Festivities, fireworks, and fun: Bristol’s favorite holiday is here!
Here’s what you need to know to enjoy the last few days of the Fourth of July Celebration
Much of the weeks-long Bristol Fourth of July Celebration is in the books, but there is still fun to be had over the next several days, including the main event.
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Festivities, fireworks, and fun: Bristol’s favorite holiday is here!
Here’s what you need to know to enjoy the last few days of the Fourth of July Celebration
Much of the weeks-long Bristol Fourth of July Celebration is in the books, but there is still fun to be had over the next several days, including the main event.
Fireworks display
The fireworks will be shot off over Bristol Harbor on Thursday, July 3 at 9:30 p.m.
Visiting ships
There are two visiting ships this year, the Navy’s USS Billings, and the Coast Guard’s USCGC Maurice Jester. Tours of the USS Billings will be available to the public on both the 4th and 5th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from the Coast Guard Station at Thames and Constitution streets. Tours of the USCGC Maurice Jester will be available on the town marina from noon to 5 p.m. on the 3rd and the 4th.
Carnival on the Common
The carnival by Rockwell Amusements is on the Bristol Town Common through Thursday, July 3, from 5 to 10 p.m. and on Friday, July 4, from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $1.50, 25 tickets for $25 or 40 tickets for $40. Rides take three, four or five tickets each. Unlimited Ride Wristbands at the gate are $40.
Independence Day
Greet the day on Friday, July 4, with the ringing of the bells at Bristol churches at 8:30 a.m. The patriotic exercises are at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Colt Memorial School, Hope Street. The speaker is U.S. Army Medical Corps Col. Brett D. Owens, M.D., retired.
The annual Military, Civic and Firemen’s Parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. and travels south from Chestnut Street on Hope Street and then north on High Street to the reviewing stand. This year’s chief marshal is Dick Devault.
Note:
Beginning at 7:00 a.m., Chestnut Street, Naomi Street, and Sherry Avenue will be closed to traffic: The parade route, including Poppasquash Road, will be closed at 8 a.m. A parking ban along the parade route goes into effect the night before the parade.
Once again, The First Congregational Church at 300 High Street is offering free bottles of water and the use of its rest room facilities to parade goers.
Can’t make it to the parade route? There’s a live stream available beginning at 11 a.m.; visit https://www.youtube.com/live/VYr1dRtJTcA.
For more information, visit www.fourthofjulybristolri.com.
