The Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Bristol Borough this Labor Day (Monday). Here is your guide for the visit:
What is going on?
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The famed Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Bristol Borough for a visit on Labor Day. While they are in town, they will make their way along a specified caravan route to the waterfront. Budweiser representatives and the horses will be delivering ceremonial cases of beer to clients along the route.
After the caravan concludes, the horses will be available for a brief photo opportunity in the Mill Street Parking Lot, located at the base of the business district. Here, borough businesses not along the caravan route can take photos with the horses and pick up their case of beer.
The Mill Street parking lot stop will likely be the best place for photo opportunities, according to Bill Pezza of Bristol Borough: Raising the Bar.
When is all this going on?
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The Clydesdales will make their appearance beginning at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, which is Labor Day. The entire visit, from step off until loading onto the transportation, will take about an hour and a half. The horses will be on display at the Mill Street parking lot for about 30 minutes.
What is the caravan route?
The caravan route is as follows:
The caravan will stage at the Simon and Schuster yard, which will be closed to the public. The caravan will then head north on Radcliffe Street to the Bristol Moose Lodge before continuing to the Pines Tavern, then down Farragut Avenue to Pond Street to Old Route 13 and to Mill Street.
Where can I park?
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Most of the borough’s parking will open. However, parking along Mill Street will be prohibited from noon on Monday until the caravan passes. In addition, parking in the 200 block of Radcliffe Street will be blocked.
There will also be a large area in the Mill Street Parking Lot that will be utilized for the Clydesdales’ unhitching and transportation. Parking will be prohibited in that area on the day of the visit.
Where will the caravan be stopping?
The anticipated stops of the caravan, according to Pezza, are as follows:
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The Moose Lodge, Pines Tavern, Apollo Pizza, Borough Pub, Bert’s Place, Phinny Magee’s, Mill Street Cantina, King George II Inn and the Riverfront Park.
Clients not along the parade route will be able to pick up their beer in the Mill Street Parking Lot for a photo opportunity. If there is river flooding into the parking lot, the photo opportunity will be in the 200 block of Radcliffe Street.
What are my best chances for a good photo of the horses?
According to a public information post by Pezza, the best photo opportunities will be where the horses are stopping to make a delivery. These spots are as follows:
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The Moose Lodge, Pines Tavern, Borough Pub, Bert’s Place, Phinny Magee’s, Borough Hall, Mill and Wood streets (Elks Delivery), Mill Street Cantina, King George and the Riverfront, Pezza said.
Who is accompanying the horses?
The horses will be accompanied by one police car, four fire trucks, the Budweiser Wagon, the Clydesdales team and one emergency vehicle.
The horses will also be accompanied by a number of lottery picked volunteers. These volunteers are Lisa Lee, Susan Walsh, Elwood Dougherty, Diana Spearing, Karen Brodie, Dave McGlynn Michele Herzog, Rosalie Berrocal John Brennan Julie Grafenstein, Peg Kindt, Michael Myers Dawn Marsonoski Myers Kathy Niwinski, Brandan Murray, Richard Voroscak Elisa Baxt and Denise Smith.
