Free Kids’ Entertainment All Day Saturday July 17th at the Following Locations:
*Castle Bounce — Noroton Heights Shopping Plaza
*Slap Shot Hockey — The Darien Sport Shop
*Super Slide — Beadz Boutique & Chunky Pam’s Sweet Shoppe (Friday and Saturday)
*Wild & Crazy Obstacle Course — Behind First County Bank, 1020 Post Rd
*Pirate Combo — Day Street
*Big Blue Bounce [...]
Darien is rocking the sidewalks this year with more than 70 businesses participating in the Sidewalk Sales: from Goodwives Plaza to Downtown Darien to Noroton Heights Shopping Plaza, sidewalks will be packed with goodies on sale from both the retail stores you already know as well as fun boutiques that you won’t otherwise find in [...]
An out of town friend and former Darienite emailed me the other day saying she was making her summer plans and trying to pick the best time to visit her family in Darien, and wondering if I had any suggestions as to a good time when fun things for the whole family would be going [...]
AllAboutDarien.com is out in full force this weekend for the Sidewalk Sales! Stop by our table in front of The Darien Toy Box on Friday or Saturday to say hi, have a refreshing sip of Q-Tonic with lime (cut lovingly by yours truly), and enter to win one of 6 fabulous free dry cleaning [...]
I thought it might be helpful for those of you who are not as familiar with downtown parking options to know in advance where you might want to park this weekend, and seeing parking options on the map also shows you back roads you can take to get to certain lots to avoid Post Road [...]
The Good Times just keep rolling this summer in Darien: from free live music downtown on Thursdays, free Family movies at Weed Beach and movie nights at Tilley Pond to the Push-n-Pull Parade and Fair at Tilley Pond, Darien is definitely alive and kicking. And next week is no exception: in fact, there is SO [...]
Okay, so the summer has gotten off to a soggy start … but let’s think sunny thoughts, like: SIDEWALK SALES!!! Here’s the skinny on who’s having what, when:
DARIEN: July 10, 11 ** check back for the latest updates on activities and events this weekend — TONS of fun for the whole family!
Westport: July 10, [...]
Just a reminder that daytime fun (i.e. shopping and kids activities and entertainment) during the Sidewalk Sales is only the half of what Darien is offering this weekend – you’ve also got 3 evenings of Carnival to enjoy, complete with amusement park rides, mini golf, games, food booths, and a DJ!
It’s all going down at [...]
All I’m going to say is that the “official” name for the Thursday before the Sidewalk Sales is “Preview Day,” occurring inside all of the participating sidewalk sale stores … but you know what they say about the Early Bird. That’s this Thursday, July 10th.
In fact, you might plan to swing by Noroton Heights [...]
Stay tuned over the next couple of days as I dig up and post Insider scoop on this weekend’s Sidewalk Sales in Darien …
But here’s the first tip: plan to start your day at the Sport Shop. And here are 5 reasons why:
1) They’ve got a nice big parking lot, conveniently located at the “top” [...]
Indulge me in a little creative visualization: this post, jiggling on the page like an impending avalanche, suddenly cracks, like ice, into giant pieces, and the pieces begin to fall off, revealing words and phrases like “Mini Golf!” …. “Carnival” ….. “55 Shops on Sale” “Live entertainment” ….“Rides and Games ….” …“3 Days” [...]
In case the prospect of UP TO 70% OFF items in over FIFTY-FIVE Darien stores isn’t enough to make you cancel your ferry rezzie for the weekend of July 11th, perhaps the prospect of a 2-day carnival throughout Darien will be …?! To follow is a more specific breakdown of times and locations for fabulous [...]
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