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.

Festival Schedule:

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

8:00 am: Shuttle bus service begins

10:00 am:
Gates open
Food tent opens
Arts & crafts opens
Children’s rides opens
Business Expo opens

11:45 am: Musical entertainment begins

Bandshell:

12:00 – 1:00: Stephen Rodgers
1:30 – 2:30: Eddie Seville & Steel Rodeo
3:00 – 4:00: Hannah’s Field
4:30 – 6:00: Won’t Back Down (Tribute to Tom Petty)
6:30 – 8:30: Joby Rogers (The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience)

Welcome Stage:

11:00 – 12:30: Hartford Steel Symphony
1:00 – 2:00: Number 9
2:30 – 3:30: Shellye Valauskas Experience
4:00 – 5:00: POSSM
5:30 – 6:30: Rich Badowski Blues Band
7:00 – 7:45: Sober Bill

Food Tent Stage:

11:30 – 12:30: Hot Club of Black Rock
1:00 – 2:00: Austin James and the Nomads
2:30 – 3:30: The Bargain
4:00 – 5:00: Mighty Soul Drivers
5:30 – 6:30: Bernadettes
7:00 – 8:00: Fuster Cluck

11:30 am: Parade begins

This year’s theme is: THANK YOU ALL

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.

8:00 pm:
Shuttle bus service ends
Gates close

Sunday, April 30th, 2023

8:00 am: Shuttle bus service begins

10:00 am:
Gates open
Food tent opens
Arts & crafts opens
Children’s rides opens
Business Expo opens

10:45 am: Musical entertainment begins

Bandshell:

11:30 – 12:30: Ramblin Dan Stevens
1:00 – 2:00: Jake Kulak and The Lowdown
2:30 – 3:30: Shaded Soul
4:00 – 5:00: Small Town Gamblers

Welcome Stage:

10:45 – 11:30: Jeff Przech with Dennis Fancher
12:00 – 12:45: A Pallet for the Shoal
1:15 – 2:00: Sparkle and Fade
2:30 – 3:30: Brother Other
4:00 – 5:00: BEPW

Food Tent Stage:

11:30 – 12:30: Goza Latin Band
1:00 – 2:00: Seth Adam
2:30 – 3:30: Orquesta Afinke
4:00 – 5:00: The Blue Rhythm Band

5:00 pm:
Shuttle bus service ends
Gates close

Fest Date: April 29 & 30, 2023

Location: Hubbard Park - 999 West Main Street Meriden, CT 06451

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