GLASTONBURY, CT — Glastonbury's America's 250th Birthday Bash has been rescheduled for May 15, 2027, after the original event was postponed because of inclement weather.
The Town of Glastonbury and the America's 250th Anniversary Working Group will host the free community celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. at Riverfront Park and Boathouse. Sunday, May 16, will serve as the rain date.
The event will feature live music, children's activities, food and other vendors, community partner booths and a choreographed drone light show to close the evening.
The celebration is part of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The town thanked the businesses and organizations supporting the event at several sponsorship levels.
PeoplesBank is the presenting-level partner, while M&T Bank is the platinum-level partner. Gold-level partners are BPS Lawyers and Halloran Sage.
Silver-level partners include Automated Building Systems Inc., FieldTurf USA Inc., Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut and Fiducient Advisors, a Wealthspire company.
Bronze-level partners are the Glastonbury Rotary Club, Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut, M.J. Emonds Mechanical Contractors LLC, YHB Investment Advisors Inc. and OneDigital.
Local businesses, organizations and community partners interested in sponsoring or participating can find details through the town's sponsorship and participation information.
Additional information will be posted on the town's America's 250th Birthday Bash event page.
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