Tentative Schedule for Manchester High School Class of 1970 56th Reunion
Beginning Friday October 16 through Monday October 19, 2026.
This is the weekend after Columbus Day weekend.
Updated 2/26/2026.
Friday, October 14
Elicit Brewing Meetup Friday – 6:00 PM
Map Link: 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860-791-8440
An informal get together will be held at Elicit Brewing. Everyone pays their own way on food and drink. Elicity Brewing was once Adam’s Mill. It is now a modern brew pub with a creative and eclectic menu. It’s brew pub food, appetizers, not sit down dinners. It’s good, we’ve eaten there, check the menu out on the event page.
Saturday, October 15
NOT BOOKED: Manchester High School Cafeteria – 9:00 AM
Breakfast of Champions! The bell rings at 9:00 AM in the high school cafeteria: continental breakfast in the high school cafeteria followed by a tour of the high school. We will be given a tour by current students. Last time it was fun and the students will have questions for us as well. The tour will begin no earlier than 10:00 AM.
RSVP please. –>Here<–. We need a rough head count.
NOT BOOKED: Foliage Hike – 12:00 PM
Map Link: Bolton Notch State Park
This will take place at Bolton Notch State Park. Following the breakfast and tour at MHS hikers will head out to Bolton Notch.
NOT BOOKED: 8-Ball Pool Tournament – 1:00 PM
This may get pushed back to Sunday night following the Elicit event.
Map Link: 1131 Tolland Tpke, Manchester CT O6040
Phone: 860-643-6944
Buckland Billiards will be the site for an 8-ball tournament.
We are hosting an 8-ball tournament again this reunion. It is going to be a single elimination tournament where in most cases you need luck to win and not just skill. Once eliminated you can then play your friends for fun on other tables.
The Main Event: Georgina’s Restaurant– 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Map Link: 275 Boston Tpke, Bolton, CT 06043-7252
Phone: 860-647-0345
Reception begins at 6:00pm. Buffet style dinner beginning about 7:00pm. We will be in their Grecian Room this time. This is a smaller room downstairs.
Sunday, October 16
Nothing scheduled for Sunday morning.
Breakfast Meetup Anytime/Anywhere: we encourage class members to meet up for breakfast on your schedule. We have listed a number of local “breakfast joints” on a separate page. Everybody is on their own to group up with whomever you choose and eat wherever you want. We advise you to consider the International Law of Sunday Morning Breakfast which is get there by 9am or you’ll be waiting a long time. Click here for our list of breakfast suggestions.
Elicit Brewing Meetup Sunday – 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Map Link:165 Adams Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860-791-8440
We return to Elicit Brewing for this event of food, drink, socializing, football, and likelly some music/performance by classmates. We’re working on an “open mic” type of event. Elicit Brewing is a modern brew pub with a typical brew pub type menu. It’s an informal event from start to finish. It’s a comfortable place to hang out and there will be some football on for those who are interested We’ll get more details for you as soon as possible.
Monday, October 17
Fall Foliage Bicycle Ride – 10:00 AM
Map Link: Parker Street and Colonial Road
This was a fun time in 2015 at our 45th reunion. We will take the Hop River Bike Trail out to Bolton Notch and back. The ride begins in Manchester at the parking lot trail head at the intersection of Parker Street and Colonial Road. Total mileage is about 13 miles. Easy and at a leisurely pace.
Shady Glen Lunch Glen Lunch – 12:30 PM
Map Link: 840 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester, CT 06040
Following our bike ride we’ll pack up our bikes and go to Shady Glen for lunch. Last time we did this we ordered takeout and sat outside. Weather permitting we’ll do this again. If you don’t go on the bike ride please join us for lunch.
Unscheduled Events and Activities Suggested and Considered
MHS Varsity Football – if there is MHS football we will try to fit this in. The schedule does not come out until August.
Golf – the Manchester Country Club has a tournament scheduled for our weekend. If someone wants to take the lead on making this work please let us know.
Manchester Historical Society – in the past we’ve visited the Manchester Historical Society. In fact they opened up just for us. It included a tour of their facilities in one of the mills. In the past we did this on Sunday afternnoon but we have the Elicit Brewing meetup scheduled this time.