14th Annual New Haven Family Stroll & Festival

Name: 14th Annual New Haven Family Stroll & Festival
Start: 2026-05-30T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-30T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Quinnipiac River Park

Schedule

Sat May 30 2026 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Quinnipiac River Park | New Haven, CT

The New Haven Family Stroll is a Festival and fundraiser to increase awareness about the importance of quality early childhood education while highlighting family-friendly resources in the Fair Haven community.
Held annually since 2011, the New Haven Family Stroll has been a tremendous success, bringing together hundreds of adults and children with community-based organizations and service providers. Generous philanthropic sponsorship has come from organizations such as Friends Center for Children; CERCLE; Tony J D'Occhio, DMD, LLC; Nicholson Associates, Inc; Whitneyville Food Center; High Rock Water & Mechanical Service LLC; Guilford Racquet & Swim Club; Hope for New Haven; St. Thomas's Day School; Yale University; Pro Cleaning Equipment & Supplies; O,R&L; TYCO; Neubert, Pepe & Monteith; Janney, Montgomery, Scott, LLC; Child Care for CT; New Haven Childhood Council; Groundworks; High Rock Water & Mechanical Services, LLC; DJV Construction, LLC; F.O.C.U.S.; and Koffee Katering.
The event begins with families walking a 1.5-mile loop along the Quinnipiac River—over two bridges and through the historic riverfront district of Fair Haven.
After the stroll, the festival activities begin, including drums, parachute play, face painting, food vendors, bubbles, arts and crafts, and a whole lot of door prizes.
Hand in hand with the entertainment is valuable information on community resources and services in the area: from health clinics and healthy food to literacy to safety.
The Family Stroll helps increase access to the quality early childhood education through donations, sponsorships, registration fees and pledges—contributions that empower Friends Center for Children and other centers.