Celebrate Mansfield Festival to take place Saturday

Connor Linskey, The Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn.
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Sep. 19—STORRS MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Downtown Partnership invites everyone to gather in Downtown Storrs this Saturday for a full day of music, food and fun at its 19th Annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival.

The festival will take place from 2 p. m. to 8 p.m. on and around Betsy Paterson Square, 2 Dog Lane, Storrs Mansfield. In the event of inclement weather the festival will take place inside E. O. Smith High School and will retain the same time frame.

The event is free to attend and is open to everyone.

The Mansfield Downtown Partnership hosts the Celebrate Mansfield Festival each fall as a way to celebrate the best of Mansfield including art, music, entertainment, food, games and activities; promote local businesses, organizations, Downtown Storrs and the University of Connecticut; and honor the Town of Mansfield's commitment to sustainability.

The Mansfield Downtown Partnership is an independent, nonprofit organization comprised of representatives from the Town of Mansfield, UConn and individual business members and residents. The partnership seeks to foster the continued development, management and promotion of the Downtown Storrs area in the Town of Mansfield.

The E.O. Smith Drumline will kick off the festivities at 2 p.m. on Betsy Paterson Square with a performance. They will be followed by the E.O. Smith Chamber Singers to help mark the opening of the event.

Mansfield businesses, community organizations and UConn departments, programs and student groups will offer a variety of hands-on fun for all ages at over 60 activity booths, which will be open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Dog Lane, Royce Circle and Wilbur Cross Way in Storrs Mansfield.

Also open during that time will be craft booths featuring the work of area crafters, makers and artisans as part of the Juried Craft Show. Craft booths will be available on Dog

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