Day 326 2011 Annual America’s Hometown Thanksgiving celebration in Plymouth MA
The 16th  Annual America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration will take place  this weekend Friday November 18th thru Sunday Nov 20th in  Plymouth, MA, site of the first Thanksgiving.  For more than a decade, hundreds of thousands of people have made the pilgrimage to Downtown Plymouth to experience a bounty of authentic Americana.
Friday, November  18
Free Patriotic Concert Featuring the Navy Band Sea Chanters – Memorial Hall 7-10pm (Doors open at 6pm for general seating)
Hosted by the WCVB Channel  5 news team
The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including sea chanteys and patriotic fare, to opera, Broadway, and contemporary music. Under the leadership of Senior Chief Musician Georgina L. Todd, the Sea Chanters perform for the public throughout the United States. At home in Washington, D.C., they perform for the President, Vice President and numerous congressional, military and foreign dignitaries. In 1956, Lt. Harold Fultz, then the band’s assistant leader, organized a group from the Navy School of Music to sing chanteys and patriotic songs for the State of the Nation dinner. An immediate success, Admiral Arleigh Burke, then Chief of Naval Operations, transferred them to the Navy Band, named them the Sea Chanters and tasked this all-male chorus with perpetuating the songs of the sea. In 1980, the group added women to their ranks and expanded their repertoire to include everything from Brahms to Broadway.
Saturday, November. 19th
Opening Ceremonies – Waterfront Park 10:30AM
US Airforce C5 Flyover Thanksgiving Parade – Main Street 11AM-1:15PM
New England Food Festival – Waterfront Park 11AM-4PM
Admission: $12.00
Children 6-12: $7.00
Children under 5 are free!
New England Food Festival Educational Mission The New England Food Festival features the very best soups, chowders, desserts, party foods and décor in the region. This year will feature the 2010 overall winner T-bones Roadhouse creating what they hope will qualify as the Guinness Book of World Records largest open faced sandwich. Currently the world record open faced sandwich is 1652 pounds!! Come and watch them try while you sample and enjoy live music from bands 3rd Left and Randy and the Oak.
Kids Activity Tent – Waterfront Park 11AM-4PM
Crafter’s Pavilion – Waterfront Park 11AM-4PM
Portal to the Past -Historic Village & Demonstrations- Brewster Gardens
Wampanoag Educational Pavilion -11AM-4PM
Living History Scavenger Hunt – Brewster Gardens 2PM-3:30PM
Senior Drum Corps Competition-Memorial Hall 6:30-10:30PM (Doors open at 5:45 for general seating)
Sunday, November. 20th
edible South Shore Harvest Market-Waterfront Park 11AM-4PM
Kids Activity Tent – Waterfront Park 11AM-4PM
Crafter’s Pavilion – Waterfront Park 11AM-4PM
Wampanoag Educational Pavilion -11AM-4PM
Portal to the Past- Brewster Gardens 9AM-12PM
Jenney Grist Mill Tours 1PM-5PM
Hospitality Pavilion11AM-4PM
For all of the details check out the official website  USA thanksgivingÂ
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