THE BALLOON MAN

Longtime Danbury mall carnival could move downtown

Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer

Friday, April 15, 2011 DANBURY, CT -- Cotton candy and midway rides could be coming to the downtown early this summer. After nearly a decade of operating at the Danbury Fair mall, the James E. Strates Shows carnival could move to the center of the city. Sgt. Bob Guerrera, director of the police department's Police Activities League, said Friday he hopes to finalize plans for the carnival at a meeting Monday on the former Amphenol property near Kennedy Avenue. Organizers are hoping to use the property to stage the carnival sometime in late June, about when schools let out for the summer vacation. "We are really excited about bringing the carnival to the downtown," Guerrera said. "It's a great central location and will help bring more people downtown into the CityCenter." Read more: http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Longtime-Danbury-mall-carnival-could-move-downtown-1339422.php#ixzz1JgAdU2jC