The Town of Fairhaven was founded in 1812 and is located in the Bristol County area.
Fairhaven has a number of festivals and parades throughout the year for example there's the Feast of Our Lady of Angles which is a Portuguese feast that includes Portuguese and American food, arts and crafts and much more.
Historical points of interest include the Rogers Building and Fort Phoenix. Take the 90 minute tours and learn about the European style buildings as well as the Civil War history in the town.
Longtime "Voice of the New England Patriot" and Fairhaven High School alumnus Gil Santos will serve as the Grand Marshall for the town's Bicentennial Parade. Marching bands, floats, marchers and riders of all ages will celebrate Fairhaven's 200th anniversary. Parade Route: Livesey Park to Main Street to Center Street to Green Street to Washington Street to KMart Plaza.
The Fairhaven Village Militia, the Fairhaven Office of Tourism and guests present a two-day historical encampment at Fort Phoenix. Talk to period costumed men and women about the fort's history and life in the 1770s. See military drilling, flintlock musket and cannon firing demonstrations and camp cooking demonstrations. Try tomahawk throwing or children's games. Also see activities such as spinning, fire starting, demonstrations of 18th-Century dentistry and more. Saturday evening at sundown (approx. 6:30 p.m.) see a demonstration "night firing" of the fort's five cannons.
When: Sep 15, 2012 12 AM to Sep 16, 2012 12 AMin Fairhaven, Massachusetts (Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00 )
The Fairhaven Village Militia, the Fairhaven Office of Tourism and guests present a two-day historical encampment at Fort Phoenix. Talk to period costumed men and women about the fort's history and life in the 1770s. See military drilling, flintlock musket and cannon firing demonstrations and camp cooking demonstrations. Try tomahawk throwing or children's games. Also see activities such as spinning, fire starting, demonstrations of 18th-Century dentistry and more.
When: May 26, 2012 12 AM to May 27, 2012 12 AMin Fairhaven, Massachusetts (Sat, 26 May 2012 00 )
The Fairhaven Bicentennial Committee is sponsoring The Moving Wall visit to the Town of Fairhaven to (1) Help bring healing to veterans and families and friends of those who died or are missing in Vietnam, especially those who may not have the opportunity to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. The intention is to help close old wounds, not to open them. And (2) To educate the community about the war in Vietnam and its impact on our nation and our veterans. "The Moving Wall" is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for more than twenty years.
When: Jul 5, 2012 12 AM to Jul 9, 2012 12 AMin Fairhaven, Massachusetts (Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00 )
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