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This Saturday…… SAVE THIS DATE . . . Saturday October 15 . . . Historic Bristol Day!
The 46th Annual Historic Bristol Day will be this Saturday, October 15, sponsored by the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation, honoring Catherine McCarry, a beloved lifelong Bristol Borough resident and Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation Board member, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving over three centuries of Bristol Borough’s history and increasing cultural opportunities for all residents of the community, promoting pride which translates into helping and enhancing the treasure that has been inherited.
Come for a day of F-U-N! Always the Third Saturday in October!
Historic Bristol Day is a wonderful, budget-friendly outing that includes a myriad of family oriented events and activities, featuring open houses, historical tours, crafters and vendors, a riverfront tea, entertainment, an eclectic food court, an amazing car show, a sailing regatta, an antique boat show, children’s activities and a food court by the lovely Delaware River.
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The TOWN CRIER will stroll the 200-300 blocks of Radcliffe intermittently between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. announcing the day’s events.
Everyone comes for the FOOD!…. and STAYS!
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This year’s event features the following vendors:
Cup’a, L.L.C., with their legendary party chili, mac & cheese, Irish stew, meatballs, and sausage and peppers, You Need Desserts! gourmet baked goods, Fox’s Funnels with funnel cake & sweet potato fries, Sassa Bienne Cajun food, Big Sid’s Southern Cusine, R & D Specialty Foods with their fire kickin’ chicken, Bread and Butter Specialty Sandwiches, Stix 2 Go delicacies, DeLorenzos The Burg authentic tomato pies, Maui Lu Hawaiian BBQ, Matty G Dogs, and Brain Squeeze Water Ice. So, COME HUNGRY!
Leave with luscious…..
Check out the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation bake sale table stocked with homemade CREATIONS!
Buy a raffle ticket for a delicious homemade apple pie baked in a ceramic pumpkin colored dish, complete with a lid, and a pie tote carrier container for easy transport.
Now, for some music….listen….
Noon -12:45 p.m.
Talented BOISTROUS VOICETROUS guitarist, Frank Butrey and Triception, his Jazz Ensemble trio, will be stirring the audience with powerful, original compositions and fluid chord arrangements.
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11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Bracken Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Alumni Corps, *the original corps defined post World War II America during the 1930’s-40’s with music that was patriotic, loyal to America and loud!
Get a glimpse of probably the best Dixieland jazz band ever……
1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Big Al’s Red Garter Dixieland Band
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March on… they HAVE returned!
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Colonel Ogden’s First New Jersey Regiment, a 501(c)(3) charity, portraying an actual Revolutionary War Continental army unit, will be primarily centered in the Riverfront Park, but you may just find them interacting with the crowds and marching along Radcliffe Street.
Dig in!
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. *This year’s Archaeological Excavation will build on prior efforts conducted in the grassy yard around the Friends Meeting House that was originally built between 1711 and 1713, at the corner of Wood and Market Streets. It will be open to the public for both kids and adults who will be encouraged to participate and learn more about Bristol’s past with Bristol’s own Archaeologist Jesse Walker!
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Hankerin’ for History? Snyder-Girotti ~ 450 Beaver Street
10:30 a.m. *“Ashore on Ellis Island” will be presented by the Gifted & Enrichment students
Take ‘em to CHURCH! ~ 1025 Radcliffe Street
11:30 a.m. *Learn the “History of St. Mark Church” dramatized by the 5th grade students in full costume, under the apt direction of former St. Mark Principal, Mrs. Karen Pezza.
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Time for TEA? ~ 922 Radcliffe Street *HBD wristband required
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. *Riverside Tea with renowned harpist, WCU Professor Gloria Galante.
* House Tour / Tea tickets are still available at Mignoni’s.
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Mignoni Jewelers & Gifts ~ 200 Mill Street.
Noon – 4 p.m. *refreshments are served
U.S. Navy veteran Carman Mignoni opened the store in 1947 and the family legacy continues.
Enjoy perusing exhibits & photographs along with music by accomplished pianist, Fran X. Danis.
STEP UP to the Community Baptist Church ~ 225 Radcliffe Street
2 p.m. to 2:30PM *Youth Orchestra of Bucks County’s Saxophone Quartet [YOBC]
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Welcome Friend!
FREE parking is available in the Bristol Municipal Lot behind Mill Street.
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