The Middletown Parks and Recreation Department is all fired up for two more beach bonfires this summer.

The next bonfire is scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 at Second Beach. The final summer beach bonfire will take place in early September at a date to be announced, according to Parks and Recreation Director Tim Shaw.

The Second Beach bonfires, which are free and open to the public, continue to be a big hit among families each summer season in Middletown.

Besides the massive 12-foot wide entrenched bonfire, the town Parks and Recreation Department and other organizations typically provide fun activities for the kids, such as face painting, coloring booths, and games.

A blaze that size also lights up the beach quite nicely as residents enjoy cool nighttime ocean breezes after the heat of the day has let up.

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Stick around until the very end. The Middletown firefighters often let the kids (and adults) hold the fire hose to help douse the massive fire, setting off a thick cloud of sizzle, pop and steam that becomes a whole new event itself!

For more information, please call the Middletown Parks and Recreation Department at (401) 847-1993.