Big Apple Circus

The Mill River Collaborative is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to creating and sustaining a world-class park and greenway along the banks of the Mill River in the heart of Stamford Downtown. The Collaborative is leading the development of the park which has resulted in the restoration of a freely flowing Mill River for the first time in 360 years. Designs for the main area of the park between Main and Broad Streets are complete and construction will commence following the Big Apple Circus engagement in June 2011. This construction will include a great lawn, a new cherry tree promenade, a downtown woodland, granite promenades, stairs, walls and overlooks, river paths for walking, running and biking and sites for a fountain, skating rink, carousel and event pavilion. Construction completion is expected at the end of 2012.

 Stamford Downtown is the heart of the city where the arts, housing, commerce, and education meet to create a vital neighborhood for all to enjoy. Stamford Downtown is responsible for managing and enhancing the Downtown environment through a program of daily street maintenance, attractive streetscape, targeted marketing, strategic economic development, ambassadorial services and engaging signature events. Funds raised from the Soiree and the premiere performance of the Big Apple Circus will benefit Stamford Downtown’s Art in Public Places.