 Christmas Village 150 Church Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Tree Lighting
The annual tree lighting for the city of Torrington will take place on Friday, November 27th. beginning at Coe Park at 4:30 PM for the Artisan Bazaar, the Torrington Library story time at 5:00 PM and strolling to the Torrington Historical Society for the city tree lighting at 6:00 PM. Also visit the The Christmas House down further on Main Street as well as visiting the LARC's Festival of Trees being held this year at Valerie Manor. Music and entertainment will be provided by the Torrington High School band and choir group. Festivities will begin with a greeting from the honorable Mayor Ryan Bingham.
Toy Shower
The Torrington Parks and Recreation Commission, in cooperation with 97.3 FM, WZBG Radio, will conduct the annual Toy Shower Day on Friday, December 11th. from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Yankee Pedlar, to raise funds to support Christmas Village. Come down and visit the Yankee Pedlar and make a personal pledge or phone in your pledge by calling 567-3697, WZBG. Doors will be open at 3:00 pm. There will be plenty of refreshments and entertainment. We hope to see you there.
Groups and agencies have been very helpful in recent years in putting together collections and making donations to the Christmas Village. Get your organization to offer some financial help to Christmas Village and making a monetary pledge that will help keep this dream alive. Over seventeen thousand people visited Christmas Village last year. Each child was given a gift, visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus, watched the elves busily making toys, visited the near life size Nativity Scene, listened to Christmas Carols and watched Santa’s reindeer play. Everyone going through Christmas Village has hot chocolate available to them through various club efforts. Many organizations, such as civic, business, private and non-private, and public agencies help support the dream.
You may also make a donation by stopping in at the Parks and Recreation Office, daily between 9:00 - 4:30 or mailing to the office at 153 South Main St., Torrington, CT 06790.
Your pledges for this outstanding Torrington landmark are greatly appreciated in helping keep Carl’s dream alive...
Christmas Village to open for 62nd Year!!
 On Sunday, December 13, 2009 Carl Bozenski’s Christmas Village opens for the sixty second consecutive year. A Parade will be starting at the Armory at 12:15 pm, continuing on Main Street, then up Mason Street. If you would like to participate in the parade, please contact Park and Recreation Office at 489-2274.
Christmas Village will be open every day thereafter from 1:00 - 8:30pm at 150 Church St., Torrington, CT. Christmas Eve the Village is open 9:00am to 12:00 pm. Mrs. Claus will be visiting Christmas Village again this year. She will be greeting visitors in her new room.
Directions: Rte. 8 North, Exit 44, E. Main St., Torrington. Left off exit, 4th light intersects with Main St. Go across to Water St & follow signs to Christmas Village. At 2nd light, take a right onto Church St., Christmas Village will be on the left.
The Mayor and the Parks and Recreation Commission invite everyone to visit the magic that is Carl Bozenski’s Christmas Village!
How Christmas Village Was Born
In 1948, Carl Bozenski, Torrington’s Parks and Recreation Supervisor, invited Santa Claus to spend the three weeks before Christmas at Alvord Playground. Along for the trip from the North Pole came Santa’s reindeer and his helpers. Since that time, Santa has returned here each year. He welcomes his guests while seated on an elaborate throne in his tinsel decorated parlor and gives each of the children a toy. Christmas Village has brought fame to Torrington as well as joy to it’s many visitors over the past 62 years.
Carl Bozenski was not alone in his dream to keep the spirit of Christmas Village alive. From the Parks and Recreation Commission, Parks and Recreation staff, volunteers, from city officials to representatives of local newspapers and television stations, local merchants, the clubs and fraternal organizations, and from you, the mothers and fathers of “his” kids. But far ahead of them all is this humble and gentle man, Carl Bozenski. He urged them on with his encouragement to continue creating an atmosphere of Christmas Joy for all to treasure.
Carl himself said “I’m just trying to do something good for Torrington because Torrington has always been so darned good to me.” Following Mr. Bozenski’s death in October 1986, the Village was renamed “The Carl Bozenski Christmas Village” in his honor.
As we celebrate the 62nd year, the Parks and Recreation Commission continues to renovate the Village so that we will always make Torrington a special place.
Questions regarding Christmas Village please contact the Torrington Parks and Recreation Department at 489-2274.
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