OGUNQUIT —
Plan to be in Ogunquit April 17-19 for Patriots Weekend and experience an exciting mix of ‘18th Century Meets 21st Century’ life. Historical and modern-day happenings will abound all around town for all ages.
The Schedule
Friday, April 17:
9 a.m. -5 p.m. - Library Book Sale (Shore Road); 8 p.m. - Fife. and Drum Concert (Baptist Church-Shore Road); 9:30 p.m. - Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride” (Revelations Gift Shop-Shore Road); 10 p.m - Re-enactment of Paul Revere’s Ride (Cottage St. to Shore Rd to School St. back)
Saturday, April 18:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Craft Bazaar (at the Kennebunk Savings Bank tent on the Playhouse grounds); 9.a.m-5 p.m. - Library Book Sale (Shore Road); 10a.m.-3 p.m. - Hay Rides (weather permitting); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Kidstown Amusements (on the Playhouse grounds); 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. - Tours of the Ogunquit Playhouse; 10:30 a.m. - Tory Treasure Hunt (meet at Veteran’s Park); Noon-2 p.m. - “Taste of the Town” (Dunaway Center); 2 p.m. -3:30 p.m. - Meet our Forefathers and Mothers (throughout town); 8 p.m.-Midnight - Casino Night (Dunaway Center)
Sunday, April 19:
9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Craft Bazaar (under the tent on the Playhouse grounds); 9:30 a.m. - Cub Scout Pack 356 Duck Race (Beach St. Bridge); 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Hay Rides (weather permitting); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Kidstown Amusements (on the Playhouse Grounds); 10 a.m., noon, & 2 p.m. - Tours of the Ogunquit Playhouse; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. - Cookout (on the Playhouse grounds)
All around town get to chat with such luminaries as Ben Franklin, Abigail Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Littlefield, Betsy Ross and Sally Hemings. Even get your picture taken in the stocks!
There will be a free Patriots Day Shuttle running 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, from the Main Beach to Veteran’s Park, Taste of the Town, the Craft Fair and Perkins Cove, with stops in between.
A complete schedule of events will be strategically placed at many locations around town, including the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce. Or visit: www.ogunquit.org to download the Schedule of Events.
Photo caption: Revolutionary War re-enacters will be visible around Ogunquit this weekend as the town celebrates Patriots Day. (Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce photo)
Plan to be in Ogunquit April 17-19 for Patriots Weekend and experience an exciting mix of ‘18th Century Meets 21st Century’ life. Historical and modern-day happenings will abound all around town for all ages.
The Schedule
Friday, April 17:
9 a.m. -5 p.m. - Library Book Sale (Shore Road); 8 p.m. - Fife. and Drum Concert (Baptist Church-Shore Road); 9:30 p.m. - Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride” (Revelations Gift Shop-Shore Road); 10 p.m - Re-enactment of Paul Revere’s Ride (Cottage St. to Shore Rd to School St. back)
Saturday, April 18:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Craft Bazaar (at the Kennebunk Savings Bank tent on the Playhouse grounds); 9.a.m-5 p.m. - Library Book Sale (Shore Road); 10a.m.-3 p.m. - Hay Rides (weather permitting); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Kidstown Amusements (on the Playhouse grounds); 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. - Tours of the Ogunquit Playhouse; 10:30 a.m. - Tory Treasure Hunt (meet at Veteran’s Park); Noon-2 p.m. - “Taste of the Town” (Dunaway Center); 2 p.m. -3:30 p.m. - Meet our Forefathers and Mothers (throughout town); 8 p.m.-Midnight - Casino Night (Dunaway Center)
Sunday, April 19:
9 a.m.-4 p.m. - Craft Bazaar (under the tent on the Playhouse grounds); 9:30 a.m. - Cub Scout Pack 356 Duck Race (Beach St. Bridge); 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Hay Rides (weather permitting); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Kidstown Amusements (on the Playhouse Grounds); 10 a.m., noon, & 2 p.m. - Tours of the Ogunquit Playhouse; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. - Cookout (on the Playhouse grounds)
All around town get to chat with such luminaries as Ben Franklin, Abigail Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Littlefield, Betsy Ross and Sally Hemings. Even get your picture taken in the stocks!
There will be a free Patriots Day Shuttle running 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, from the Main Beach to Veteran’s Park, Taste of the Town, the Craft Fair and Perkins Cove, with stops in between.
A complete schedule of events will be strategically placed at many locations around town, including the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce. Or visit: www.ogunquit.org to download the Schedule of Events.
Photo caption: Revolutionary War re-enacters will be visible around Ogunquit this weekend as the town celebrates Patriots Day. (Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce photo)
