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The City of Shelton’s Annual Shelton Day will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7. This year the Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport will hold their 110th Annual Columbus Day Parade on Howe Avenue in Shelton and it will coincide with the Shelton Day Festivities.
The parade will step off at 12 noon from Brook Street and Howe Avenue (Route 110) and proceed southbound on Howe Avenue (through the Center Business District) taking a left onto Cornell Street and proceeding right on Canal Street, ending at the Riverwalk-Veterans Park, which is the site of the enlarged Shelton Day celebration and festivities.
It is a good idea to arrive 45 minutes before the parade starts due to road closures. Parking lots available in the downtown area are the municipal parking lot at Howe Avenue & Cornell Street, White Street (behind the Echo Hose Fire Department), Bridge Street at Coram, and City Hall parking lot off Coram Avenue.
The Shelton Day events at the Riverwalk will be from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM with the entertainment at the pavilion area, and the 100+ booths arranged on the green area to the right of the pavilion. Canal Street will remain closed to traffic until 6:00 PM. However, Wharf Street will remain open all day.
The parade will feature the Quantico Marine Corps Band, the Uptown String Band (also known as the Mummers), the Shriners, an Italian marching band from New York City, an Italian dance troupe, the 2nd Company Governor’s Horse Guard, Port 5 Naval Veterans Color Guard, the Marine Corps Leagues, bagpipe and fife and drum units, local school and scout groups, police and fire units and much more. Leading the parade will be 2018 Grand Marshal Richard Iannucci, Commander of Port 5 Naval Veterans in Bridgeport and a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief. After the parade the Quantico Marine Corps Band and The Shriners will be performing at the Riverwalk.
“We are honored that Shelton is hosting the 110th Columbus Day Parade,” said Mayor Mark Lauretti, “and we invite the Valley area towns to join us on Sunday, October 7th watching an energetic parade and enjoying all the food and entertainment that Shelton Day has to offer.”
