Enjoy frosty fun around Betsy Paterson Square:

• Ice sculptures by UConn Dining Services

• Sweet treats for sale by Oh My Ganache!

• Puzzle swap with the Mansfield Public Library; Learn more here

• Learn about animal behaviors in winter with Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

• Ax-throwing game with UConn Woodsmen

• Animal tracks matching game with The Last Green Valley

• Snow-tastic fun with Mansfield Human Services

• Winter village and train display with Villari’s Martial Arts of Mansfield

• Pin the carrot on the snowman with UConn Lions Club

• Make “Rolling Cones” with Waldron’s Studio 88 (decorating pine cones to look like rock stars!)

• Solve the “Mys-tree” with UConn KIDS!

• Vaccine clinic with Eastern Highlands Health District (EHHD)

And, more from:

• Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry

• Miss Kelly’s Productions

• Mansfield Fire Department

• Mansfield Academy of Dance

Enjoy performances by:

• Miss Kelly’s Productions/Mansfield Parks & Recreation Department’s Community Nutcracker

• UConn Tap Club

• Storytime with Mansfield Public Library

• Mansfield Academy of Dance

More to come!

The Mansfield Downtown Partnership provides the trees - you provide the creativity!

Click here for more info and to enter!

Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit with their friends from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM inside Barnes & Noble UConn in Downtown Storrs (1 Royce Circle, across the street from Betsy Paterson Square).

Savor the season with treats and specials at participating Downtown Storrs businesses!

Details to come!

Help the Mansfield Resident State Troopers stuff their cruiser during Winter Welcome!

The Troopers will be stationed near Betsy Paterson Square to collect new, unwrapped gifts and toys. Suggested items include:

• Toys for all ages, including teens

• Winter coats and snow suits

• Stocking stuffers

• Gift cards for local businesses

All donated items will be distributed to Mansfield families in need.

To accommodate Winter Welcome, several streets within Downtown Storrs will be closed from 1:00 PM to approx. 8:00 PM:

• Dog Lane from Royce Circle (near Jefferson Fry Co.) to Storrs Road (near Dog Lane Cafe)

• Royce Circle from the intersection with Wilbur Cross Way to Dog Lane (near Barnes & Noble UConn)

• Bolton Road Ext.

• West Access Road (behind Huskies Restaurant & Bar)

There will be no on-street parking on these streets beginning in the morning.

More parking info to come!