Colette and Donald Cronin, two of the organizers from Friends of Hopkinton, take a break to pose for a picture. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

People check out the food options. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Children wait in line to get a balloon animal. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Fire personnel demonstrate the importance of having sprinklers installed in a home. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Samantha Prescott, owner of The Spoon restaurant, heads into the dunk tank. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

People take in the event on a beautiful afternoon. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Victoria Rowland and her father, Andrew Rowland, show off their face paint. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Children head into a bouncy house. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Representatives from the Hopkinton Police Department pose for a picture. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

The fireworks draw attention from those seeking a snack from one of the food trucks set up in the middle school parking lot. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

People sitting at a table by the food trucks check out the show. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

Red fireworks match the color of some attendees’ garb. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

Pat O’Brien, one of the event’s organizers, checks out the show. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

The fireworks light up the night. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

A child gets a lift to watch the display. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

The fireworks light up the solar panels in the middle school parking lot. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

The fireworks are seen from behind one of the water towers next to the middle school. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR

Phil Powers (left) and Mike McLaughlin, working a traffic detail at the middle school, take in the fireworks show. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR