Main Street to close for CityCenter’s Danbury Street Festival

“Danbury is a hidden gem, and it is time for our metropolis to shine vivid. The Danbury Street Competition is the fantastic event for folks who dwell in our city, and surrounding areas, to come across out what our city has to supply,” CityCenter Danbury Supervisor Lazaro Chavez mentioned.

Chavez is leading the yearly festival to deliver extra lifetime into downtown. With extra than 50 artists and sellers lining the streets Saturday, it is the best way for individuals to investigate the arts, tunes, crafters and nearby enterprises the town has to offer, he said.

Coming from Dominican and Cuban households, Chavez has claimed he needs to bridge with each other cultures and emphasize the Hispanic and Latino corporations downtown that might have long gone unrecognized.

Chavez turned supervisor of CityCenter previous September and sees the long term of CityCenter as getting much more than just hosting gatherings. He said he is a “community liaison” between the restaurants, the metropolis and the general public and aims to serve as a “hub to link everybody with each other.”

Chavez has explained Danbury has the probable to develop like Norwalk and White Plains, N.Y. did, but the town demands to acquire an identification and coordinate better among its various organizations.

Events like the Danbury Avenue Pageant are just a single of the priorities that CityCenter leaders are focused on. Other folks consist of basic safety and protection, cleanliness, beautification, and business progress.

“We are really privileged to have a committed workforce of volunteers to aid in putting this with each other, even though assisting the restoration of Downtown Danbury,” Chavez stated. “Events like the Danbury Road Pageant showcase our metropolis and show the benefit of owning a cultural hub in the heart of Danbury.”

Macaroni Kid & Ventura Regulation is also sponsoring a Household Fun Zone with a host of actions for small children and households.

And with no scarcity of foodstuff distributors, there will be an alternative for each palette, which includes BBQ, burgers, hot puppies, vegan selections, tacos, drinks, deserts, and a lot much more. Some of the meals distributors highlighted will be El Taco Loco, El Puesito, Twins BBQ, Weinie Lynn’s, and LesserEvil.

Beer and wine will also be readily available in the outside alcove at the Bardo Walkway.

Anyone wanting to go to must be aware that Principal Road will be closed to visitors from West Street to White Street from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. But celebration parking will be available at the Patriot Parking Garage, 1 Patriot Dr. Danbury CT 06810.

For additional data, visit danburystreetfestival.com or go to our site at citycenterdanbury.com or make contact with CityCenter Danbury at (203)792-1711.

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