West Hartford Hosts 39th Annual Celebrate! Festival
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Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
On Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2026, the 39th annual Celebrate! West Hartford festival featured rides, games, music, and food, making this Celebrate! one to remember.
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
By Roz Green. Photos by Roz Green, Ronni Newton, and Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Thousands of West Hartford residents and people from all over the area came out to Celebrate! West Hartford at the 2026 festival. The festival include 150 arts and crafts exhibitors who had applied to participate in the annual show, more than two dozen food vendors, rides and games, sponsor and nonprofit booths, and live entertainment throughout the entire weekend.
With many different options for food – from traditional festival food like hamburgers and ice cream, to gourmet treats from throughout the world – as well as a diverse variety of craft vendors selling items like paintings, woodwork, and jewelry, there was something for everyone to enjoy.
For children, games and rides were also something to look forward to. There were children zipping down slides and playing water games, as well as enjoying the petting zoo, full of adorable bunnies, goats, and alpacas.
With people at every corner, the West Hartford Town Hall property hummed with music and chatter, creating a vibrant and lively atmosphere that reflected the powerful community spirit that West Hartford has built over the years.
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Roz Green
Bristow Middle School Band. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Bristow Middle School Band. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
King Philip Middle School Band. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Courtesy photo
Sedgwick Middle School Band. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Courtesy photo
Hall Jazz Ensemble. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Courtesy photo
Ripchord. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Tracey Weiss
KC Sisters. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Locomotion. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Locomotion. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Bike West Hartford corral held 300 bikes over the weekend. Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Ronni Newton
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
Scenes from Celebrate! West Hartford. June 6-7, 2026. Photo credit: Isaac Madsen-Bibeau
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