Tonight [Friday] Norfolk will pull out all the stops to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary on the Norfolk Village Green. The community-wide event, which features a patriotic parade, a bell ringing ceremony, live music from Kettle Creek, a pie-baking contest and a community barbecue, begins at 6:00 p.m. when the parade starts at the Town Hall and progresses down Maple Avenue to the Village Green.
During the evening there will be a procession of decorated bikes, scooters or wagons, as well as colonial games, a dunk tank and a touch-a-truck station. In keeping with the historic nature of the event, there will also be demonstrations of traditional crafts such as blacksmithing, chair caning and glassblowing.
The Norfolk Historical Society will add value to the evening by opening its headquarters adjacent to the Green from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to allow revelers to tour its summer exhibit, “Norfolk—1776.” The display offers a snapshot of the town during the Revolutionary War.
The museum will also be open Saturday and Sunday, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. both days.