VIDEO: New Canaan Family Fourth Celebration, Fireworks at Waveny

New Canaan Family Fourth 2014 at Waveny
 

On a perfectly clear, dry evening, thousands of New Canaanites walked and drove to Waveny on Saturday for the Family Fourth, one of the town’s most cherished community events. As the New Canaan Town Band belted out American hit after hit from the Waveny House balcony, families munched on picnic dinners, tossed Frisbees and kicked soccer balls around the fields. The video above includes clips from all of that, as well as the end of the great fireworks finale. Delayed by one day due to the thunderstorms that struck overnight Thursday, the popular gathering waited for a beautiful night. Many thanks to the Family Fourth Committee for its volunteering to plan a great event.

New Canaan Family Fourth at Waveny Moved to Saturday (Still 5 p.m.)

With rain now expected to fall into Friday evening, town officials are postponing the Waveny fireworks to Saturday. Though the town had been holding out hope to get the Family Fourth Celebration in as planned, it’s not possible to set up fireworks in the rain, said Tom Stadler, administrative officer in the first selectman’s office. The event will go on exactly as planned but one day later—so that’s at 5 p.m. at Waveny with the fireworks expected to start around 9 p.m. It will include our New Canaan Town Band, food, drinks, ice cream and entertainment for kids. The forecast calls for a clear and comfortable Saturday. Here’s a guide to what is open and closed in New Canaan this weekend.

New Canaan Fourth of July Guide: What’s Open & Closed

What follows is a list of what’s open and closed in New Canaan—it’s comprehensive though incomplete, so please add more information to the comments thread and we’ll update it through the weekend. Town Hall offices are scheduled close at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for the long weekend. (The DMV will be closed Friday and reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday.) Town officials have moved the Family Fourth Celebration with Waveny fireworks to Saturday at  5 p.m.

Something to read

Post Office

Closed Friday and Sunday
Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

New Canaan Library

Closed Friday and Sunday
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Morning coffee

Zumbachs Gourmet Coffee

Closed Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

Connecticut Muffin

Closed Friday
6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday

Gingerbitz

Closed Friday, Sunday & Monday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Le Pan Quotidien

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Starbucks

6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday
5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Bruegger’s Bagels

5:30 to 3 p.m. Friday
6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Dunkin Donuts

5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday & Sunday
5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday

Cooking Out

Walter Stewart’s

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday
7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Mrs. Green’s

Unreachable by phone, normal hours 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

Food Emporium

Unreachable by phone, normal hours 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Pet needs

Village Critter Outfitter

Closed Friday
9 a.m to 5 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

Pet Pantry

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Specialty items

New Canaan Olive Oil

Closed Friday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

New Canaan Music

Closed Friday & Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Grabbing a Bite

Connecticut Sandwich Co. Closed Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday

Joe’s Pizza

Closed Friday-Monday

New Canaan Pizza

Closed Friday
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Pinocchio Pizza

11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday
12 to 9 p.m. Sunday

Club Sandwich

Closed Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

Tony’s Deli

7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

Garelick & Herbs

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Chicken Joe’s

7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Something stronger

Stewart’s Spirits

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Francos Wine Merchants

Closed Friday
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
12 to 5 p.m. Sunday

New Canaan Wine Merchants

Closed Friday
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
12 to 4 p.m. Sunday

Something sweet

Baskin-Robbins

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Swirl

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Gelatissimo Artisan Gelato

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Peachwave

12 to 6 p.m. Friday
12 to 11 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Something to watch

New Canaan Playhouse—Friday schedule

Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13) (Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor): 11 a.m., 2:30 & 6:30 p.m., (in 3D) 9:45 p.m.
Jersey Boys (R) (Christopher Walken, Vincent Piazza): 12, 3:45, 6:45 & 9:30 p.m.

Restaurants

South End

Closed Friday
Saturday lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., dinner 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner 5 to 9 p.m.

Solé

Lunch & Dinner, Friday & Saturday
5 to 9 p.m. Sunday

The Farmer’s Table

Closed Friday & Sunday
5 to 10 p.m. Saturday

Chef Luis

11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday
11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday

Cherry Street East

Closed Friday
11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Gates Restaurant

Closed Friday
11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Tequila Mockingbird

Closed Friday
5 to 11 p.m. Saturday
5 to 10 p.m. Sunday

Locali Pizza Bar & Kitchen

Closed Friday
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday
12 to 9 p.m. Sunday