Bushnell Park Conservancy’s Post

Now accepting 2025 bookings! Did you know our newly remodeled historic Pump House is available for rent? Imagine hosting your next celebration, meeting, or other special event in a unique and beautiful setting, surrounded by the lush greenery of America’s first publicly funded park and a historic, functioning pump house. This Hartford landmark is fashioned of brick, brownstone, and timber, and was designed by H. Hilliard Smith to resemble a Cotswold Cottage with Tudor influences. Your rental includes the main room on the south side of the building, the adjacent exterior courtyard, and tables and chairs suitable for indoor and outdoor use. For more information and to reserve your date, email manager@bushnellpark.org or call 860-232-6710.

KPMG US didn’t let a few rain clouds stop them from unleashing their park power. #teambuilding #volunteers

Volunteering and team building in Bushnell Park nurtures community and wellbeing. Thanks Accenture for keeping us in top shape.

Spring cleaning continues in Bushnell Park. Thank you to LAZ Parking for their energetic group of volunteers!

Yesterday, our first group of volunteers for 2024 completed a great spring cleaning project - the Corning Fountain. Thank you Talcott Financial Group! Now we get to watch the flowers and plants blossom in the warm weather.

We had a wonderful day on Sunday at the Mayor's Day at the Carousel with Mayor Arunan Arulampalam. A big thanks to our sponsors, the Betty Knox Foundation and all their board members who attended, the Hartford Public Library on Wheels, Hartford Stage, and United Way Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Kate C. Farrar Jackie Mandyck Frank H. Hagaman Victoria Nimirowski Marcus Ordonez Jamie Brätt Carlos Espinosa

The Bushnell Park Carousel Opening Weekend is March 2 & 3! The Carousel will be open on Saturdays and Sundays in March and April from 12-5pm. AND, join us for FREE activities on Mayor’s Day, March 3: Mayor Arunan Arulampalam invites families to the Bushnell Park Carousel to enjoy the day with free rides and activities. He looks forward to speaking with residents about how they use Hartford's parks and updating them about all the exciting events and projects. The schedule: 🎠 12-5 pm - FREE Carousel rides 📚 12-2 pm - Hartford Public Library on Wheels 🎭 2-4 pm - Theater workshop for kids with Hartford Stage 🎟 Raffle prizes for kids! Mayor’s Day is hosted by Bushnell Park Conservancy, The Betty Knox Foundation, Hartford Stage, and Hartford Public Library.

Thanks to 82 generous donors, including the Greater Hartford Arts Council and the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, we reached our fundraising goal for Tree As Art! New sign in place thanking our donors. As the trunk dries out this spring, we can schedule the work on this beautiful project. Looking forward to seeing Tao LaBossiere and his team work their artistic magic. This project is funded in part thanks to a matching grant from Sustainable CT.

Please support our new project, Tree As Art. We are partnering with Sustainable CT to bring this beautiful piece of art to Bushnell Park. Local artist Art of Tao LaBossiere and his team are so excited about extending the life of this tree trunk by creating the White Oak Leaf Throne. No donation is too small. Please help us get 70 donations and raise $7000 that will be matched by Sustainable CT. bit.ly/TreeAsArt This project is supported in part by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Thank you!