America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration - 2019

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The Weekend Before Thanksgiving PLYMOUTH

PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
TO PLYMOUTH
ON SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 23

PA R A D E H F E S T I VA L S H C O N C E RT S

www.usathanksgiving.com

TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE THE PILGRIM STORY

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
SATURDAY, NOV. 23 n FRIDAY NIGHT SALUTE TO VETERANS • Memorial Hall • 7-9pm
Movie: D-DAY NORMANDY 1944 - narrated by Tom Brokaw
SUNDAY, NOV. 24 Performance by the American Originals

n GOLDEN KNIGHTS ARMY PARACHUTE TEAM • 10:00am and
2:00pm at the Waterfront

n OPENING CEREMONIES • 10:30am • Cole’s Hill
on the Plymouth waterfront

n THANKSGIVING PARADE • 11am • Steps off at the
corner of Nelson St. and Court St.

n HOMETOWN FAMILY FESTIVAL ON THE WATERFRONT
Activites include:
• Craft Beer and Wine Garden
• Food Truck Alley
• Children’s Pavilion sponsored by U.Fund Dream Tour
• Portal to the Past Reenactment Village
• Wampanoag Educational Pavilion
• Illuminate Thanksgiving presented by Plymouth 400

n THE NATIONAL SENIOR & ALUMNI DRUM &
BUGLE CORPS REUNION CONCERT • 6:30pm

n HARVEST MARKET
Plymouth Farmers Market • 11am-4pm

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FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 22ND • 7 PM

D-DAY MOVIE

A NARRATED BY TOM BROKAW
s an addition to our spectacular Friday Night planned at Memorial Hall honoring
our veterans with the American Originals and our favorite WCVB personalities,
we are proud to announce that we have been granted the privilege of a special showing of
the movie “D- DAY NORMANDY 1944”

$10.00 SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR.
THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO VETERANS — WE ARE HONORED WITH YOUR PRESENCE.

SPECIAL APPEARANCE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
GOLDEN KNIGHTS TO PLYMOUTH

ARMY PARACHUTE TEAM ON SATURDAY

The Golden Knights are the most NOVEMBER 23
formidable parachuting competitors
and demonstrators in the world today. TO ENJOY THE PARADE
AND EVENTS.
Friday, November 22nd • 2:30 pm
Plymouth North High School From Boston/ South Station to
Plymouth Station via train 1051:
Saturday, November 23rd Arrive at Plymouth and take a FREE
10 am and 2 pm at the Waterfront GATRA/PB FREE parking shuttle with
service every 15 minutes, into the Parade.

FREE SHUTTLE BUS
TO THE WATERFRONT

and parking available
at Exit 5 off of Route 3 to Obery Street

SATURDAY 23 Voted
NOVEMBER
TOP 100 EVENT

IN

NORTH AMERICA

WITH

AMERICAN BUS

PLYMOUTH CENTER ASSOCIATION
FOR 2012, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017 & 2018

10: 03• AM OPENING CEREMONY COLE’S HILL
11: 00• AM PARADE STEPS OFF AT THE CORNER

OF NELSON ST. AND COURT ST.

THE SATURDAY MORNING century from the 17th through the 21st. In
CELEBRATION festivities begin on the showing the preservation of America’s history
Plymouth Massachusetts historic waterfront. through the years, beginning with the Pilgrim
An opening ceremony, featuring a variety of era, we promote an appreciation among our
top-quality entertainment is followed by the citizens for our rich heritage.
2019 Grand Parade.
The parade features beautifully decorated floats,
This is one of America’s only historically nationally recognized Drum and Bugle Corps,
accurate chronological parades, visually bringing re-enactment units from every period of
to life America’s rich heritage representing each American history and military marching units.

H Exclusive Partnership with WCVB Channel 5 - Televised Event
H Ranked 2nd Best Thanksgiving Parade after Macy’s by AOL
H Ranked Top 20 International Festivals by Chicago Tribune
H #1 Thanksgiving Destination by Rand McNally

AMERICA’S HOMETOWN

Express Train

BRING YOUR CANNED GOODS!

