Main St Torrington

05/31/2026

One of the things we’ve always had to consider when doing the Torrington Strawberry Festival, is that we can’t run out of shortcake… so we’re inevitably going to end the day with product.

We have always turned this surplus (loss) into into a gain by helping the needy.

This year we were ecstatic to donate almost 100 portions of strawberry shortcake to the FISH / Friends in Service to Humanity of Northwestern Connecticut, Inc.

Immediately following the festival, right from our refrigerator truck to the shelter, we delivered 40 lbs of strawberries, 96 biscuits and a case of whipped cream for the residents to enjoy and share in the fun!

A huge thank you to Deirdre Houlihan DiCara and her entire staff for the wonderful work they do.

05/31/2026

Little ReyAnne woke up this morning, dressed herself and was ready to go meet Strawberry Shortcake, but confusion over rain dates caused her to miss the festival… So Strawberry Shortcake came to meet her with a cool strawberry bag filled with the ingredients to make her own strawberry shortcake!

05/23/2026

There's still time to get your FREE DOOR PRIZE TICKET...
Click the link below...

No purchase necessary!

05/18/2026

We are just under two weeks to go to the 2026 Torrington Strawberry Festival and our official printed guide is at the printer and will hit the streets starting Wednesday morning!

In the meantime, here’s the electronic version…
https://www.flipsnack.com/mstct/2026-torrington-strawberry-festival-guide

04/23/2026

We love to give away prizes!!!
The 2026 Torrington Strawberry Festival is a little over a month away, and we’re giving everyone an opportunity to start off the summer right with a free chance to win a beautiful 43” Charcoal Grill ($200 value) plus a $100 Gift Card to Aldi Supermarket.

There is no purchase necessary, visit
https://freedoorprizeticket.eventbrite.com
To get your FREE DOOR PRIZE TICKET !!!

Drop the ticket off in one of the two buckets, we will have set up next to the cashiers underneath the portico in front of the Coe Memorial Park Civic Center located in the center of the park.

One ticket per person only, open to all ages!
The winning ticket will be drawn at the conclusion of the festival, winner will be notified by email or phone.

Best of luck will see you at the festival this May 30, 10 to 3pm in Coe Memorial Park, downtown Torrington!

Torrington Strawberry Festival is always FREE, rain date is Sunday, May 31st.

04/21/2026

Erin needs your help…
I share this post because we have hosted and facilitated the Big Idaho Potato Truck’s appearances in Torrington for the past 10 years, with this coming July 16th’s visit the 5th time that Erin would have arrived with it…

She had been diagnosed with lymphoma, and needs help hitting her $15,000 gofundme goal, and she’s very close!

To know Erin is to love her, absolutely the sweetest and loveliest person you could ever meet, and we have been blessed to have her here with the truck.

Links to donate are in the attached post… thank you!

04/09/2026

Built and opened in the summer of 1965 by Joe and Bob Ross. Joe ran the "J Ross Driving School" at 937 East Main Street... his ad is from 1953.

04/08/2026

If you were around in 1906, you would’ve had the opportunity to see Julius Marx (aka Groucho) performing in his first tour of the melodramatic play "The Man of her Choice” when it arrived here in Torrington at the Opera House on October 3rd.

Born October 2, 1890, Groucho most likely spent is 16th birthday at the Conley Inn (Yankee Pedlar).

Groucho was in the cast of this regular play, embarking on a long tour. It ran through the winter of 1906-7, travelling from New Jersey up New England to Canada. Groucho appeared in a "kid" part as office boy Jimmy Armstrong, singing the hit song “Mary Moore” to rave reviews!

The touring troop returned for a repeat performance on December 28th, at the same location.

The Torrington Opera House opened August 17, 1899 as Union or Germania Hall. Built by the German society here in town, became an Opera House in 1900 after Torrington‘s first Opera House was leveled by fire.

More on the early theaters of Torrington to follow soon!

04/08/2026

This became Dos Amigos..,