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09.15.2019 | Sunday in the Park
Our 32nd annual fundraiser is better than ever!
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SEPT 15, 11am-5pm: For the first time, this full day of fun includes FOOD TRUCKS and BEER GARDEN hosted through the generosity of East Rock Brewing Company! Food trucks include Caseus Cheese Truck, East Coast Pizza Truck, & Portabello arepas.
Plus live MUSIC, GAMES for kids, PONY rides, DOG PARADE, TOURS for lovers of history & nature, tag sale & auction, book sale, stilt walkers, balloon artist, and more!
FREE ADMISSION! See the full schedule
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1:30pm: Dog Parade! Costumes encouraged! Is your dog a classy lassie, a dandy doodle, a whiskery wonder, or a mini-me? Show off your leashed furry friends!
Categories include:
Most original costume
Best pet trick
Best owner look-a-like
Best celebrity look-a-like
Best senior
Most glamorous, athletic, & autumnal
Best beard / mane
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11:30am & 12:30pm: Landscape Architecture Tours
Led by landscape designer Alexandra Lemke. Learn about Edgerton's history from its origins as a Whitney farm, to the Brewster estate and hallmark of landscape design, to the New Haven public park we celebrate today.
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2:30pm: Nature Scavenger Hunt for Kids!
Led by Edgerton's new Education Coordinator, Kyle Holton, who runs the School Outreach Program which annually brings hundreds of local children to the park to learn from volunteer educators.
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Auction & White Elephant Sale
The Carriage House will be filled to the brim with quality furniture, vintage housewares, tchotchkes, and gift certificates donated by local businesses. Treasure hunters should also peruse the book sale in the greenhouses!
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09.14.2019 | BOOK SALE Preview Party in the Greenhouses!
SEPT 14, 4pm-6pm: Get first crack at thousands of fabulous books on the evening before Sunday in the Park. For a $20 donation, peruse this year's treasures while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine in the historic greenhouses.
Public sale during Sunday in the Park. Donations and sales support our gem of a public park! Invite your friends!
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Sat., Sept 14, 4–6pm > Used Book Preview Party: 6,000+ titles
Sun., Sept 15, 11am–5pm > Sunday in the Park
Thurs., Sept 26, 7:00 pm> EPC Lecture Series presents Judy Preston — Gardening for Good: How your Backyard can Help Protect Long Island Sound
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Edgerton Park is part of the New Haven Parks Department. Care for its buildings, trees, and gardens, and our educational programs, are made possible by the members of the Edgerton Park Conservancy, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to this wonderful public park. Join today!
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