Bethel Summerfest
Schedule:
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
