Editing Milford, Connecticut (section)

==Culture and events==
{{See also|Milford Oyster Festival}}
[[Image:Oyster Festival1.JPG|thumb|right|2006 Milford Oyster Festival banner]]
Every year on the third Saturday in August, Milford celebrates its annual [[Oyster]] Festival, which serves as a combination of a typical town fair with a culinary celebration of the town's location on historically shellfish-rich [[Long Island Sound]]. According to the "Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink"<ref name=shell>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Shell-game-Milford-claims-bragging-rights-as-523288.php |title=Shell game: Milford claims bragging rights as home to lobster roll - Connecticut Post |publisher=Ctpost.com |date=June 14, 2010 |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405004736/https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Shell-game-Milford-claims-bragging-rights-as-523288.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> the lobster roll originated as a hot dish at a restaurant named Perry's as early as 1929.<ref name=shell/><ref>{{cite web |author=Len |url=http://www.connecticutsaltwaterfishing.com/2012/08/milford-ct-home-of-lobster-roll.html |title=• Milford, CT: Home of the Lobster Roll |publisher=ConnecticutSaltWaterFishing.com |date=August 3, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203200558/http://www.connecticutsaltwaterfishing.com/2012/08/milford-ct-home-of-lobster-roll.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This festival takes place in and around the Milford [[Village green|Green]], near the center of town, as well as in various locations throughout the downtown area, and features a wide variety of events including [[canoe]] and [[kayak]] races, musical performances, and [[classic car]] shows.

The Milford Oyster Festival has drawn large musical acts over the years including [[Joan Jett]], [[The Marshall Tucker Band]], [[John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band]], and [[Soul Asylum]]. {{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

There are also other features such as carnival rides, food stands, crafts, face painting, and even opening your own oyster for a pearl.

The Milford Cultural Center, operated by the Milford Council for the Arts, offers various events throughout the year. The Firehouse Art Gallery was recently opened in Devon. The beach resort quality of the town lives on, with several rocky beaches, [[Silver Sands State Park]], the [[Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point]], [[Charles Island, Connecticut|Charles Island]], two [[golf course]]s, and numerous other recreational facilities available for residents and tourists.

Since 2011, the Walnut Beach Concert Series has taken place under the pavilion at [[Walnut Beach]]. It features a different band playing every Sunday afternoon during the summer.<ref name="walnutbeachassociation">{{cite web|url=http://www.walnutbeachassociation.com/summerconcertseries.html|title=Welcome to Walnut Beach|publisher=walnutbeachassociation.com|access-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017031354/http://www.walnutbeachassociation.com/summerconcertseries.html|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>