10/3/2026 - Southbury Celebration Food! Fun!! Fireworks!!! Saturday, October 3, 2026 (rain date Sunday, October 4). Please bring your lawn chairs and blankets and get set for a terrific evening of fun and celebration for all ages. Free admission. Food court, music, activities from 4:00pm to 9:00pm FIREWORKS approximately at 8:15pm Food Court Vendors AM Coffee specialty lattes & coffee (iced/hot) homemade syrups, desserts Bricin's Festival Foods fried dough (sweet and savory), beignets, curly fries, chicken tenders, Mexican corn, hot dogs, fruit slush Dad's Cannolli Truck cannollis Los Mariachis Grill tacos, burritos, nachos, roasted corn, potatoes Oronoque Farms 3' pies, cider donuts, apple fritters, cookies, chocolate croissants Paradise Island Spanish and American food: rice, beans, pork shoulder, shish kabob, ribs, chicken, pork, empanadas, fries Southbury Democratic Town Committee pre-packaged snacks/drinks, granola bars Southbury Republican Town Committee water, soda, popcorn, fruit snacks, juice boxes Szabo's Seafood hot lobster rolls, scallop rolls, fish & chips, fried shrimp, clam strips, crab bites, New England clam chowder, drinks TT'S BBQ Texas style BBQ, brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken Food offerings are subject to change. Live on Stage Master of Ceremonies - Jim Tornatore, Southbury Parks and Recreation Commissioner, and artistic director of the Newbury Musical Theater Company based in Southbury 4:00pm: DJ music by Powerstation Events 5:00pm: Anishka Mittal - Eight-year old Anishka will take the audience on a musical journey through dreams and courage. 5:20pm: Terms and Conditions - five-piece band from Pomperaug High School playing alternative rock. 5:45pm: Michael Carrington - singer/guitarist/troubadour and Southbury resident. 6:15pm: Sean O’Reilly - a singer songwriter, as well as a self taught harpist, and pianist from Connecticut. 6:45pm: Good Medicine Rx - a Southbury acoustic duo, Michel Driscoll and Jeff Duggan specializing in songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s 7:20pm: Tor Hyams & Lisa St. Lou - recording artists, songwriters, producers, and performers whose work spans soul, pop, rock, jazz, and musical theater. 8:10pm: National Anthem Times are approximate. Kids Activities Gene the Magician Bring the Hoopla (play sessions with hula hoops) Crafts with Southbury Public Library, 4:00pm Storytime with Southbury Public Library, 5:00pm Free glow sticks America 250 Celebration Southbury America 250th Commission booth with information Town Historian John Dwyer Southbury Historical Tidbits America 250 souvenirs and information Revolutionary era photo ops Parking Please see the map for parking information. Extensive free parking is on the Southbury Training School (STS) Great Front Lawn. Parking entrance is off Nutmeg Avenue, accessed via the main STS entrance. Handicapped parking (by permit only) will also be on the STS Great Lawn in a designated area convenient to the field. Drop-off and pick-up area is behind the Gatehouse cottage at the main STS entrance. For safety, no pedestrian walking on Rte. 172 in the event area due to traffic congestion. No alcohol and no pets are permitted at the event. Caution should be exercised with service animals due to the large crowds and fireworks noises. Due to congested event traffic and safety concerns, there will be no pedestrian walking, no vehicle parking and no parent “drop off/pick up” along Route 172. Southbury Senior Services offers transportation for Southbury residents age 60+ and those with disabilities. If you need a ride to the Southbury Celebration, please call 203-262-0652 to reserve the ride. Reservations must be made no later than 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 1. Event: Southbury Celebration Event Date: 10/3/2026 Event Rain Date: 10/4/2026 Event Time: 4:00pm - 9:00pm. Fireworks start about 8:15pm Admission Fee: Free Event Organizers: Town of Southbury and the Southbury Training School; Parks & Recreation Department | 203-262-0633 Event Location: Lake Stibbs Field, Southbury Training School, 1461 South Britain Road, Southbury, CT, 06488 Archives
Food! Fun!! Fireworks!!! Saturday, October 3, 2026 (rain date Sunday, October 4). Please bring your lawn chairs and blankets and get set for a terrific evening of fun and celebration for all ages. Free admission.
Food offerings are subject to change.
Master of Ceremonies - Jim Tornatore, Southbury Parks and Recreation Commissioner, and artistic director of the Newbury Musical Theater Company based in Southbury
Times are approximate.
Please see the map for parking information.
No alcohol and no pets are permitted at the event. Caution should be exercised with service animals due to the large crowds and fireworks noises. Due to congested event traffic and safety concerns, there will be no pedestrian walking, no vehicle parking and no parent “drop off/pick up” along Route 172.
Southbury Senior Services offers transportation for Southbury residents age 60+ and those with disabilities. If you need a ride to the Southbury Celebration, please call 203-262-0652 to reserve the ride. Reservations must be made no later than 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 1.
Event: Southbury Celebration Event Date: 10/3/2026 Event Rain Date: 10/4/2026 Event Time: 4:00pm - 9:00pm. Fireworks start about 8:15pm Admission Fee: Free Event Organizers: Town of Southbury and the Southbury Training School; Parks & Recreation Department | 203-262-0633 Event Location: Lake Stibbs Field, Southbury Training School, 1461 South Britain Road, Southbury, CT, 06488