Great Duck Race Kicks Off Summer in Mansfield

You know it’s summer in Mansfield when it’s time for the Great Duck Race.

Wednesday evening, residents gathered at Fulton Pond to watch several buckets full of rubber ducks float down the stream to the beginning of Kingman Pond.

Prizes were given to the owners of the first 100 ducks to cross the finish line.

The event is used as a kickoff for the town’s slate of summer activities including “Movie Under the Stars,” ”Arts in the Park,” and “Concert on the Common.”

After the event, Paddington Bear was shown on the South Common.

Click through the photos above to see the ducks make their way down the stream.