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Push Push-n-Pull Parade 2015

Annual Fourth of July Push-n-Pull Parade Steps Off on Tuesday

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Darien’s July 4th Push-n-Pull Parade — featuring any kid on a bike, scooter, wagon or other non-motorized vehicle — steps off at Goodwives Shopping Center at 10:30 a.m. sharp, runs through downtown and ends up at Tilley Pond Park with food and activities for kids. Where to Gather Before the Parade
Darien VFW Post 6933, which is organizing the thirteenth annual event, encourages families who are marching to arrive at Goodwives Shopping Center, 25 Old Kings Hwy. North, by about 9:45 a.m. Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children will entertain the crowd before kick-off.  

The Post’s Color Guard will lead the parade. Local and state elected officials will also march.

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Wagon Push-n-Pull 2015

Get Your Kids Ready: Darien/Norwalk Push-n-Pull Parade Continues July 4 Tradition

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Oil the bike wheels, check the tire pressure, decorate it up and get out that patriotic costume/hat/T-shirt — the annual Darien Norwalk Push-n-Pull Parade takes place on July 4. Here’s an announcement from the organizers:

To the delight of many local children and families, Darien VFW Post 6933 is proudly hosting the 12th annual July 4th Push-n-Pull Parade. In keeping with what has now become an annual tradition for Darien, the patriotic parade of children riding bikes, scooters, wagons and non-motorized vehicles will step off from Goodwives Shopping Center with a start time of 10:30 a.m. sharp. Families are encouraged to arrive at Goodwives Shopping Center from 9:45 a.m., where Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children will entertain the waiting crowd before kick-off. The VFW is pleased to have the sponsorship support of the Rucci Law Group, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Darien Rowayton Bank, the Darien Youth Commission, Tiger Wealth Management, Dynamic Athletics, Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children and the support of the Police Department of the Town of Darien, the Fire Departments of Darien, Noroton and Noroton Heights, and, of course, the Town of Darien.

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Parade Push-n-Pull Darien CT 2015

Here’s How Darien Rolls on the Fourth of July

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Hundreds of kids with their parents, friends and relatives pedaled, pulled, pushed, perambulated or otherwise pressed forward at Darien’s 11th annual Push-n-Pull Parade on Saturday morning, taking some small steps in patriotism. Perhaps 400 kids and adults were decked out in all sorts of red, white and blue clothes, hats and decorations. Their vehicles — bicycles, scooters and wagons (the rules are that nothing is motorized except the fire trucks) — sported bunting and ribbons, flags and any other frill that could be found to celebrate the day. Darien’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6933, which this year took over the organizing of the event after its 2005 founder, the YWCA of Darien/Norwalk bowed out, marched at the head of the parade. Fire trucks rolled before and after the hundreds of marchers.

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Darien Push-n-Pull Parade 2015

Darien/Norwalk July 4th Push-n-Pull Parade: What to Know If You Go

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If you can pedal it, push it, ride it scoot on it or otherwise roll it — or even just walk — you’re invited to join the annual Darien/Norwalk Push-n-Pull Parade on Saturday in downtown Darien. It’s free to join (although this year’s new sponsor, the Darien VFW Post 6933 is asking for donations for its building). You do need to be ready at the parking lot of Goodwives Shopping Center on Old Kings Highway North at 10:30 a.m. sharp on Saturday, July 4. Organizers suggest you arrive at the parking lot by 9:45 a.m.

Your vehicle, if you have one, will need to be non-motorized if you want it in the parade. There will be music at the parking lot, which may help keep some kids from getting too antsy.