No Compo Beach Independence Day Fireworks Written by Town of Westport
Town of Westport officials, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees of the Westport Police Athletic League (PAL), have decided not to hold the annual Compo Beach Independence Day fireworks this year.
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), current and expected guidance from the State’s Department of Health (DPH) regarding large-scale events, and the continued uncertainty of the pandemic and its variants have been considered.
Based on this information, it is in the best interest of residents, visitors, employees, and the organizers to forego this highly attended event this year.
Westport cancels Fourth of July fireworks
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WESTPORT The skies above Compo Beach will again be empty this Fourth of July.
The town announced this year’s annual Compo Beach Independence Day fireworks will be canceled out of concerns for COVID-19 and uncertainty with the ongoing pandemic.
“I am disappointed that this year Westport could not hold the large celebration we had hoped for,” First Selectman Jim Marpe said. “But our town has come too far in our successful battle to overcome COVID to risk a possible setback by conducting a major gathering prematurely.”
The decision was made by town officials in collaboration with the Westport Police Athletic League’s board of trustees and in consultation with the health district.