Celebrate Together at Brattleboro Community Connection Night!
Following the success of last year's summer block party at the Common, the Brattleboro Police Department and friends will be bringing back the celebration this year downtown!
This FREE, family-friendly event is planned for Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Harmony Lot and along Elliot Street.
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Event Highlights
- Free food (served by the Brattleboro Fire Department)
- Free ice cream for all kids in attendance
- Free kids' T-shirts (T-shirts available for the first 250 kids in attendance)
- Touch-a-truck area
- Games
- Mini-petting zoo
- 5 bounce houses and other inflatables
- Balloon animals & face painting
- K-9 demonstration
- Dunk tank (where you can dunk your favorite police officer)
- Giveaways
- Music
- ...and much, much more!
Raffle Prizes
BPD will be raffling off lots of goodies at this event. You do not need to be present to win! Prizes include:
- Bicycle donated by Leader Beverage!
- Gift Basket donated by Snow Republic
- $75 worth of socks donated by The Shoe Tree
- $50 Gift Certificate donated by The Works
- 3 Gift Certificates ($10/$10/$20) donated by Ray Gun Comics
- $25 Gift Certificate donated by Verdigris
- $25 Gift Certificate donated by Tavernier Chocolates
- $25 Gift Card donated by Morning Glorious Vintage
- $20 Gift Certificate donated by Everyone’s Books
- $20 Gift Card donated by Amy’s Café Bakery
- $10 Gift Certificate donated by Beadniks
Parking
Parking will be available throughout Brattleboro, excluding the Harmony Lot (view parking map).
Elliot Street, from the corner of Main Street to the Transportation Center, will be closed to traffic from approximately 3 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 6. Drivers will be able to access and park at the Transportation Center during that time.
** UPDATE ** The state's paving project will NOT impact parking on Main Street for this event.
During this event, police officers will be stationed at parking areas throughout town.
A Thank You to Our Incredible Sponsors!
We would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting this community event:
- Brattleboro Fire Department
- Brattleboro Department of Public Works
- Brattleboro Parks & Recreation Department
- Cassella
- Burrows Sports
- Brattleboro Reformer
- WEEI
- Fulflex
- Richards Group
- Elite Vinyl Images
- Bounce Above the Rest Inflatables
- Blueberry Haus
- Stone Arch Properties
- C&S Wholesale
- Leader Distribution Systems
- Lotus Graphics
- Cota & Cota
- Hannaford Supermarket
- Aldi
- Comprehensive Treatment Center
- Market-32 (Price Chopper)