Salters Pool Parking Lot will be closed starting 9/21/2026, for 6-8 weeks to allow reconstruction of the parking lot. Pond access will be maintained during construction.
Our leaf collection program will begin Monday, November 9, 2026, starting in the Middle Turnpike and Main Street area and continuing outward across town.
The Manchester Water and Sewer Department will begin investigative test pits in the coming weeks throughout the Town of Manchester. If your property is selected, you will receive a notice at your door before the inspection. The test pits will identify water service line materials on both the Town and customer sides of the curb box. Please call 860-647-6050 with any questions or concerns.
Art FUD once again brings Silk City Fest back to Downtown Manchester's Purnell Lot. Live Music, Food Trucks, Vendors, Art, Games and more!
Silk City Fest, now in its fifth year, is happening Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 1-10pm just behind Main Street in downtown Manchester at the Purnell Place parking lot (Orange Lot). Organized by the non-profit Art Füd, this FREE fest is a family friendly, community event with live music all day, a creative collection of artists and makers in our vendor village, craft beer and cider, food vendors, fun and games, interactive art and more. This year’s stages showcase the musical talents of After School Special, Audio Jane, Austin James & The Nomads, Chaser Eight, Evie Joy, FriendZ World Music, Ghost Tones, John Spignesi Band, MARMO, Pocket Vinyl, Someone You Can Xray. Be a part of the art by painting your own panel and adding it to our community mural highlighting Manchester’s historic Case Mountain.