St. Bernard's Carnival Finishes Tonight

once again is holding its on the grounds of the church at 424 Hazard Ave. in Enfield.

The carnival runs through Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and admission is free. In addition, there will be a breakfast in the church's Fitzmaurice Hall on Sunday, June 3, following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The winning tickets to the parish's annual raffle will be drawn at the breakfast.

This year’s carnival once again features rides provided by Bowdoin Amusements of Torrington. Wristbands will be on sale every evening for $20, entitling the purchaser to unlimited access to the fairground's rides throughout the evening. There also will be individual ride tickets.

In addition, there will be games of skill, a kiddieland, and other family activities. There also will be an expanded selection of state-sanctioned games of chance on the carnival's midway, including an hourly 50-50 raffle, as well as sealed tickets and a "Blower Ball Cash" game.

The fried dough and french fries booth long staffed by parishioners will make its return, and will prepare hamburgers, hot dogs, meatball grinders, and barbecued pork sandwiches every night. There also will be parishioner-staffed booths offering small doughnuts, Italian ices, strawberry shortcake, and sundaes, as well as coffee, soda, beer, and wine.

Prizes to be awarded in the raffle drawing on Sunday are gift certificates of $2,500 to the , $1,500 to , and $500 to . Tickets cost $5 apiece and may be purchased from parish families or at the rectory, as well as at the carnival itself.

There also will be musical offerings throughout the carnival.

For more information, call the church rectory at 860-749-8353.