2026 Downtown Event Interest Form
Downtown Manchester Special Services District hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Our goal is to support our business owners with increased foot traffic and visibility!
Complete this form to sign up!
Butterfly Stroll🦋
Welcome the season in Downtown Manchester! Visitors will stroll Main Street collecting flowers from participating businesses to build their very own bouquet. A perfect spring afternoon for the whole family.
Date: May 9th
Time: 10:00a -2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Hand out flowers | Receive your assigned flowers and set up a station for visitors to add to their bouquets as they stop by your business. Limited Availability.
Host an activity | Set up a fun, spring-themed craft for visitors to enjoy at your location
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Art Stroll🎨
Downtown Manchester becomes an open-air gallery for the day! Stroll Main Street and take in art vendor displays, participate in hands-on art activities, and add your own creative touch to our Chalk the Walk — where the sidewalks themselves become the canvas.
Date: June 13th
Time: 10:00a -2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Host an activity | Offer a hands-on craft or art experience for visitors at your location.
Offer a special | Run a promotion or discount tied to the event.
Chalk the Walk | Chalk will be available throughout downtown — encourage visitors to get creative right outside your business!
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Downtown Minigolf⛳️
Downtown Manchester transforms into a one-of-a-kind mini golf course for a day. Customers putt their way up and down Main Street, playing a hole at each participating business location.
Date: July 11th
Time: 10:00a - 2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Host a mini golf station| Design and set up your own mini golf hole right outside your business. This year we’re celebrating in partnership with America 250. Get creative, the more unique, the better!
Offer a special | Run a promotion or discount tied to the event.
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Health & Wellness🧘
A fun-filled day in Downtown Manchester dedicated to health and wellness! Visitors can enjoy activities like yoga and taekwondo on Main Street, explore vendors, and discover local resources to support their well-being.
Date: August 8th
Time: 10:00a - 2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Host a vendor| Open your space to a health or wellness vendor for the day.
Offer a special | Run a promotion or discount tied to the event.
Host an Activity| Organize a wellness activity or demonstration at your location.
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Manchester Book Fest📖
Downtown Manchester is proud to host over 70 Connecticut authors along Main Street in partnership with Nutmeg Book Fest. Authors will be set up outside businesses, bringing a celebration of local literature right to our doorstep.
Date: September 12th
Time: 10:00a - 2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Host a vendor| Open your space to a health or wellness vendor for the day.
Offer a special | Run a promotion or discount tied to the event.
Host an Activity| Organize a wellness activity or demonstration at your location.
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Scarecrow Festival🎃
Downtown Manchester's Scarecrow Festival is back! Kick off the season with 30+ handcrafted scarecrows on display throughout downtown — a beloved fall tradition that brings the whole community together.
Date: October 10th
Time: 10:00a - 2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Create a scarecrow | Craft your own scarecrow to put on display as part of the festival. Get creative and show off your business's personality!
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Halloween Happenings👻
Downtown Manchester gets spooky! Join us for Trick or Treat on Main Street, fun and games on Purnell, a photo booth, and bag decorating.
Date: October 18th
Time: 11:00a - 1:00p
Ways to get Involved
Trick or Treat | Hand out candy to costumed visitors as they make their way down Main Street.
✨ Sponsorship Opportunity Available✨
Holiday on Main🎁
Kick off the holiday season in Downtown Manchester! Join us for a visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, a snow globe experience, and an igloo photo booth — a magical afternoon for the whole family.
Date: November 28th
Time: 10:00a - 2:00p
Ways to get Involved
Host a Letters to Santa Station | Set up a special spot where kids can write and drop off their letters to Santa. Limited availability
Host a Craft or Activity | Offer a festive, hands-on experience for visitors of all ages.
Run a Special or Promotion | Treat holiday shoppers to a deal or discount to kick off the season right.
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