Newington Waterfall Festival and Chalk Walk

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Newington Waterfall Festival
Market Square, Newington, CT
Saturday, September 17th 2016 (rain date is September 24th)
10:00am -5:00pm

This year the festival will once again be on the Market Square streetscape.

The Newington Waterfall Festival is an annual event held during late September at Market Square in Newington, Connecticut. It features food vendors, artists & crafters, childerns activities, live entertainment and a Farmers Market. There's something for everyone at this fun-filled celebration!

The day's highlight features the creation and judging of the "Artist's Chalk Walk." Watch as Market Square's pavement magically transforms into a colorful art gallery by artists young and old. Sample the flavors from the many food vendors on hand, visit the Farmers Market or tag the Thankful Tree with what you're most thankful for. Dance to live music.

The Newington Waterfall Festival came to be in 2000 with the idea to bring cultural enrichment to the Newington residents and bring awareness to the local merchants located in the center.

The event has grown from 20 vendors to over 72 and continues to grow each year as the festival is becoming more popular with residents from the surrounding communities. Everyone looks forward to coming to this festival as it's the last hurrah for the summer.

It is a great opportunity for Newington residents to come together as a community and enjoy the festivities.

In the beginning, the committee threw around a few titles that would best depict Newington; pipestaves or waterfall. Back in the early 1800's, Newington was known for making pipestaves (it's the metal wrap that goes around a whiskey barrel). After much discussion they voted to name the festival after our waterfall located in Mill Pond... the rest is history.
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