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New to RI: Bristol July Fourth parade gives a slice of America in the smallest state

New to RI: Bristol July Fourth parade gives a slice of America in the smallest state
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Bristol Fourth of July Parade returns, bigger and better, for 2021

Bristol Fourth of July Parade returns, bigger and better, for 2021 April Federico © Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff With her father behind her, 2-year-old Ayden Elliott takes in the parade from a second-story window in Bristol, R.I., July 5, 2021. BRISTOL, R.I. – Hope Street, Church Street, and Child Street were filled with people hugging and shaking hands on Monday, dressed in red, white, and blue and ready to celebrate. After having to scale back in 2020 because of the pandemic, the country’s longest-running, continuous Fourth of July celebration was nearly back to normal. Vendors rolled up and down the streets, selling flags and inflatable aliens, wearing pride hats and shirts that read “Don’t Tread on Me.” State luminaries including Governor Dan McKee, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Jack Reed, Attorney General Peter Nehrona, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Representative Jim Langevin, and Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea walked the route, wavi

The Rhode Island Mayor Who Loved a Good Fourth of July Parade

The Rhode Island Mayor Who Loved a Good Fourth of July Parade Bristol, R. I., has celebrated July Fourth for nearly 240 years, making it “The Most Patriotic Town in America.” Legendary Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci made the festivities not only historic, but infamous. July 1, 2021 •  Although banned from the 1980 Fourth of July parade in Bristol, Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci nonetheless marched. According to various reports, he received more cheers from the crowd than any other participant, including then-Governor Joseph Garrahy. Here, he is greeted by a spectator. (The Providence Journal) Many towns throughout New England claim to have some of the longest-running Fourth of July celebrations. New Haven, Conn., for example, can trace its July Fourth festivities back to 1788. Bristol, Vt., boasts the longest continuously running parade in the state. But according to historical archives, the oldest Fourth of July celebration in the United

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