SW Connecticut News

STAMFORD, CT – In celebration of July 4th, the City of Stamford will hold fireworks at Cummings Beach on Friday, June 30th. The rain date will be Friday, July 7th.

Entertainment will begin at 6:00 pm residents will be able to bring blankets and chairs to the beach. There will be food trucks onsite, and the fireworks will begin shortly after 9:00 pm.

Below is additional information regarding parking and traffic before and after the fireworks:

Parking Information

• No parking either side of Shippan Avenue from Wallace Street to the Magee Avenue intersection as of 3:00 PM.
• No parking on the left side of Iroquois, Wampanaw & Rippowam Road as of 3:00 PM.
• No parking on the south side of Myrtle Avenue from the intersection with Elm Street to #162 Myrtle as of 3:00 PM.
• Boaters please be aware that from 3:00 PM onward directly off of Cummings Park’s beach, there will be a 1,000’ safety zone around the fireworks barge from Buoy #6 to 1,000’ from shore.
• Boaters please be aware that the West Beach boat ramp will be shut down at 6:30 PM.
• At 8:00 PM, the intersection of Shippan Avenue / Magee Avenue will be closed to southbound traffic and only resident access is available at that time. At 8:30 PM, Magee Avenue will be closed to traffic.
• At 9:00 PM, Shippan Avenue from Wallace Street north will become one way northbound only (2 lanes). Magee Avenue will be one way northbound only (2 lanes).

After the Show

• Traffic exiting Shippan Point will be directed north onto Magee Avenue and west onto Jefferson (Urban Transitway) for access to Canal Street, Atlantic Street, and Washington Boulevard toward I-95.
• Traffic exiting Cummings Park via Shippan Avenue will be directed north onto Shippan Avenue to access Elm Street, Myrtle Avenue, I-95, and East Main Street.
• Traffic exiting Cummings Park via Soundview Avenue will utilize Soundview Avenue or Willowbrook Avenue to Cove Road.
• Foot traffic at Cummings Park will be released first, followed by vehicles.

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