Arlington Officials Reminding Residents About This Month's Town Day

ARLINGTON, MA — The Town of Arlington is reminding the public to mark their calendars for Arlington Town Day later this month.

The event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, with a fireworks show at 7:30 p.m. Town day will take place along Massachusetts Avenue between Pleasant Street and Jason Street, while the fireworks will be shot off over Spy Pond.

There will be road closures at both sites and buses will be re-routed at the Town Day site along Massachusetts Avenue, according to officials.

Among the highlights connected to this year's festival are:

• The Walter V. Moynihan Town Day Run, which will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Arlington Reservoir. Registration for the Arlington Recreation-sponsored two-mile run is available online and all proceeds will benefit youth programming. Following the race, the location will feature a DJ, bounce house and a food and beer tent.
• The Arlington Fire Department will sponsor a Touch-a-Truck, Smoke House — which will teach kids about fire hazards in the home — and Jaws of Life demonstrations behind the Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Ave.
• The Arlington Police Department will have a booth at the Robbins Library entrance. In addition to being on hand to provide assistance, APD Officer Michael Hogan and APD K-9 Eiko will be conducting demonstrations in the Robbins Library parking lot.

Arlington officials also noted that Town Day is a bring-your-own-water bottle event. Attendees will be able to fill up their water bottles with free drinking water, available at a kiosk sponsored by the Zero Waste Committee's campaign to reduce single-use plastics in town.

More information about Arlington Town Day is available online.