Make a difference to help feed the less fortunate.

Please remember to bring your donation of non-perishable food items
to add to the train along the parade route.

Representatives from our sponsor, Marty’s Buick GMC, will be collecting food
donations throughout the parade route. All food will be distributed by the Greater
Plymouth Food Warehouse. Come and help us do it!

All nonperishable food items are also welcome, but the ones that are in the biggest
demand are peanut butter, cans of tuna, cereals, paper towels and toilet paper, diapers and
juices. People attending the parade are welcomed to put items in the train when the
“America’s Hometown Express” comes past.

AMERICA’S HOMETOWN THANKSGIVING

FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL on the WATERFRONT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD

FOR UP-TO-DATE DETAILS, go to the EVENTS tab on our website. www.usathanksgiving.com

9AM-4PM Join us for the Hometown
Food Truck Alley! Food
JOIN US FOR THE HOMETOWN Trucks will grace the waterfront
with globally influenced eats,
CRAFT BEER & giving you the opportunity to
enjoy city-style eating in the
WINE GARDEN. suburbs. Both city-based and
local trucks and vendors will
PLYMOUTH Show your patriotic colors while you participate in this unique event.
MASSACHUSETTS
kick back with friends, food, tunes and
Craft Beer a sweet selection of reds, whites and
& Wine brews. There’s no better way to
GARDEN
celebrate our holiday and our nation than

2019 by drinking in America’s fruits of the Food Truck Alley
vine and amber waves of grain.

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Our tent will be filled with many activities for the kids!

Get painted. Create. Build. Take Photos. Petting Zoo
Be a part of the adventure of the day and create memories!

Come and have the opportunity to learn “Portal to thePast”
HISTORIC VILLAGE
what really happened at that first dinner Saturday,November 23 • 10 am - 4 pm
between the Colonist and Wampanoag
people in the fall of 1621. Bring your family THE HISTORIC AND SCENIC BREWSTER
along and turn back time to the year of 1621. GARDENS will once again be brought to life as
dedicated living historians create a Historic Village filled with authentic camps and
scenarios of historical eras.

Harvest Market SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH • 11AM-4PM

MEET LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD-MAKERS as you gather

Thanksgiving feast ingredients to celebrate the fall harvest. Prepare your Thanksgiving dinner using locally
grown, fresh-from-the-farm fruits, vegetables, herbs, preserves, eggs, grass-fed meats, and mushrooms.

NATIONAL SENIOR ALUMNI
DRUM & BUGLE CORPS REUNION

2019SATURDAY NIGHT • NOVEMBER 23RD • 6:30PM • Memorial Hall
n Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights Alumni Corps

Line up n Crusaders SR. Drum and Bugle Corps n Ct. Alumni n Defenders Concert Corps
n Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni n The New York Skyliners Alumni Corps n North Star Alumni Corps

A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND EXCELLENCE IN DRUM AND BUGLE CORP. Tickets are required to hear the best of the historic Alumni Drum
and Bugle Corps in the nation. An evening filled with sound, drums and historic renditions of some of America's best songs. You don't want to miss this!
Tickets are available in advance on our website www.usathanksgiving.com/concert-series>. For more information call 508-747-1818.

A special thank you FRIENDS H

to our many volunteers. There are far too many of C&C Reading Farm
you to name. We could not have done this with- Cretinon’s Farm Stand
out your support and tirelessefforts. Cordage Park Commerce Center
East Bay Grille
THANK YOU FROM The Market
THE AHTC COMMITTEE Special Occasion Limousine
Bradford Liquors
501(c)3 Colony Place
PUBLISHED BY: AMERICA’S HOMETOWN THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION RWA Mobil
10 CORDAGE PARK CIRCLE, SUITE 230 • PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 • 508.746.1818 Linda Charpentier
Daniel Murphy
State Rep Kathy LaNatra
State Rep Mathew Muratore
Senator Vinny deMacedo
Sheriff Joseph McDonald
Priscilla Jesse Trust
In Memory of Bill Anderson
Craig and Sue Hillman
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