New Canaan parks panel approves 18th car show, 2026 calendar
Parks and Recreation · Meeting of January 14, 2026
New Canaan Parks and Recreation Commission backs return of Caffeine and Carburetors car show. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the 18th annual event at Wave Park, which organizers said has raised nearly $27,000 for the Wave Park Conservancy after pulling in about $24,000 the year before. Staff told the panel the town's new playground, with curbing and fencing already installed, won't fully open until spring because poured-in-place surfacing needs temperatures consistently above 50 degrees.
The father-daughter dance sold out in six minutes for roughly 265 attendees and moves to the Roger Sherman Inn this year because of elevator construction at its usual venue. The commission also approved its 2026 meeting calendar and heard that the town's Fourth of July parade will be held June 27, not on the holiday itself, as part of a busy America 250 commemoration calendar running from Flag Day through Veterans Day.
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Source: the Parks and Recreation meeting of January 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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