Get Involved Downtown!



Do you love eating, shopping, and having fun downtown? Do you want to see more events? Do you have ideas you are ready to share?  We welcome your help!

Our downtown business owners are passionate about making Downtown Manchester better and better! We need volunteers, like you, to help bring their ideas to life! If you would like to learn more about how you can help, fill out the contact form below! Or, stop by WORK_SPACE and chat with Bernie, the Downtown Manager, or Stacey, the WORK_SPACE Manager, to get connected. 

(WORK_SPACE is open from 10am to 4pm on weekdays and the 2nd Saturday of each month.)

Ideas & Plans Underway:

  • Annual Butterfly Stroll & Art Tour with a Trolley
  • Build a Bouquet for Mother's Day 
  • Taste of Downtown
  • Downtown Market Day
  • 2nd Saturdays All Summer Long
  • Celebrate Downtown Milestones

These are ideas that were brought to us by our business owners. The implementation of these ideas will depend on the volunteers who come forward to help plan!

Join the Fun in the Forest Lot at the Butterfly StrollEach year during the Butterfly Stroll the Forest St. Lot is a bustling hub of excitement and fun! This year it is also an official Troll...
Graffiti Battle at Urban Lodge BrewingUrban Lodge Brewing will be hosting a Graffiti Battle organized to support UR Community Cares in coordination with The RiseUP CT Group. ...
Board of Commissioners Meeting Re-ScheduledThe regular March 8th meeting of the Board of Commissioners has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 29th at 8:00 am.
Summer Sponsorship Opportunities for Downtown MembersHelp us fund our activities, events and marketing efforts! We will do our best to thank and promote our sponsors as often as possible - ...
Board of Commissioners Meeting
Apr 12, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
903 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
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Graffiti Battle
Apr 23, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
47 Purnell Pl
Manchester, CT 06040
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Board of Commissioners Meeting
May 10, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
903 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
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