Hometown Heroes for the 62nd Mum Festival — Bristol CERT

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Posted By: David Fortier August 29, 2024

The Bristol Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has been named as this year’s Hometown Heroes for the 62nd Annual Mum Festival, the Mum Festival Committee announced yesterday.

The schedule for the Hometown Heroes’s events follow:

The Hometown Hero Presentation will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 p.m. on the main stage of the Mum Festival, located on the field behind the Bristol Arts & Innovation Magnet School.

All current Bristol CERT members to attend are being asked to attend the presentation. Following the presentation, the Miss Mum Pageant will be held in the Rockwell Theater against the backdrop of all the other activities planned for the evening–fare from food trucks, the midway rides, an art show, and the Bristol Museum Collective under the Marquee Tent.

The evening will conclude on the main stage with a performance by the headliner, River of Dreams.

On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Hometown Hero Breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Bristol Elks Lodge #1010, at 126 South St.

Current Bristol CERT members can attend the breakfast for free with a ticket, while general admission is $12. Tickets can be purchased in advance through the Veterans Strong Community Center at (860) 584-6258 or at the door on the day of the event.

The Mum Festival will conclude with the annual Mum Parade, at 1:30 p.m. later on Sunday.

Earlier this month, the Mum Festival Committee announced that Fire Chief Rick Hart will be the grand marshal of this year’s Mum Festival Parade.

For more information on the Mum Festival and special events throughout the weekend, please visit the “Mum Festival” Facebook page or the website at www.bristolmumfestival.com.

The Mum Festival & Parade is Produced by the Exchange Club of Bristol CT INC., a Non-Profit 501-(c)3 The Mum Festival & Parade is a City of Bristol Sponsored Event

For sponsorship & general inquiries contact general chair Jack Ferraro, Mickey Goldwasser or finance chair Jason Fields via email at either mumfestivalbristol@gmail.com or marketing.mumfestival@gmail.com.

For vendor inquiries contact vendor chair Andy Adams or Mum Festival Parade chair Dianna Tack at via email at mum.festival.events@gmail.com or via email at bristolmumparade@gmail.com.

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