Parking at CCSU:
Please make every effort to park at the Sheraton or Marriott Hotels, and take the shuttles to CCSU.
If you must park on campus, please use the following address to navigate to parking:
105 Ella Grasso Blvd
New Britain, CT 06053
This will lead you to parking behind the Student Center (location of the registration table). There is limited parking here, but attached to the lot, on the west end (to the right if you are looking at the Student Center), is the Welte Parking Garage which is available to festival attendees. If both lots are full, please use the Kaiser Parking Lot. From the Student Center, head east (take a right) on Ella Grasso, and then take the second right in Kaiser Drive. Kaiser Parking Lot will be immediately to the left.
Please reference the downloadable campus map https://www.ccsu.edu/campus-map
Student Center Parking Lot – E
Welte Garage – 40
Kaiser Parking Lot – A
No parking pass is required for those areas. All other lots require a CCSU parking decal.
Reserve your Hotel Rooms:
100 Capital Boulevard Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067 Phone: 1-860-257-6000
Directions From Sheraton to CCSU
Use this link to Book your Sheraton group rate for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Sheraton rates for 2025 are as follows:
Rates are Per Room, Per Night: $129 plus 15% Room Tax (approx. $148.35 inclusive of tax)
Room Types: One King Bed or Two Double Beds. All rooms can be booked fora maximum of four people.
Be sure to make your hotel reservations early, as the hotel will book up quickly! Students should check with their school to see whether the school or the student will submit registration and hotel info.
Important Information:
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- Please note: ROLL AWAY BEDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS HOTEL.
- All hotel rooms must be reserved and paid for before January 1, 2024. After this date, any unreserved rooms will be released to the public.
- The reservation will only allow for three rooms to be booked per transaction. If your school needs more than three rooms, you will need to submit multiple hotel reservations.
- Any room cancellations must be made with the hotel directly.
Courtyard Marriott Cromwell
4 Sebethe Drive Cromwell, Connecticut, USA, 06416 Phone: 860-635-1001
Directions from Courtyard to CCSU
Use this link to Book your Courtyard group rate for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Courtyard rates for 2025 are as follows:
Rates are Per Room, Per Night: $125 plus 15% Room Tax (approx. $143.75 inclusive of tax)
Room Types: Single King with Sleeper Sofa or Two Queens. All rooms can be booked fora maximum of four people.
Be sure to make your hotel reservations early, as rooms book up quickly! Students should check with their school to see whether the school or the student will submit registration and hotel info.
Important Information:
-
- Please note: ROLL AWAY BEDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS HOTEL.
- All hotel rooms must be reserved and paid for before January 1, 2025. After this date, any unreserved rooms will be released to the public.
- The reservation will only allow for three rooms to be booked per transaction. If your school needs more than three rooms, you will need to submit multiple hotel reservations.
- Any room cancellations must be made with the hotel directly.
A Note about Food at Festival:
Did Somebody say Food Trucks! Check in here for updates on the new food offerings at this year’s conference!
Please note, KCACTF Participants (Students, Faculty, Guests) cannot use the Student Center Devil’s Den food offerings. Devil’s Den can only accommodate CCSU students. All KCACTF attendees will acquire food through the Food Trucks parked on campus, or by purchasing their own food and bringing it to campus.
For off-campus dining options, please see this convenient list of nearby locations. Off-Campus Food Options