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Windsor CT Main Street Program
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FTDT eNews: September 7, 2021

Farmers Market


Farmers Market


The 2025 Farmers Market takes place each Thursday starting on June 19, 2025 and runs through October 16, 2025 from 3:00 – 6:00 pm at 240 Broad Street in Windsor Center.

This well-attended weekly local marketplace in Windsor Center may include locally grown fruits, vegetables, baked goods, herbs, eggs, cheese, skincare products, honey, books and more, along with live music!

Come browse and talk with our farmers and other vendors this summer, enjoy live music, enjoy the sunshine and a fresh, healthy vibe!

LOOKING FOR 2025 MARKET PARTNERS - deadline is 5/30/25
Calling all eco-champions and supporters of community vibrancy! We're on the hunt for passionate sponsors eager to showcase their commitment to sustainability and the heart of Windsor. Join us in illuminating the way forward towards a greener, more vibrant future for our beloved center!
Become a Market Partner!

2025 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:
We allow one nonprofit organization to set up each week.
If you would like to participate this year, please return the attached application, no later than April 30. We are committed to having our schedule set up in advance and will notify you as soon as possible. Spaces will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
Download the form here: Non-Profit Application and mail it to us at PO Box 397, Windsor, CT 06095 Thank you!

2025 MARKET VENDOR PARTICIPANTS:
If you would like to participate this year, please review the information and fill out the online application form here, Market Vendor info & Application as well as the State of Connecticut crop plan, if applicable, no later than April 30. Please also send an updated insurance certificate and payment. The balance is due the first day of our market. You can also Download a printable form here: Application download and mail it with all required documents & payment to us at PO Box 397, Windsor, CT 06095 Thank you!

2025 Windsor Farmers Market Vendor List

Beckett Farms
Char's Spicy Nuts LLC
Craves by Aves
Electric Sugar organic cotton candy
Farmer Pete's Posse at The Blue Dragonfly Gift Shop
Granny's Pies
Greatful Paws
Ital Juicery Company
J & H Distributors
Kahlae Handcrafted LLC
Keegan's Terrariums
Keifer's Kettle Korn LLC and Italian Ice
Knot Your Mother’s Macrame by JSO
Littel Acres Farm Market
Little Ark Farm
One Song Biscotti
Pottery By Judy
Root and Seed Farm
Rowe's Garden Apiary
Rubino Italian Ice
Saint X Foods
Samad Gardens Initiative LLC
Simpaug Farms
Small State Provisions
Stefan Farms
Traveling Italian Chef Limited
Whipped Shea Nature's Moisturizer
Windsor Garden Club
UCONN Extension Master Gardners

2025 Musical entertainment TBD - Stay Tuned!!
Join us each week for live music, karaoke, and entertainment at the heart of Windsor. There's something for everyone to enjoy—so bring your friends, your family, and your dancing shoes!

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PAST 2024 MARKET
A big thank you to our 2024 Market Partners and our Presenting Sponsor, Windsor Federal Bank!




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Windsor Center Gift Cards


Windsor Center Gift Cards


- Delight your friends and family
- Support Windsor Center businesses
- Keep Windsor Center vibrant
- Give Windsor center gift cards to your employees

One gift card - lots of places to use it! Refillable Windsor Center Gift Cards make great gifts for friends, relatives, co-workers and employees, and for anyone that lives or works in central Connecticut. Companies are giving them out as program prizes, employee incentives and holiday gifts!

More shops and restaurants are being added !
Here is the current list:

Ace Hardware Windsor
Dom’s Broad Street Eatery
PC Development Group
Beer Garden at Barts
Family Pizzeria
The Bean @ 226
First Town Downtown
The Blue Dragonfly
Geissler’s Supermarket
* * Coming soon: Win-Some Finds Thrift Shop
* * Coming Soon: J&D Windsor Garage LLC

More info 

Order your gift cards today! You can check your balance and refill them on our website.


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Nightmare on Broad Street


Nightmare on Broad Street


Sunday, October 31, 2021
5:30 - 7:30 pm

First Town Downtown and presenting sponsor Windsor Federal Savings are getting ready for “Nightmare on Broad Street”. There will be pictures for kids and families of themselves with a Halloween ghoul, a Halloween movie showing on a huge movie screen, hay rides and trick or treating for the youngsters! The evening’s festivities will take place from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. (Broad Street will be closed.)

For more information call
First Town Downtown at (860) 247-8982 or email info@firsttowndowntown.org

Windsor Businesses wish you a happy and safe Halloween!!

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Tick-borne Illness Support Group


Tick-borne Illness Support Group


Event: Tick-borne Illness Support Group
Dates: 1st & 3rd Saturdays
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: LP Wilson Community Center
Contact: Bonnie S Waterhouse

Tick-borne Illness Support Group
Voices Against Lyme Disease a 501(c)3, based in Windsor, CT is continuing their Support Group for those with a tick-borne illness or a family member and friends. This group meets on the first and third Saturday of every month and is free to anyone wishing to join us. We use strict COVID 19 guidelines for our meetings. In addition, to support discussions we also provide up to date research information on tick borne illnesses, awareness and prevention.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact the President and Co-Founder, Bonnie S Waterhouse at 860-930-2446 at voicesagainstlymediseasect@gmail.com

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Windsor Walk of Light


Windsor Walk of Light


Event: Windsor Walk of Light
Date: September 11th, 2021.
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Volunteers needed! Please click here for more information and to sign up: townofwindsorct.com/walk-of-light

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Town of Windsor will host a “Walk of Light” community remembrance ceremony on the historic Windsor Town Green at 7:00 PM on Saturday, September 11, 2021.

Approximately 3,000 paper luminary bags, one for each individual who lost their life on September 11, 2001, will line the sidewalks of the green. Each luminary bag has been inscribed with the name of a person who perished on 9/11. The bags will be illuminated with glow sticks at dusk.

A remembrance ceremony honoring our fallen heroes will be held from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Following the ceremony, those in attendance can stroll the town green until 9:00 PM to view the bags and reflect on the events of 9/11 in their own way. This is a free event and open to the public.

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Upcoming Events

6/8
Watercolor and Pen Portraiture
6/10
Acrylic Landscape Painting (3 wks)
6/11
Drawing for Absolute Beginners (6 weeks)
6/13
Painting Watercolor Still Lives (4 weeks)
6/14
Palisado Green Walking Tour
6/17
Windsor Junior Woman's Club Meeting
6/18
Windsor Chamber Annual Meeting & Auction
6/19
First Town Downtown’s Farmers Market
6/20
Painting Watercolor Still Lives (4 weeks)
6/22
Meditative Mandala Workshop


Mission Statement
The mission of First Town Downtown is to position and promote Windsor Center as a premier New England town center that protects and utilizes its proud heritage as the basis for developing vibrant recreational, economic and cultural activity.

Become a member of First Town Downtown and be a part of the growth of Windsor's downtown area and Windsor as a whole! Join or Renew your membership in First Town Downtown, Windsor's Main Street program.

  • Address:161 Broad St, Windsor, CT

  • Phone: 860-247-8982

  • Email: info@ftdt.org