Olde Bristol Days continues through Aug. 16; most activities around Colonial Pemaquid and Pemaquid Beach State Park

Mon, 08/10/2015 - 8:45am

The Wattle and Daub House at Colonial Pemaquid

The Wattle and Daub House is one of the attractions to be found at Colonial Pemaquid. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Bristol’s storied past will come alive during the 63rd annual Olde Bristol Days, when the town will celebrate its sestercentennial.

Bristol became a town on June 21, 1765. As early as 1625, the English established at Pemaquid Point a year-round trading post for fur trading. In 1631, the area was granted as the Pemaquid Patent by the Plymouth Council to Robert Aldsworth and Gyles Elbridge, merchants from Bristol, England.

Music will run the gamut from jazz to country to rock, swing and R&B, blues and funk at Colonial Pemaquid by the Best of Times Jazz Quintet, Pete Collins Band, Dyer Neck Gang, The Delta Knights Band, Southbound Outlaws, and Az Iz Band (Pemaquid Beach).

A chicken BBQ, craft show/fair, vintage car show, Colonial Pemaquid Artifacts Road Show; spinning and carding demos by Ruit Farms North and Maine Fiber Arts; a model lobster boat race, Wind Over Wings shows (Aug. 15 at 1 and 2:30 p.m.); rock ‘n’ roll racing, fireworks, lobster boat races (the life-sized models!); and silhouette and caricature artist.

For the kids, there will be games at Colonial Pemaquid, face painting, a petting zoo with pony rides, and a bouncy house at Pemaquid Beach Park.

Visit www.oldebristoldays.org for a complete listing of events, dates and times.