BRISTOL —The last weekend of September will be a busy one in Bristol — two events will bring visitors and area residents to downtown. The Bristol Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, on the town green and the Better L8 Than Never Car Show will be held the next day, Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Bristol Recreation Field.
The 20th annual Bristol Harvest Festival, co-hosted by the Addison County Chamber and the Bristol Recreation Department will begin at 10 a.m. when the town green will come alive with more than 75 crafters and vendors, a pie eating contest, handcraft demonstrations and live musical entertainment on the bandstand throughout the day. Musicians performing include County Down, Mark LaVoie, Rick Ceballos & Lausanne Allen, The Harvest Festival Band, Keith Williams and Patrick Fitzsimmons.
The Snake Mountain Cruisers and the Addison County Chamber continue the festivities on Sunday, Sept. 23 with the 14th annual Better L8 Than Never Car Show at the Bristol Recreation Field, 110 Airport Drive The car show runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 300 vehicles are expected, vendors, kids’ activities, raffles, bake sale, piston toss and more. The car show will be covered live on 92.1 WVTK with Bruce Zeman hosting.
Admission for spectators is free (donations are accepted for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta) and vehicle registration is only $20 per vehicle.
For more information on either event visit their respective websites: BristolHarvestFest.com or BetterL8ThanNever.com or call the Addison County Chamber of Commerce at 802-388-7951.