ENTERTAINMENT
Enjoy a fun, full day of entertainment for all ages at of our 20th Annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival!
2023 Performers
The Wolff Sisters
Our headliner is The Wolff Sisters!
The New England Music Awards winners for Americana Artist of the Year (2021) will perform from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM on the stage of the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Pavilion on Betsy Paterson Square.
Read more and check out their music here.
Zikina
Opening for The Wolff Sisters will be Zikina!
Zikina blends jazz and funk influences with traditional instruments and melodies of Uganda for a unique sound they’ve dubbed “Enanga, Kalimba, Adungu, Funk, Rock, Jazz, Awesome.”
Zikina will perform from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the stage of the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Pavilion on Betsy Paterson Square.
Read more and check out their music here.
UConn Jazz
Students from UConn’s Jazz studies program will perform from 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM on the stage of the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Pavilion on Betsy Paterson Square.
Performing at the Festival will be:
Sarah DiMiceli
Christopher Dexter
Michael Farina
Brendan McManus
Jack Sherman
Seldom Heard
Seldom Heard is an acoustic trio based in Mansfield, CT for the past 15 years, featuring Howard Drescher (guitar, vocals), Lee Terry (mandolin, vocals), and Tom Terry (upright bass, vocals).
Their repertoire includes their own original tunes as well as new takes on old favorites of Americana music drawn from folk, popular, and soft rock traditions. They’re all singers and they especially enjoy harmonizing with tight vocals.
LOCATION CHANGE: Seldom Heard will perform inside at Barnes & Noble UConn (1 Royce Circle) at 3:00 PM.
Community Puppet Pageant
Together with the Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, we host free Community Puppet-Building Workshops in September.
The two-day workshop is open to Mansfield residents and friends of all ages - no puppetry experience required!
Workshop participants are invited to perform with their creations during our Puppet Pageant at the Celebrate Mansfield Festival.
This year’s pageant is titled Reading the Book of Mansfield.
Read more here.
Craft Corner
The Craft Corner (on Dog Lane) will feature Connecticut crafts, artisans, and makers as well as musical performances and cooking demonstrations!
Waldron’s Studio 88 Stage
Located in the Craft Corner (on Dog Lane), Waldron’s Studio 88 Stage will feature acoustic performances by local artists from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Hosted by Waldron’s Studio 88
More info to come!
Cooking Demos by UConn Dining
The popular cooking demos by award-winning chefs from UConn Dining will take place on Dog Lane at 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM.
See the menus here!
Kids’ Zone!
Visit the Kids’ Zone (on Wilbur Cross Way) for children’s entertainment and activities, including:
Kidsville Kuckoo Revue
Local favorites Kidsville Kuckoo Revue have been entertaining our young and young-at-heart friends for nearly 30 years!
Dance and sing along as they perform children’s classic and new favorites.
Performing 2:30-3:30 PM
Pete Haddad’s Hubba Bubba Magic Show
Prepare to be amazed - and to laugh! - as Pete Haddad performs sleight of hand tricks with a comic flair!
Performing 3:45-4:15 PM and 5:30 PM-6:00 PM
“An Hour of Clown”
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry (from laughing) while enjoying this inventive performance by Anthony Sellitto-Budney!
“An Hour of Clown” will take place from 4:30-5:30 PM on the Kids’ Zone stage.