The region’s largest food and music festival, The Hey Stamford! Food Festival, now in its fifth year, has teamed up with First County Bank Minchin Buick GMC to honor the local heroes of Fairfield County and beyond.
The festival takes place in Stamford’s Mill River Park over two weekends (August 11-14 and August 19-21).
The festival will extend free admission on Friday nights (August 12 and August 19) for all local first responders, health care workers and teachers, along with three additional tickets for family and friends.
“First County Bank would like to extend their gratitude to our first responders, health care workers and teachers – we are grateful to our local heroes,” said Bob Granata, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First County Bank. “It has been yet another challenging year, and your dedication to the community has been unwavering. Thank you for all your hard work.”
The festival’s Friday nights will include food trucks, a beer garden and live music. On August 12th, festival goers will be treated to a performance from PopROCKS – Connecticut’s ultimate ‘80s band, playing all the best pop and rock eighties favorites. The night of August 19th will feature a performance by Just Press Play (formerly Jump The Gunn) – Fairfield County’s favorite modern country band.
Over the August 11-14 & 19-21 weekends, the Hey Stamford! Food Festival will also feature live performances by DJ Pauly D, Flo Rida, I Love the 90’s Tour (featuring Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, All-4-One, Young MC and more), and Resurrection – A Journey Tribute, as well as culinary demonstrations from Chefs Todd English and Aaron May and more than 50 food vendors.
To receive the complimentary four tickets, patrons can enter the code HEROES in the festival’s ticket platform.
Tickets and badge/identification must be presented at the festival on Friday night. For more information on the 2022 Hey Stamford! Food Festival, including vendor listings, ticket pricing and a full list of FAQs, please visit www.heystamfordfoodfest.com.
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