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​Friday, 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

Saturday, July 20, 2024

On and around the Bethel Town Common

9am - 4pm Bethel Library Book Sale,  5 Broad Street. Also Sunday all day!

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
"Make A Sphere" at the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
Suds Pub Saturday: Lee Sykes LIVE

Lots more going on around town. Check the Community Calendar here!
Curious about what's open? Visit bethelmaine.com/whatsopen for chamber member hours, menus, and much more. 
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