The Norwalk Seaport Association”™s Oyster Festival takes place Sept. 8-10 at Veterans Park adjacent to Norwalk Harbor on Seaview Avenue in Norwalk. This is the festival”™s 40th year and marks the 10th consecutive year that First County Bank has been the event”™s “presenting sponsor.”
Reyno Giallongo, chairman and CEO of the bank, went to the waterfront to present an oversized check to help underwrite the event to Mike Reilly, president of the Norwalk Seaport Association and chairman of the festival.
First County Bank employees and senior management will be staffing a tent at the entrance to the festival. The bank invites attendees to stop by the tent to meet the team and pick up giveaways.
Entertainment headliners include Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot, Desert Highway, which is an Eagles tribute band, and Eight to the Bar. The Nerveless Nocks Thrill Show is scheduled to perform motorcycle high-wire acts and other daredevil stunts. The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show also is returning. The Kids Cove area will offer rides, carnival games and live entertainment for children. The arts and crafts pavilion will feature more than 100 artisans and crafters with items for sale. The food court will offer international specialties, while the craft beer tent will feature more than 40 varieties of beer. And, yes, there most certainly will be an oyster
slurping contest.
