We just experienced 8 hours of Bristol Rhode Island Fourth of July Celebration and now I can mark it off my bucket list.
The Bristol Rhode Island Fourth of July Parade is the nation’s oldest parade and we finally had an ideal opportunity to attend. Look at those Coast Guard Men working the crowd!
In order to attend such an event, once must plan for the long haul. Being that we were on the parade route, we had to get there by 7:15 which meant we were up at 5 am (gulp). We arrived and had until 10:30 until the parade started.
There were bands from all over the country including these from South Carolina.
Before the parade began we went for a walk….
Played cars….
Face-painted….
We, along with millions of others, ate grilled items….
as well as side dishes and fixins…
and then lots of fruit and whipped cream for dessert.
The parade lasted three hours and then many of us played ‘cool off by getting hosed or ice cubes dumped down your shirt’.
Thank You Jane (founder of Rhody Fitness) and Couto Family!
What did you do on the fourth?
Marla says
Looks like fun! A great way to celebrate the 4th 🙂
Kathy - Panini Happy says
Wow, Clydesdales and all…looks like a blast!
foodwanderings says
Your kids are most adorable and looks like the perfect 4th of July happenings!!
Jennifer says
You definitely want tons of water, an umbrella for shade and somewhere close to go potty as the lines gets huge. The main reason we deicded to go is that we were invited to someone’s house on the route. You also need to plan to hang out for 2 hours afterwards if you prefer versus 2 hours sitting in traffic. Good times tohugh.
Jennifer says
Amyruth: Apparetnly the stripe is there year round. Funny right?
iheartrhody says
The Bristol parade is on our bucket list, too! Looks like you had a great time – perfect 4th of July weather, too!
AmyRuth says
Love the photos of your family/children, face paint… clever person who painted the red, white, blue stripe down the road.
What a historic event and memory to share passing the time until….
Fun Fun Fun
AmyRuth
Marly says
Looks like you all had an incredible day!