The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Fireworks
parking at the Water Street and Maple Street parking lots. Prizes for participants and festivities for onlookers provided by the Chester Rotary Club. Registration $25 day of race. Online registration at active.com. Details at www.chesterrotary. The Summer Fest and Fireworks display at Clinton Town Beach begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25. The highlight of this family-friendly event is a large fireworks show at sunset, produced by Bay Fireworks. Other festivities include music, art and fun food. Activities also take place in other locations in town. Parking throughout town, with shuttles to bring attendees to the beach. Details at clintonct. com/fireworks/ for more schedule information. FireworksFestival,fireworksshotbargeoffofHarborPark (dusk),6to10p.m.,July1;raindate:July2.Takesplacealongthe ConnecticutRiverwithviewingspotsthroughoutthecity.Actual festivaltakes place on the lawn of the Municipal Bldg, 245 deKoven Drive and includes music, ethnic foods, ice cream vendors, and children’s activities. Also live music, and ethnic foods, ice cream vendors located in Harbor Park directly on the riverfront. Third largest fireworks festival in the state. Featured bands Los Sugar Kings — a Boston-based Cuban roots, rock and reggae fusion band; Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze peforming energized blues and featuring Jaimoe (from the Allman Brothers Band) on drums; and the Middletown Symphonic Band performing live with the fireworks display.