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Milford's 2016 Kick Off to Summer Fireworks Event Details

The fun begins at 4 p.m. and continues until 11:30 p.m. on Friday, July 8.

Milford, CT - As a friendly reminder the Kick off to Summer Fireworks event is this Friday, July 8th from 4:00-11:30 pm at Lisman Landing Marina, with a fireworks extravaganza to light-up the harbor at 9:15pm.

The event will feature: Michael Rea, who will take the stage at 5:00pm, followed by the Flashbacks at 7:30pm.

Officials say they have doubled the food trucks this year from six to 12 including Caseus, BRYAC Shuck Truck, Baked and Loaded, 744 Express, Local Meatball and many more.

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They will be on scene serving-up tasty gourmet food for purchase, while Wines and More will sell beverages at two stations this year.

A shuttle bus will run from Harborside Middle School, Wasson Field and the Milford Senior Center.

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The bus will drop off guests at the corner of High Street and Helwig Street. Helwig Street will close beginning at 5:00pm until 11:00pm.

The public lot at Lisman’s Landing and the Milford Public Library will close to all commuters on Thursday, June 30th and Friday, July 1st. Please do not park at the Lisman’s Landing or the Library you will be towed.

Fireworks for the Kick-Off to Summer Blast are made possible by the gracious financial support of our major donor The Devon Rotary.

In addition, organizers say they thank Milford Bank, ShopRite, Beirne Wealth and 7 Seas Restaurant for their continued contributions to this event.

Event sponsorships are still available and anyone interested in helping to make the event a continued success should please contact the committee chairman, Dan Worroll at dwworroll@yahoo.com or 203-464-9632.

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