Wilbur Cross Way
Turn right onto Elsie Marsh Way
Turn onto right onto Royce Circle
The garage entrance will be on your left
Additional, free parking will be available at the following locations:
E. O. Smith High School (1235 Storrs Road)
Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building (“Town Hall,” 4 S. Eagleville Road)
Mansfield Community Center (10 S. Eagleville Road)
UConn
There will be NO PARKING for Festival attendees at the following locations, whose parking is reserved for their customers:
Storrs Commons (1244 Storrs Road)
University Plaza (1232 Storrs Road)
Price Chopper (1220 Storrs Road)
UPS Store & Haven Hot Chicken (1206 Storrs Road)
US Post Office (9 Charles Smith Way)
Road Closures
To accommodate the event, the following streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 6:00 AM until 10:00 PM:
Dog Lane from Storrs Road to the Royce Circle intersection at 9 Dog Lane
Royce Circle from the intersection of Dog Lane at 1 Royce Circle to the Wilbur Cross Way intersection
Wilbur Cross Way from Royce Circle to Elsie Marsh Way
Bolton Road Ext.
West Access Road (behind 33 Wilbur Cross Way)