HAMDEN FEST
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024 | HAMDEN TOWN CENTER PARK |11am - 4pm
Business & Community EXPO
Get to know your local business community! Stop by the EXPO under the Big Top Tent and check out all the resources in our area.
Interested in Exhibiting?
Arts, Crafts & Civic Fair
Great shopping opportunity right in your backyard while supporting local crafters and artists. Get to know local community organizations in your neighborhood
Interesting in Exhibiting?
This is your chance to showcase your talent to thousands of visitors. This is a handmade fair only. Non-Profits and Civic organizations are welcomed.
Festival Concerts & Entertainment
Festival Emcee: Brian Smith, WOW Radio
Tre Paul – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Joan Lynn Dance Studio – 1:15 p.m.
Mike Brandon Band – 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Parking Information
General parking for Hamden Fest at Town Center Park is through the Middle School entrance on 2623 Dixwell Avenue. Handicap Parking is available at the Hamden Library parking lot as well as the Middle School lot. Members of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will direct all attendees to the appropriate parking area.
Vendor Set Up Information
Business & Community Expo Vendor Info: Click HERE
Arts, Craft & Civic Vendor Info: Click HERE
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Regional Water Authority, M&T Bank, Quinnipiac University, Access Health CT, WOW Radio, TYCO Printing.
Heart Wellness Group, Beecher & Bennett, Inc. Care Partners of Connecticut, Advanced Window Systems, LeafGuard, Bankwell, Crosspoint Federal Credit Union
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Special shout out to Hamden CERT and all their volunteers for their support of Hamden Fest! CERT has been helping us since we started the Business Expo that is now Hamden Fest since 2005. We appreciate all you do for the Town and our Chamber.
Hamden Fest Schedule
- 9:00 AM – Hamden Half Marathon
- 9:30 AM – 5K Road Race
- 10:45am Festival Kick Off by Emcee Brian Smith, WOW Radio
- 11:00 AM – Kids Zone by Hamden Youth Service Bureau
- 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Festival Opens
- 19th Annual Business EXPO
- Music & Entertainment – 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Arts, Crafts & Civic Fair
- Food & Beverage Trucks
- Local Food & Restaurant Vendors
- Sports Zone by CFC Arena
Business & Community Expo Vendor List
AAA Northeast
Access CT Small Business
Access Health CT
Advanced Window Systems
Alicia Watley Photography
Always Best Care Senior Services
American Job Center
Atria Larson Place
Avangrid
Bankwell
Beecher & Bennett, Inc.
Benchmark Senior Living at Hamden
Care Partners of Connecticut
Casanova Remodeling Company
Coldwell Banker Realty
Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation
Crosspoint Federal Credit Union
CT Asthma and Allergy Center
CT Mold
CUTCO
Fritz and Hawley Guild Opticians
Frontier Roofing & Siding
Gateway Alumni Network
Go NetSpeed
Golf Cove
Hamden Pediatrics
Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce
Haven Beer Company
HearingLife
Heart Wellness Group, LLC
Home Comfort Practice
Leafguard Gutter Protection
M&T Bank
Messy Hands & Happy Heart
Monarch Dentistry
Mountain View Wellness
Nutmeg Advisory Group
Orangetheory Fitness
PosiGen Solar and Energy Efficiency
Power Home Remodeling Group
Press Cuozzo Realtors
Primerica Financial Services
Regional Water Authority
Renewal By Andersen
Results Plus
True Love Pet Care
Twins Lawn Care, LLC
Food Trucks
Hungry? We got you covered for a variety of unique culinary options while at the Fest starting at 11 AM until 4 PM…and if the music plays on, the Trucks will stay too! Hang with us, bring a blanket and chairs…enjoy the evening!
- Spuds Your Way
- Freskos
- Mai-Thai
- Burning Peel – Pizza
- Hungry Lion
- Moon Rocks Gourmet Cookies
- Sweetheart Ice Cream
- Tex-Mex Fusion
- Mighty Donut
- The Kettle Corn Co.
Food Court
- Alltown Fresh
- La Isla Spanish Restaurant
Beverages
- Haven Beer Company
- The Perfect Pour Mobile Bar
- Tiano Brew’s
Kids & Sports Zone
Bring the kids for a full day of fun-filled activities by Josh’s Jungle!
Hamden Youth Services: Festivities include: button making, mini photo stickers, give-a-ways, yard games, crafts, inflatables, Virtual Reality Game Truck, Moon Bounce.
Sports Zone: CFC Arena
Family Resources:
- MADD (Mother’s Against Drunk Driving)
- ACCESS Health
- Paint Hamden Pink
- Hamden Partnership for Young Children
- We are the Village (After School Program)
Hamden Fest Half Marathon & 5K Road Race
The Hamden Fest Half Marathon & 5K will be held at Town Center Park on Saturday June 8th. The event includes a Half Marathon and 5K. The road races will offer runners and walkers some grass and paved trail running.
Location:
Town Center Park. Enter at Hamden Middle School
Start Time
Half Marathon:
Walkers: 8:30am
General Start 9:00am
5K: 9:30am
Parking:
Parking will be available at Hamden Town Center Park. Please enter the park by Hamden Middle School and follow the parking signs. Please do not park in the Library parking lot.
Bib & T-shirt Pickup:
Packet pickup with be race day from 7:00 am to 8:45 am at the race site. Same day registration will be offered at bib & t-shirt pickup.
Registration includes:
Race Entry
Chip Timing
Race day Parking
Event T-Shirt*
Our printer requires us to place our shirt order by June 1st (to ensure the shirts are ready for race day). The volume of shirts we order is based on the number of registrations. The only way to guarantee a t-shirt and/or desired size is to register before the t-shirt deadline.
Half marathon finishers will get a 3″ finisher medal
https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Hamden/HamdenFestHalfMarathon5k