Fireworks!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Here's the scoop on local fireworks happening around town.
New Canaan
The 2008 Family Fourth will be held Friday, July 4, in Waveny Park. Family passes are required and must be purchased in advance. Passes are available at the Recreation Department office in Waveny Park during regular business hours through Thursday, July 3. A limited number of non-resident passes are available for $60 each at the Recreation Department.
Gates to Waveny Park open at 5 p.m. July 4. All cars must enter the park through the main gate on South Avenue, with the pass in the windshield. Members of the Service League of Boys will be in front of Waveny House from 5 to 8 p.m. to assist those who need help unloading cars.
Lapham Road will be closed to traffic before the event, and parking is banned on streets near Waveny Park. Pedestrians must enter only via paths from New Canaan High School and must present passes. Events include children's games from 5:30 to 8 p.m., the arrival of skydivers at 7 p.m., and patriotic music by the Town Band.
Picnics are allowed. Alcoholic beverages, grills, dogs and personal fireworks, including sparklers and candles, are prohibited.
In case of bad weather, call 594-3610 or check online newcanaan.info The rain date is Saturday, July 5.
Rowayton
Rowayton Fireworks will light up the sky offshore from Bayley Beach Sunday evening, July 4th; rain date is Sunday, July 6. The fireworks, sponsored by the RCA, will be launched from a barge beginning at 9:15pm. The performance will last approximately 30 minutes. Musical entertainment by the Chris Carter Band begins at Bayley at 6:00pm until dark.
The best vantage points will be from the mouth of Five Mile River to Rocky Point, including Bayley Beach and the shoreline clubs. Access to parking at Bayley Beach will be according to daytime rules: vehicles with a Bayley Beach sticker will be admitted, a nominal charge will be collected from vehicles without a sticker. The parking lot is expected to fill up early.
Rowaytonites are encouraged to walk to the beach if possible. Parking regulations south of McKinley street will be stringent with posted signage in effect through Sunday. Beginning at 6:00pm, Norwalk Police checkpoints will commence at Rowayton Avenue and McKinley Street, Roton Avenue and McKinley Street, and Bluff Avenue and Sammis Street.
Cars parked illegally will be towed to the lower lot of the Rowayton Community Center; owners will be fined $50 plus towing costs, payable at 11:00pm. Afterwards, cars will be taken to Connecticut Towing, 13 Church Street, Norwalk. For approximately 30 minutes following the display's conclusion, there will be no southbound vehicular traffic on Roton Avenue and Pine Point Road from McKinley Street to the Bayley Beach turnoff in order to allow vehicles and pedestrians departing from Bayley, and the Roton Point and Weeburn Clubs to leave the area quickly.
For more information: www.rowaytonct.com
New Canaan
The 2008 Family Fourth will be held Friday, July 4, in Waveny Park. Family passes are required and must be purchased in advance. Passes are available at the Recreation Department office in Waveny Park during regular business hours through Thursday, July 3. A limited number of non-resident passes are available for $60 each at the Recreation Department.
Gates to Waveny Park open at 5 p.m. July 4. All cars must enter the park through the main gate on South Avenue, with the pass in the windshield. Members of the Service League of Boys will be in front of Waveny House from 5 to 8 p.m. to assist those who need help unloading cars.
Lapham Road will be closed to traffic before the event, and parking is banned on streets near Waveny Park. Pedestrians must enter only via paths from New Canaan High School and must present passes. Events include children's games from 5:30 to 8 p.m., the arrival of skydivers at 7 p.m., and patriotic music by the Town Band.
Picnics are allowed. Alcoholic beverages, grills, dogs and personal fireworks, including sparklers and candles, are prohibited.
In case of bad weather, call 594-3610 or check online newcanaan.info The rain date is Saturday, July 5.
Rowayton
Rowayton Fireworks will light up the sky offshore from Bayley Beach Sunday evening, July 4th; rain date is Sunday, July 6. The fireworks, sponsored by the RCA, will be launched from a barge beginning at 9:15pm. The performance will last approximately 30 minutes. Musical entertainment by the Chris Carter Band begins at Bayley at 6:00pm until dark.
The best vantage points will be from the mouth of Five Mile River to Rocky Point, including Bayley Beach and the shoreline clubs. Access to parking at Bayley Beach will be according to daytime rules: vehicles with a Bayley Beach sticker will be admitted, a nominal charge will be collected from vehicles without a sticker. The parking lot is expected to fill up early.
Rowaytonites are encouraged to walk to the beach if possible. Parking regulations south of McKinley street will be stringent with posted signage in effect through Sunday. Beginning at 6:00pm, Norwalk Police checkpoints will commence at Rowayton Avenue and McKinley Street, Roton Avenue and McKinley Street, and Bluff Avenue and Sammis Street.
Cars parked illegally will be towed to the lower lot of the Rowayton Community Center; owners will be fined $50 plus towing costs, payable at 11:00pm. Afterwards, cars will be taken to Connecticut Towing, 13 Church Street, Norwalk. For approximately 30 minutes following the display's conclusion, there will be no southbound vehicular traffic on Roton Avenue and Pine Point Road from McKinley Street to the Bayley Beach turnoff in order to allow vehicles and pedestrians departing from Bayley, and the Roton Point and Weeburn Clubs to leave the area quickly.
For more information: www.rowaytonct.com
