Darien Sidewalk Sale Runs Through Saturday

This week marks the return of the Darien Sidewalk Sale and Family Fun Days, a chance to hunt for bargains, enjoy live music, and keep the kids entertained in the open air.

The event, which features 77 participating businesses, runs Thursday through Saturday.

While the sale is "rain or shine," the weather gods appear to have smiled on Darien for the moment: sunny conditions and highs in the lower 80s are forecast for all three days.

Below is a rundown of the entertainment scheduled for Friday and Saturday plus a list of participating businesses.

FRIDAY, JULY 15

• Pirate Combo Bounce: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty (1057 Post Rd.)
• Live Music sponsored by Baywater Properties: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Gofer Plaza (Post Road & Brook Street)

SATURDAY, JULY 16

• Pirate Combo Bounce: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty (1057 Post Rd.)
• Live Music sponsored by Baywater Properties: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Gofer Plaza (Post Road & Brook Street)
• Slap Shop Hockey: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Between Wildbirds Unlimited and Fabricare (Heights Rd.) in Noroton Heights 
• Zumba for the Family Demo: Noon at Grove Street Plaza
• Potato Sacks & Slide: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Day Street
• Back Yard Obstacle Course: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. behind First County Bank (1006 Post Rd.)
• Obstacle Course II: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Season's Too (836 Post Rd.)
• Face Painting & Free Balloons: Goodwives Plaza

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

• Abercrombie, Burns, McKiernan & Co. Insurance 
• The AllAbout Company 
• Aquarius 
• Aunt Sassy’s Sauces 
• Baubles 
• Baywater Properties 
• Beadz Boutique 
• Bright Star-Alzheimers Walk 
• Brooks Brothers 
• Café D’Azur 
• Calvary Baptist Church 
• Charles Michael Gallery 
• Christine Hamilton-Hall, DMD, MD 
• Chunky Pam’s Sweet Shoppe 
• Citibank 
• Couleur Provence 
• Darien Bank and Trust 
• Darien Chamber of Commerce 
• DailyDarien.com 
• Darien Rowayton Bank 
• Darien Toy Box 
• Darien Times 
• Darien Patch 
• David Harvey Fine Jewelers 
• DCA Thrift Shop 
• The Depot 
• Edward Tunick, Men’s Clothier 
• Equinox Fitness Center 
• erica k. 
• Everything is Rosey 
• Fabricare Cleaners 
• First County Bank 
• Flair Fitness 
• Gail’s Stride-Rite 
• The Gardeners Center 
• Good Food Good Things 
• Good Goods 
• Goodwives Shopping Center 
• Grove Street Properties 
• Hands On Pottery 
• Helen Ainson 
• Initials, Inc. 
• itty bitty bag 
• i-Town Store 
• Jos. A. Bank 
• Kooky Kat Designs 
• Learning Express 
• The Little Gym 
• lucy 
• Megan Dey Photography 
• Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop 
• Noroton Heights Shopping Center 
• On the Avenue Marketing 
• Palmer’s Super Market Inc. 
• Prudential Connecticut Realty 
• Red Door Spas, Elizabeth Arden 
• Rings End 
• Runner’s Roost 
• SCENA Wine Bar & Restaurant 
• Seasons Too. 
• Shaolin Kung Fu Studios 
• Shorely Chic 
• Stamford Hospital-Darien Imaging 
• Ten Twenty Post Oyster Bar-Bistro 
• The Gardener’s Center & Florist 
• UCBC 
• Venture Portraits 
• Victoria Germann Designs 
• Vinylume, Inc 
• Webster Bank 
• Wells Fargo Bank 
• Whole Foods Market 
• Wild Birds Unlimited 
• Wireless Zone-Darien 
• WishList 
• Witchy Poo 
• World Cultural Heritage