Sunday’s 62nd Mum Festival took place under cloudy skies and what started as a fine mist and turned to a steady rain–and the participants brought their best smiles and moves,…
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The opening ceremonies of this year’s Mum Festival, on Friday evening, Sept. 27, brought together this year’s honorees: Grand Marshal of the 62nd Mum Festival Parade Fire Chief Richard “Rick”…
Bristol photographer Ron Tessman of BristolCT.net spent Mum Festival weekend slinging his Nikon camera from event to event and capturing some photos for the ages–all ages including one of grandpa…
By Laura Bailey Generations of Bristol residents filled Memorial Boulevard to celebrate the 62nd Annual Bristol Mum Festival. The festivities commenced Friday night under clear skies with the “Hometown Heroes”…
The Mum Festival Auto Show drew a number of classic vehicles to the Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School on Memorial Boulevard during this year’s Mum Festival celebration. The show…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Mum Festival will continue on Memorial Boulevard and the field at Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School–not exactly the morning, but at noon….
By David Fortier The 62nd Mum Festival, with the theme “A Mumtastic Time for All,” kicks off this evening with its opening ceremony honoring this year’s Hometown Heroes, CERT (Bristol’s…
Memorial Boulevard will be closed from Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. for the Mum Festival until Monday, Sept. 30, at 7 a.m., the Bristol Police Dept. announced yesterday in…
By David Fortier When the call arrived, Bristol Fire Chief Richard Hart did not see it coming. Being honored as the grand marshal of the 62nd Mum Festival Parade, just…
The Mum Festival recognizes CERT volunteers for their invaluable, often unheralded contributions to community events and emergency services. They provide training in disaster response and support city functions like traffic control and shelters during emergencies. CERT seeks new members to enhance their assistance and educational outreach throughout Bristol.
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will know that this year’s Mum Festival Hometown Heroes will be the members of the Community Emergency Resource Team (CERT). They will join…
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…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will all know that Fire Chief Rick Hart has been named the grand marshal of this year’s Mum Festival Parade. This an honor…
Chief Richard Hart of the Bristol Fire Department has been named the 2024 Mum Festival Grand Marshal, it was announced by the Mum Festival Committee. “We are honored to have…
A photo taken by TBE sports photographer Herve’ Letendre while covering a football game at Bristol Eastern was awarded first place in the “Best Sports Photo” category at this year’s…
Outdoor events are especially dependent on the weather. Planners of the Mum Festival have been particularly vulnerable, since the event stretches over three days. Fortunately, over the years, the weather…
Visitors to this year’s Mum Festival walk Memorial Boulevard where over 100 vendors offer their wares and services at part of the 61st annual Mum Festival. | Ron Tessman Bristol…
By Laura Bailey Generations of Bristol residents filled Memorial Boulevard to celebrate the 61st Annual Bristol Mum Festival. The beloved community event, spanning from Friday night through Sunday, brought a…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Mum Festival will be well underway and, for the first time in years, will be operating under cloudy and rainy skies, complements of…
The Bristol Police Department has announced the following road closures for this weekend’s Mum Festival today: The Memorial Boulevard will be closed from Friday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. for…