Spirit of Springfield

Spirit of Springfield The Spirit of Springfield has been celebrating Springfield's biggest, best and brightest since 1989.

Annually, the non-profit organization entertains more then 400,000 people with family-friendly activities.

2๏ธโƒฃ Weeks until Chicopee Mayor Vieau tries to hold on to the Mayor's Cup Trophy at the ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ...
05/22/2026

2๏ธโƒฃ Weeks until Chicopee Mayor Vieau tries to hold on to the Mayor's Cup Trophy at the ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

He will take on Springfield Mayor Sarno, West Springfield Mayor Reichelt, and Agawam Mayor Johnson. They will putt to win in the the friendly contest sponsored by Charlie Arment Trucking and Deer Park Recycling.

There is still time to register a foursome and catch the mayors in action on Friday, June 5th at Franconia Golf Course. โ›ณ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— Registration Link in Comments โฌ‡๏ธ


From State Street to Bridge Street it was a sea of people at the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿฅž  They came for pan...
05/19/2026

From State Street to Bridge Street it was a sea of people at the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿฅž They came for pancakes, people, and community spirit! ๐ŸŽ‰

It was MGM Springfield's 14th year as the lead sponsor and Carlos Gonzalez State Representative 1st time as the Honorary Chair. ๐Ÿ‘‘ He brought the salsa, soul, and rock'n roll! ๐ŸŽถ

See more great photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCU83v


05/17/2026

Everyone is talking about the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜!


05/17/2026

This is how you celebrate 2๏ธโƒฃ birthdays -- Springfield's 390th and America's 250th! ๐ŸŽ‚ It was the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฅž in the middle of Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Where else?!

Thank you MGM Springfield, supporters, donors, volunteers, entertainers, and everyone who joined us for the festivities! ๐Ÿฅณ


It was a busy day for the 2026 ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ Honorary Chair Carlos Gonzalez State Representative. He...
05/15/2026

It was a busy day for the 2026 ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ Honorary Chair Carlos Gonzalez State Representative. He cooked bacon in the morning with Sheriff Nick Cocchi and his team at the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, and then he headed to Mercy Medical Center to mix the last batch of pancake batter.

Join him Saturday, May 16th from 8am to 11am on Main Street for pancakes and all the fixin's!

The fun and the flapjacks are sponsored by MGM Springfield.



Thank you Hampden County Sheriff's Office for cooking 1,050 pounds of Smithfield Foods bacon ๐Ÿฅ“ for the Worldโ€™s Largest P...
05/15/2026

Thank you Hampden County Sheriff's Office for cooking 1,050 pounds of Smithfield Foods bacon ๐Ÿฅ“ for the Worldโ€™s Largest Pancake Breakfast ๐Ÿฅž on Saturday, May 16.


We will be missing someone at this year's ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿฅž  Peter Lappin (right) was the longtime ch...
05/15/2026

We will be missing someone at this year's ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿฅž Peter Lappin (right) was the longtime chairman. He was key to the event's success since its inception in 1976. He was a strong proponent for Western Massachusetts when he served as a Massachusetts State Representative and a member of the Governor's Council.

๐ŸšจTRAFFIC ALERT๐Ÿšจ  In preparation for the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฅž, Main Street from State Street to Bridge Str...
05/14/2026

๐ŸšจTRAFFIC ALERT๐Ÿšจ In preparation for the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฅž, Main Street from State Street to Bridge Street will close ๐Ÿ›‘ on Friday, May 15th at 10am. Vehicular traffic ๐Ÿš— will be allowed to travel down Court Street from East Columbus Avenue to City Hall to Pynchon Street and back to East Columbus Avenue, and will be able to cross Main Street from Boland Way to Harrison Avenue.

All access to the area will be closed on Saturday, May 16th from 4am to 3pm, or until the Springfield Police Department deems it safe. ๐Ÿš“

Join us for the annual pancake party on Saturday, May 16th from 8am to 11am. Park in a Springfield Parking Authority Garage for just $5! ๐Ÿš˜


05/14/2026
Happy Birthday, Springfield!๐ŸŽ‚ On this day in 1636, Springfield was founded.  It is the oldest Springfield in America. It...
05/14/2026

Happy Birthday, Springfield!๐ŸŽ‚ On this day in 1636, Springfield was founded. It is the oldest Springfield in America. Its 390th birthday will be celebrated with the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜. ๐Ÿฅž

Join us on Main Street on Saturday, May 16th from 8am to 11am.


Address

1350 Main Street Ste 1004
Springfield, MA
01103

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+14137333800

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