This event is being coordinated with the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society in 2024. A true treasure, the Bethel Historical Society offers a rich and complex picture into our past,
along with insights into the surrounding area. It is a dynamic and fun place to spend time!

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:

July 19, 2024

1:00 - 4:00 pm - Bethel Library Book Sale  5 Broad Street

7:00 - 10:00 pm - Live music in several venues around the area

7pm - 10pm Suds Pub Friday: Brad Hooper LIVE

July 20, 2024

On and around the Bethel Town Common Saturday

10am - 4pm: Craft, commercial and community vendors on Common

10am - 3pm (with a break for the parade):  Children's activities on the lawn of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society (MBHS)

10am - 4pm:  Bounce house for kids on lawn of MBHS

11 am:  Parade (line up begins at 10 at the River Lanes Parking lot) - Theme is “Celebrating the Olympics”

Noon - 1pm: Wildlife Encounters Junior Zookeeper Show on Gazebo

1pm - 4pm: Totally Rad Band on the Gazebo.  More info: thetotallyrad.net  Band members are: Kevin O’Reilly, Doug Alford, Krister Rollins, and Russ Murley

6pm - 9pm:  The Fossils on the Gazebo - come bring your dancing shoes and enjoy this great band featuring Rod Royer, Mike Cyr, Steve Sessions, Jim Whitman, Angie Lovejoy, and Butch Fuller

9pm:  Fireworks at the Bethel Resort & Suites

Museums of Bethel Historical Society Grounds

Children's activities, 10:00-3:00
Treats for sale from the Mt. Zircon Bottle Lunch Stand, 10:00-4:00

Robinson House:
Museum Shop open, 10:00-4:00
Exhibits: "Bethel and Beyond," "The Golden Age of the Gehring Clinic," "The Mount Zircon Bottle at 100," and "Oxford County Skiing History: From Jockey Cap to Jordan Bowl," 10:00-4:00
Presentation: The Evolving Legacy of Mali Agat (Molly Ockett), 12:00-1:00

Twitchell Education Center
Exhibit: "The World of Cyrene Ayer: Childhood in 19th-century New England," 10:00-4:00

Mason House:
Exhibit: "Crafting Traditions of the Newell Family," 10:00-4:00
Guided tours of the 9 period rooms, including Rufus Porter School wall murals (donations requested)

?Around Town

Saturday Market at the Methodist Church on Main Street

Suds Pub Saturday: Lee Sykes LIVE

Date: July 20, 2024

Location:

Various Venue in Bethel, ME 04217

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