DOWNTOWN BOO BASH

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, 3:00-5:00 PM

Dress in your Halloween best and join us for some SPOOK-tacular fun in Downtown Storrs!

Together with the Town of Mansfield, the Mansfield Downtown Partnership will host free, Halloween fun in Downtown Storrs!

Enjoy trick-or-treating at participating downtown businesses, trick-a-trunk along Wilbur Cross Way, and more!

This event is free and open to all ages. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

In addition to trick-or-treating at participating Downtown Storrs businesses, Downtown Boo Bash will feature:

• E. O. Smith Drumline performance on Betsy Paterson Square (3:00 PM)

• A spooky surprise from Mansfield Academy of Dance on Betsy Paterson Square (3:15 PM)

• Seasonal storytime with Mansfield Public Library on Betsy Paterson Square (3:30 PM)

• Trick-a-Trunk along Wilbur Cross Way (3:00 - 5:00 PM)

• Halloween activities hosted by Mansfield Parks & Recreation on Wilbur Cross Way (3:00 - 5:00 PM)

New this year, attendees are invited to join in themed, group photos on Betsy Paterson Square. Gather under the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Pavilion for a photo op with fellow trick-or-treaters wearing similar costumes and receive an instant-print black and white copy of the picture to take home. If you’d like a digital, full-color copy of the photo, signups for email distribution will also be available at the event.

Times and themes are as follows:

• 3:45 PM: Animals & Creatures – then – First Responders – then – Fairytale Costumes

• 4:00 PM: KPop Demon Hunters – then – Wicked/ Wizard of Oz – then – Wednesday/Addams Family

• 4:15 PM: Science Fiction – then – Superheroes & Supervillains – then – Scary Costumes

• 4:30 PM: All Costumes!

PARTICIPATING DOWNTOWN STORRS BUSINESSES

The following businesses will have treats for costumed kiddos during Downtown Boo Bash:

• Action Packed, 34 Wilbur Cross Way

• Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Circle

• Barnes & Noble UConn, 1 Royce Circle

• BrightPath Mansfield, 28 Wilbur Cross Way

• Cut to the Chase, 1206 Storrs Road

• Dog Lane Café, 1 Dog Lane

• Domino’s, 1244 Storrs Road

• Eat Joy, 1 Royce Circle

• Eminence Ink, 1232 Storrs Road

• Gansett Wraps, 12 Royce Circle

• Huskies Restaurant & Bar, 33 Wilbur Cross Way

• Insomnia Cookies, 1 Dog Lane

• Jefferson Fry Company, 9 Dog Lane

• Ledgebrook Massage Center, 1244 Storrs Road

• Moe's Southwest Grill, 1 Dog Lane

• Nautical Bowls, 34 Wilbur Cross Way

• Nikki's Dog House, 1244 Storrs Road

• Playa Bowls, 1 Dog Lane

• Price Chopper, 1220 Storrs Road

• Square Peg Pizzeria, 9 Dog Lane

• Starbucks, 1244 Storrs Road

• Storrs Therapeutic Massage, 1182 Storrs Road

• Storrs Wine & Spirits, 1 Royce Circle

• Tea More Café, 40 Wilbur Cross Way

• The UPS Store, 1206 Storrs Road

PLUS!

• Mansfield Fire Department, on Bolton Road Ext.

• Mansfield Public Library, in front of the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center

• Mansfield Department of Public Works, multiple locations

• Mansfield Resident State Troopers, at Dog Lane and Storrs Road

PLAN YOUR VISIT:

Weather: Downtown Boo Bash takes place rain or shine.

Parking: Parking is available in the Downtown Storrs Parking Garage (33 Royce Circle), which is free for your first 2 hours and just $1/hour thereafter. The garage is about a 3-minute walk to Betsy Paterson Square.

Please note: Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: None! Downtown Boo Bash is free and open to everyone!

Road Closures:

To accommodate the event, the following streets will be closed from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 25:

• Wilbur Cross Way from Elsie Marsh Way to Royce Circle

• West Access Road (behind Kathmandu Kitchen & Bar)

• Royce Circle from Wilbur Cross Way to Dog Lane (at Barnes & Noble UConn)

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

• Bolton Road Ext.