Long Labor Day weekend will kick off with a bang in Port Royal. Here’s what’s on tap

Fireworks are coming Friday to Port Royal, but that’s not the only entertainment planned in the town during the long Labor Day weekend.

The fireworks show is scheduled at Sands Beach.

The Boy Scouts will serve food at 5 p.m., with the fireworks scheduled to go off after sunset.

After a technical malfunction caused an early end to the town’s July 4th fireworks show, Mayor Joe DeVito promised another display would be scheduled.

In addition, Wayne Baker Brooks, a top blues guitarist and vocalist who is in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame, will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday as part of the town’s street music series on Paris Avenue. The show is at 6 p.m.

Meanwhile, the town’s annual OktoPRfest celebration is scheduled for Sept. 25 and will include a sampling of German food and beer, live music, a classic car show, art and craft vendors and a family-fun zone.

This story was originally published August 16, 2021 at 1:53 PM.