<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Bristol 4th of July </Td> </Tr> <P> Bristol Fourth of July Parade, or Bristol Fourth of July Celebration (officially known as the Military, Civic and Firemen's Parade), founded in 1785, is a nationally known Fourth of July parade in Bristol, Rhode Island . The parade is part of the oldest Fourth of July celebration in the United States of America . </P> <P> The annual official and historic celebrations (Patriotic Exercises) were established in 1785 by Rev. Henry Wight of the First Congregational Church and veteran of the Revolutionary War, and later by Rev. Wight as the Parade, and continue today, organized by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee . The festivities officially start on June 14, Flag Day, beginning a period of outdoor concerts, soap - box races and a firefighters' muster at Independence Park . The celebration climaxes on July 4 with the oldest annual parade in the United States, "The Military, Civic and Firemen's Parade", an event that draws over 200,000 people from Rhode Island and around the world . These elaborate celebrations give Bristol its nickname, "America's most patriotic town". In 1785 the Bristol Fourth of July Celebration (beginning as the Patriotic Exercises) was founded and the Fourth of July has been celebrated every year in Bristol since that date, although the parade itself was canceled several times . </P>

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