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the british are coming to town!!
WATCH STALWART BRISTOLIANS FEND OFF THE BRITS IN A SERIES OF REENACTMENTS OF EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN 1775 AND 1778.
During the American Revolution, the British bombed Bristol in 1775. Then in 1778, they came back and, after landing on the shore up on Bristol Neck, marched through town, burning about 30 buildings along the way.
Along with Bristol's very own Bristol Train of Atillery, the United Train of Artillery, Kingston Reds, HM Tenth Regiment of Foot in America, and the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment (photo below), will all be on hand to bring both of these events to life.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
REENACTMENTS
WHERE AND WHEN?
SATURDAY, MAY 17
10 - 10:30 AM: Dockside at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
&
1 - 2 PM:
East Bay Bike Path and Independence Park (Thames Street)
TALL SHIP HIGHLIGHTS
SAIL THE TALL SHIP OLIVER HAZARD PERRY FROM NEWPORT TO BRISTOL or TOUR THE SHIP WHILE DOCKED AT THE HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM
Sign up for a late afternoon sail from Newport to Bristol on the Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry
Friday, May 16th. 3 to 7 PM. Tickets: $275 each
OR
Tour the ship while docked in Bristol.at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
(@ Burnisde & Hope Streets)
Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18
10:30 to 5 PM on Saturday
10 to 5 PM on Sunday
Purchase tickets at the Ship. $10 each.
As the "Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode Island" since 2018, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is also the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel (SSV) in the United States. Owned by the non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), it has educated thousands of young people in on-sea experiences and provided onboard eperiences to the broader public to reinforce the importance of Rhode Island's maritime history.