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A very special thanks to all the wonderful volunteers that made this year’s Mum Festival such a huge success! This year’s festival was just a wonderful event, and one that will not be forgotten. Many thanks to our Mum Festival Chairs & Liaisons:

Jack Ferraro, Mum Festival Logistics & General Chairman

Jason Fields, Vice-Chair & Finance Director

Kim Caron, Treasurer

Natalie Wright Cummings, Fundraising Director

Andrea Botto Adams, Vendor Relations Director

Shannen Cianci, Vendor Layout

Donna Marie Dognin, Veterans Relations & Patriotism Director

Beverly Foote, Car Show Chair

Mickey Goldwasser, Public Relations Chair

Harley Graime, Public Safety Director

Mickey Goldwasser, Facilities Director

AJ Colwick, Task & Timeline Director

Brianna Longo, Miss Mum Chair

Joyce Ptak, Art & History Director
Robert Faucher & Sue Gendreau, Assitant Directors

Dave Rackliffe, Facilities Management Assistant

Sue Radke, CERT Manager

Maria Salice, Entertainment Director and MC

Dianna Tack, Mum Festival Parade & Volunteer Director

Karl Tack & Melissa McCarthy, Family Events Directors

Also, to our many Committee Members:

Sarah Sullivan, Debbie Schur, Joan & Peter Pelkey, Gary Paradis & Gary Paradis Jr., Electrical, Mark Blethen, our amazing sign guy!! and Marenna Family Amusements!

“In Loving Memory of Paul Berard and Jim Foote”, we so miss you, but know you are both with us in spirit always…

A huge shout out to our City Liaison, Harley Graime, who handled all our city needs throughout the festival! You rock!

To our CERTS, Police, Fire, Parks, Public Works, Building, Water, Health, and Emergency Management Departments and the Board of Education, we could not have done it without you!! To our awesome EMT’s, many thanks.

Special thanks to our City for their continued support and love of our Festival! Our Board of Finance for their unwavering support, understanding the importance of this great community event…

As always, our wonderful Sponsors!! You make this event possible each year, ensuring the many happy faces in our community. Without you, we would not be able to put on the variety this festival offers!!

To all those who helped out that may not have been mentioned, we thank you!! To our community and visitors, see you all next year!! Mums the Word!

Jack Ferraro

General Chairman

Bristol Mum Festival

2021 MUM PARADE ROUTE:

Please note, due to construction projects on Memorial Boulevard, the Mum Festival Parade Route will be changed.  Please see the new Parade Route in the print below.  

The Parade will officially end on North Main Street just past City Hall.  Our Grand Reviewing Stand location will be on Main Street in front of Barnes Group.  Spectators should avoid North Main Street past City Hall, as that is the official end of the performing route.  All units will disperse as they travel onto North Main Street.   

The Parade will end on North Main Street, just past City Hall.  For spectators, the parade will not continue down North Main as it did in the past.  

Any question, please contact our Mum Festival Parade Chairperson, Dianna Tack
at:  BristolMumParade@gmail.com 

A special Thank You to Steven L. Seymour, one of our Mum Festival Sponsors, for another outstanding videos!  It truly captures the essence of Mum Festival Weekend!

The Mum Parade video has also been added.
Many thanks to Nutmeg TV!!

Hope everyone enjoys the wonderful video of the 2019 Mum Festival!

 

2019 Mum Festival Parade

 

 

A Throwback memory from 1997.  “Mum Moments”, The Keepsake Book.  Enjoy the memories…

1997 – “Mum Moments” Book

History of the Mum Festival

The attached file contains the entire history of the Mum Festival, and the wonderful volunteers that have given their time, talents and treasures to this historic event.  As you browse through the many pages, starting in 1962, you will note many pillars of the Bristol Community.   The files are an accurate record from 1962 – 2014…  We Thank Mum Festival Historian Casimir Podlaski for his time assembling this historic information.  

Enjoy your trip down Memory Lane…  Mum Festival – 1962-2014

Past Festival Marshals included celebrities like Martin Milner,  Kent McCord,  TV Personalities of the “Adam-12” Show; Art Fleming,  TV Personality of  the TV Show “Jeopardy”; Bob Clayton, TV Personality – Channel 30, “Concentration”; Marlo Thomas, TV Personality from the  “That Girl” Show;  Bob Crane, TV Personality from the “Hogan’s Heroes” Show; Gary Burghoff, TV Personality from the “MASH” Show, and several others.  

Thank you Steven Seymour for another awesome video of the Mum Festival! Thank you everyone who came out to support Bristol’s Marquee Event!

Bristol Mum Fest 2018 from Seymour Media on Vimeo.

Our last event for the “Mum Season”, will be held on October 21, at Saint Paul Catholic High School. The 49th Bristol Mumathon Road Race! Fun for the whole family, so run on down on October 21!  

Bristol Mum-A-Thon Road Race:  Click on Picture for more information!