Fireworks 2016 7-2-16

Darien Celebrates Independence Day with Fireworks at the High School

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Hundreds of families turned out to see the town fireworks display Saturday night at Darien High School, either sitting almost directly underneath the rockets’ red glare near the stadium field or further back with children at the oval fields (or very far back at the opposite end of the campus where the booms were not nearly as loud). Food trucks vended food, face painting was offered, as were lighted rings, strings light sabers and other swords that were popular among kids. The Darien Community Band played patriotic music from the courtyard and passed along elsewhere on the school campus via the sound system. Darien High School Band Director Jon Graver conducted the community band.  

The group has grown from as low as about seven members a few years ago until it’s now at 30 or 35 members (it depends on who’s in town when they’re playing over the summer).

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Darien’s July 3 Fireworks Display: What to Know If You Go [UPDATE]

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UPDATE, July 3:

The weather looks fine for tonight’s fireworks at Darien High School, with the National Weather Service predicting partly cloudy skies and a light, 6 mph south wind. The overnight low should be 63 degrees, according to the weather service. If you don’t have parking passes already, it’s too late to buy any (they’re all sold out), but you can walk in to the high school campus for free. Parking is available less than a mile away at the Middlesex Middle School and McGuane Park lots until they fill up. Norwalk has its fireworks Friday night as well, at Calf Pasture Beach.