Welcome to the 48th Historic Bristol Day on Saturday, October 19, that will tantalize many, of ALL ages, sponsored by the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation [BCHF].
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Radcliffe Street, which will be closed to vehicular traffic for the event, will feature two blocks of vendors. All are invited to pick his/her way through real treasures and interesting collectibles along a leisurely loop tour with vendors lining both sides of the 200 and 300 blocks.
Experience the heart and discover the small-town Bristol on the Delaware history, hospitality, and happiness.
This exciting, FREE signature Bristol Day street festival is a family fun, chock full of events day for everyone. Each visitor will be immersed in the most enjoyable activities as Bristol comes alive with the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of this incredible historic town.
Historical places allow visitors to be voyeurs into the past, and present an opportunity to time travel, while pulling back the curtain on a different age.
The Food Court is located behind The Bristol Riverside Theatre [BRT] in the Riverfront Park.
FREE PARKING and RIVER RUNNER rides!
*free parking in the Bristol Borough municipal lot behind Mill Street, as well as in the Lenox parking lot at 1414 Radcliffe Street. FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE will be available.
This event is most assuredly NOT lacking in personality!
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At 9:00AM, artist Jean-Marc Dubus’ mural on the south wall of All-Fresh Supermarket, 320 Pond Street, will be formally dedicated, honoring the 100-year history of the Robert W. Bracken Legion Cadets Junior Drum & Bugle Corps, dubbed “The Bracken Cavaliers”.
Organized in 1924, the Bristol-based Cavaliers are the first and oldest junior drum and bugle corps in the nation. Its name honors the memory of Robert W. Bracken, the first Bristol Borough World War I casualty.
*History Fact- the Bracken Cadets performed at the “dream contest”, known as the “world series” of junior drum and bugle corps in Jersey City, N J., in 1952. According to the February, 23, 1953 Bristol Daily Courier, the Cavaliers placed second with their 15-minute drill.
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A pictorial and memorabilia BRACKEN LEGION CADET DISPLAY will be on exhibit during HBD at the Bristol Area Active Adult Center, on the corner of Mulberry & Wood Streets, thanks to longtime member, Art Younglove, who also served as a corps director.
The 200th Anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour theme continues into the events held at the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library.
10:00 – 2:00 Children’s Corner
*student art display
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10:30, 11:30, 1:00 PENN’S WOODS PUPPETS – “LAFAYETTE: SON OF LIBERTY”
*Penn’s Woods repertoire features plays that have drawn crowds across Bucks, Montgomery, Lancaster and Atlantic counties.
11:00 – 12:00 BRISTOL’S WAX MUSEUM, SNYDER-GIROTTI STUDENTS
*featuring young Lafayette
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11:00 – 2:00 COPS ‘N’ KIDS, FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY
*children can design a bookmark and select a free book
11:00 – 3:00 ARTISTS OF BRISTOL [AOB]
*museum terrace displays
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12:15 – 12:45 LAFAYETTE PLAY, ST. MARK 4TH GRADE STUDENTS
1:00-1:30 STEPPING STONE DANCERS OF BRISTOL
*celebrate the art of dance in the Lions Park Gazebo
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1:30 – 2:00 LAFAYETTE RESEARCH, SNYDER-GIROTTI 5TH GRADERS
*”Hero of Two Worlds” research: ~ Lafayette, one of the most influential men in the American Revolution also played a critical role in the French Revolution.
1:30 BRISTOL MURAL ARTS TOUR BUS departs from the front of the Bristol Riverside Theatre. The town’s collection of 13 murals includes the Lafayette Mural on the corner of Radcliffe & Mill Streets, crafted by freelance artist/ graphic designer/ muralist Jared Bader.
Or opt for a WALKING TOUR from the corner of Radcliffe &Walnut Streets.
*11:00 ESCORTED TOUR along Lafayette’s original route.
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The well-known BCHF BAKE TABLE presents creations from Bristol’s finest bakers who have out done themselves again this year baking pies, cakes, brownies, cookies and so much more! Purchase some $1.00 raffle tickets for a homemade apple pie in a ceramic dish in a pie carrier from Home Goods.
Yes, visitors CAN see all the exhibits.
FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE throughout the day, approximately every 15 minutes.
The RIVER RUNNER will be available 11:00-2:00 with pick-ups & drop offs on Radcliffe Street locations:
Aqua Water Facility, the Grundy Library & Museum, and St. Mark School parking lot.
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Be a part of the Bristol Borough community’s past, present and future!
Each time-honored traditional event is worth a stop, so poke around in all of the exhibits, and enjoy food, friendship and fun.
WELCOME FRIEND to this historic riverfront town!
Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation
321 Cedar Street
Bristol, PA 19007
215.781.9895
http://www.bristolhistory.org
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