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Kids Again Parade Downtown for Darien’s 2018 Celebration of July 4th

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Red, White and Blue rolled out on parade Wednesday morning, July 4, decorating kid’s bicycles, wagons, hats, clothes, wagons, faces (and did we mention wagons) and, in one case, from a huge flag over the Post Road, for Darien’s annual Push-n-Pull children’s parade. The rules every year are simple: Decorate as you please, roll your vehicle down the street behind the band, the marching officials and the veterans with flags, but introduce no motors into the procession. The wagon, bike, scooter and family deemed by the parade judges to be the best decked-out got the honor of marching in the front. These were the winners this year:

Wagon: Stephanie and Andy Horn

Bike: Tymin Minnick

Scooter: River Rykowski

Family: The Micolo family

Dog: Murphy McRedmond

Those who volunteered to help make the parade work this year include Katherine Samy, Sharad Samy, Roz Lee, Amy Zabetakis and Phillip Kraft. Sponsors of the event are Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Jet Blue, Day Pitney LLP, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Laurel Road Bank, Jaguar Land Rover Darien, Rucci Law Group, Darien Youth Commission, Barnum Benefit Advisors, Dynamic Athletics, Investmark, Urstadt Biddle Properties, the tenants at Goodwives Shopping Center and Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children (which provided music).

Darien Push-n-Pull Parade

Darien July 4 Push-n-Pull Parade

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The Darien July 4 Push-n-Pull parade, now in its 14th year, takes place Wednesday, when kids, their parents and parade organizers gather at Goodwives Shopping Center, then march through town to Tilley Pond Park.  

Children and their parents or caregivers walk or use non-motorized devices (bikes, scooters, strollers, wagons, floats). Participants may decorate their vehicles before the start of the parade. Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children will be perform in the Goodwives Shopping Center while parade participants gather before the marching begins at 10:30 a.m.

The parade should reach Tilley Pond Park around 11 a.m., and activities in the park should conclude before 1 p.m.
Police Traffic Advisory
Darien police issued the following traffic advisory on Monday, July 2:

Motorists are advised to avoid the downtown area during the parade due to traffic restrictions that could cause possible delays. The parade will step off from the Goodwives Shopping Center on Old Kings Highway North at 10:30 a.m., proceeding up Brookside Road and turning left onto the Post Road.

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The Darien July 4 Push-n-Pull parade, now in its 14th year, takes place Wednesday, when kids, their parents and parade organizers gather at Goodwives Shopping Center, then march through town to Tilley Pond Park.  

Children and their parents or caregivers walk or use non-motorized devices (bikes, scooters, strollers, wagons, floats). Participants may decorate their vehicles before the start of the parade. Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children will perform at the Goodwives Shopping Center while parade participants gather before the marching begins at 10:30 a.m.

The parade should reach Tilley Pond Park around 11 a.m., and activities in the park should conclude before 1 p.m.
Darien Police Issue Traffic Advisory
Update, 8 p.m. — Darien police on Monday issued the following traffic advisory for the parade:

Motorists are advised to avoid the downtown area during the parade due to traffic restrictions that could cause possible delays. The parade will step off from the Goodwives Shopping Center on Old Kings Highway North at 10:30 AM, proceeding up Brookside Road and turning left onto the Post Road.