Putnam Valley's Town Day Starts With Parade, Ends With Fireworks

PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Putnam Valley’s annual Town Day has morphed from an old-fashioned July Fourth picnic with sack races and a tug of war to a country-fair-like event with amusement rides, activities, food vendors, exhibits, and fireworks, say local officials.

Folks enjoy activities at a previous annual Town Day gathering in the Leonard Wagner Town Park in Putnam Valley.
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An old-fashioned airplane made of balloons amused the kids at a previous Town Day.
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Carol Reif

09/18/2015 1:30 p.m.

This year’s Town Day kicks off at 2 p.m. Saturday, with a parade. Marchers will line up at Putnam Valley High School on Peekskill Hollow Road and proceed to the Leonard Wagner Town Park on Oscawana Lake Road.

Parking will be available at the high school and at the Putnam Valley Elementary School on Oscawana Lake Road. After the parade is over, shuttle buses will also be available from the schools.

Festivities, which include a bouncy house and a petting zoo, end at 9 p.m. with a fireworks display at the park.

Admission is free.

To visit the Town Day page for more information, click here.

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