Things to Do in Mansfield, CT

Cinemas

• Mansfield Drive In Theatre & Market Place

• Mansfield Movieplex 8

Museums

• Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

  The museum explores the dynamic relationships between human culture and the environment through time bringing together collections and interdisciplinary research conducted at UConn in a historical context to enable students, faculty and visitors to examine natural history from a variety of perspectives. [Read more]

• The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

  Frank Ballard, for whom the Institute and Museum are named, is a master of puppetry and Professor Emeritus in the Dramatic Arts Department at the University of Connecticut. He established the nation’s first complete undergraduate and graduate degree program in puppetry at the University in 1987. [Read more]

• The Benton

  The William Benton Museum of Art, established over 40 years ago, is a showcase for many of the world’s great artists including Alexandre Calame, Harry Leith-Ross & H.N. Han. The museum also displays hand crafted three-dimensional textile pictures called arpelleras, created by Chilean women, sculptures and many many exhibits. The museum also hosts summer concerts in the Benton garden, bus trips to other museums an annual trip to Tanglewood and an annual tag sale at the store at the Benton in June.

Parks

• Mansfield Hollow State Park

  Mansfield Hollow State Park is a great place for boating, hiking, hunting, mountain biking, snow boarding, picnicking and fishing. [Read more]

Parks & Recreation Department

• Mansfield Community Center

  The Mansfield Parks and Recreation Department offers the following: swimming and therapy pools, gymnasium / basketball court, fitness center, dance / aerobics room, teen center, sitting room with computers and internet access, and child care room. [Read more]

Performing Arts

• Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT)

  CRT, part of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Connecticut, is the professional producing arm of the Department of Dramatic Arts. CRT stages an array of the best in theatre from classic plays and musicals to premieres of the latest contemporary work, featuring some of the nation's finest theatre professionals on stage with the Department's most promising students. The synergy between professionals and advanced student artists creates extraordinary theatre and a unique learning environment. crt.uconn.edu/

• Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

  The Harriet S. Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating its 52nd season of providing excellent artistic performances which include renowned musicians, concerts, dance companies, plays, comediens and children staged musical adaptations of the world’s most magical and beloved children’s classics. jorgensen.uconn.edu/

Walking / Hiking

• Bradley-Buchanan Woods

  Bradley-Buchanan woods is part of the larger Echo Pond Area, which includes Echo Woods, Echo Lake, and Pond Lot. [Read more]

Shopping

• Boutique Shops & More

  The community of Mansfield / Storrs offers a host of shops and various service providers, many of which in small strip-malls (e.g., University Plaza, Storrs Commons, Holiday Mall and Market Place) along Rt. 195 - the main thoroughfare of Mansfield / Storrs.

• Farmers Market

  Saturdays 3-6PM, May-November. Rain or shine. Vegetables, flowers, maple syrup, bedding plants, baked goods and much, much more. For more information call Dennis Piere 860-942-7648

• East Brook Mall