Pre-Festival Weekend: 4/21 & 22
Festival Weekend: 4/28 & 29
www.daffodilfest.com
Celebrate 40 fabulous years of the Meriden Daffodil Festival at Hubbard Park! This event includes two fun-filled weekends with a
road race,
concerts,
crafts,
theater,
carnival rides,
fireworks, and more.
4/21: 9 a.m.-noon The Daffodil Tag Sale
Under the Festival Tent at Hubbard Park (999 West Main Street, Meriden, CT)
4/22: 10 a.m. The Meriden Rotary 5K Road Race, Kids Fun Run, & Walk
Hubbard Park (999 West Main Street, Meriden, CT)
4/28 & 29: "Crafts by the Lake" Juried Craft Fair
Every year there are thousands of festivals in North America where artists, artisans, and craftspeople display and sell their work. With over 600,001 daffodils blooming, the annual Meriden Daffodil Festival is the site of "New England's Most Beautiful Craft Fair!" As a juried craft fair, the Meriden Daffodil Festival selects its exhibitors for their quality and uniqueness.
4/28: 11:30 a.m. The 30th Annual "Daffodils on Parade"
This year's theme is: "Everything's Coming Up Daffodils!" Please join us in the celebration as we kick off the 40th Annual Daffodil Festival!
The popular Daffodils on Parade will occur rain or shine. Thousands participate in the parade each year, including local residents, school children, school bands, and a variety of local groups riding in hometown-built floats extolling their organization and the parade's theme.
4/28: 8 p.m. Fireworks