Darien EMS-Post 53 Events

30th Annual Darien EMS-Post 53 Memorial Day Food Fair

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Enjoy live music, a silent auction, games and crafts for kids and a delicious array of food when Darien EMS-Post 53 holds its 30th annual Memorial Day Food Fair at Tilley Pond Park on May 28th following the Memorial Day parade. 

The money raised at the Fair supports training, provides supplies for patient care, provides hands-only CPR and Stop the Bleed classes and maintains the ambulances. The Fair, a 30-year Darien tradition, begins immediately after the parade and continues until 2:00 p.m. featuring fun for the entire community. Admission tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased at the gate as well as outside select retail and non-retail locations around town prior to Memorial Day. As always, the fair will include a tasty and tempting food selection.  Post members will be hard at work grilling hamburgers and bratwurst, and serving pulled pork, seafood salad and wraps, delicious desserts and more. Suppliers include Palmer’s Market, Michael Joseph’s, Fisherman’s Net, The Goose, and Smoky Joe’s.

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Darien EMS-Post 53 Haunted House

Three Levels of Scary at Post 53 Haunted House from 2 to 4 PM Sunday

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Three different levels of fright are offered for children of all ages at Darien EMS-Post 53’s haunted house on Sunday. Once again, the Halloween event will have games, treats and crafts for all. There’s something for parents and other members of the community as well at the annual event: It’s also an open house for the community, featuring ambulance tours and the opportunity to learn hands-only CPR. It’s all free (donations are welcome), and takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Post 53 headquarters, 0 Ledge Road.