Shelton Day is held on the first Sunday in October along the Riverwalk by the Housatonic River.
Shelton Day was founded and first organized by the Shelton Business District Association in the mid-1980’s as a small street fair along Howe Avenue. Their goal was to bring people into downtown Shelton and introduce them to the business community. Several years ago it was moved to the Riverwalk when the city hosted a Columbus Day parade on Howe Avenue and following the cancellation of the event due to COVID in 2020, it remained on the Riverwalk when it resumed in 2021 for health and safety reasons. It has now grown into a citywide festival and celebration and is sponsored and run by the Derby/Shelton Rotary Club on the first Sunday in October. All proceeds received from Shelton Day are put back into the community, in the way of Scholarships for High School students in Derby and Shelton as well as assorted other community projects operated by the Club.
Mark your calendar for Shelton Day 2025 – October 5, 2025.