Summer fun with food, craft, & community vendors on the town common, live music, wildlife show and lots of other kids' activities, parade and fireworks! Small town fun on the town common in Bethel, Maine.

Schedule:

Friday, July 14, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 pm - Bethel Library Book Sale 5 Broad Street
7:00 - 10:00 pm - Live music with Jim McLaughlin at Suds Pub 151 Main Street

Saturday, July  15, 2023

On and around the Bethel Town Common

10:00 am-4:00 pm
- 40+ craft vendors offering unique, handmade products.
- Food vendors
- Kids' activities - face painting, coloring contest, community art project, bounce house
- Bethel Library Book Sale at 5 Broad Street
- Live Radio Broadcast with Woxo On the Common

11:00 am - Parade! Theme - "Mahoosuc Adventures." (Here's how to join.)

12:00 pm - Wildlife Encounters - A wildlife specialist shows amazing animals from around the world. At the gazebo. Sponsored by Oxford Federal Credit Union.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Live Music with Steven Moore - The Gazebo

11:00 am - early evening - Beer Garden & Bethel Country Boil -Lobster, mussels, corn, potatoes, & blueberry buckle at The Bethel Resort & Suites, 21 Broad Street

Museums of Bethel Historical Society
Robinson House, 10 Broad Street
10:00 am - 4:00 pm:
    - Mt. Zircon bottle snack stand open for drinks and sweet treats
    - Museum Shop & Exhibits open: "Bethel and Beyond," "The Golden Age of the Gehring Clinic," "The Mount Zircon Bottle at 100," "Oxford County Skiing History: From Jockey Cap to Jordan Bowl," and "Treasures from the Collection: Art and Crafts Across Time,"

Mason House, 14 Broad Street
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm:
    - Guided tours (fee) of 9 period rooms, including Rufus Porter School wall murals

Fireworks!
9:00 pm over The Bethel Resort & Suite's golf course.

Around Town
7:00 am - 10:00 am - All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at The Bethel Resort & Suites. 21 Broad Street ($10.95)

9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Market on Main at Bethel United Methodist Church - craft vendors, tote bags from the Re-Pant Project for sale, and indoor yard sale to benefit local charities. 75 Main Street

Maine Mineral & Gem Museum 99 Main Street
    - 10:30 am - 3:00 pm - Gem Sluice open - Rockhounds of every age can enjoy splashing around the sluice, searching for Maine mineral finds!

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Live music with The Middle Men - Westside Beer Garden at Mt. Abram - Weather dependent.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Live music with Bazinga at The Bethel Resort & Suites’ Millbrook Tavern

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Live Music with Lee Sykes at The Suds Pub

8:00 pm - midnight - Live Music with Dj Peter G. at River Lanes

Date:
July 15, 2023

Location:
Various Venues,
Bethel, ME

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