Plymouth MA, Thanksgiving Celebration in the Home of the Pilgrims
Plymouth MA, Thanksgiving Celebration in the
Home of the Pilgrims includes parades along the
waterfront.
Th Plymouth MA Thanksgiving parade will pass
along  on Plymouth's waterfront where the first
settlers built their homes in 1620
In 1620 a group of 104 settler including a group of
religious pilgrims landed on a Massachusetts. shore and
started a colony
Modern Plymouth, MA  makes the most of this history a
week before the country's Thanksgiving day
Ninety Native Americans joined the
Pilgrims on that first Thanksgiving
bringing  fish and venison.
Without help from the local Indians the
pilgrims would not have survived the
first winter according to reports. As it
was, half the number of settlers
perished the first year.
Visitors come to
Plymouth for the
history; it is often
called the Nations
home town.
Many of the old
buildings go back
to the 18 th
century with a few
of the 17 th
The Pilgrims had
left England
because they
were not free to
practice their
Christian religion
without the
influence of the
British monarchy.
Not all of the first
group were
religious pilgrims;
Miles Standish, for
example, was
hired as a soldier
to provide security.
When the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth in 1620 they were accompanied by other travelers who were
prospectors and explorers.  Few of the party were fit enough to survive the first winter.  
They did survive as a colony and celebrated their first year by inviting their neighbors, the resident Indians, to
join them in thanking their God for providing sustenance.  This year once again, they invite you to join the
celebration
Visitors to
Plymouth the
week before
Thanksgiving day
will find a parade,
food tasting, craft
displays, and live
music, all
celebrating the
life of the
Pilgrims.
Pilgrim Hall
The Annual
Thanksgiving
Celebration
honors the
Pilgrims and
their first winter in
the New World  
Annual Thanksgiving Celebration in Plymouth MA  Home of the Pilgrims
The weekend before the last Thursday of November traditional Thanksgiving Day, the
Town of Plymouth puts on its annual celebration.  Parades, live music, crafts and art
fairs and the annual New England Food Festival will make the Thanksgiving
Celebration in Plymouth an exciting weekend.
Billed as America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration the event will attract twenty
of area's best chefs  who will compete to produce the best clam chowder.  The food
event will start at 11:00 am on Saturday November 21 and run until 4 pm.  The
Judges will choose the best chowders, soups, and bisques,  and the best desserts.
Visitors will also cast ballots for the popular favorites.

Parades and marching bands highlight the event.  A tent with a crafts exhibit will be
set up near the Plymouth Rock columned enclosure with displays open Saturday and
Sunday.
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Plymouth is still a small town and can easily be walked in a day. Free parking is provided at several lots along
the harbor. towards the boat ramp.  The ramp area parking is for boats with trailers but 200 yards to the north
there is free parking.    Other lots provide paid parking.
You will need a vehicle to reach the Plimoth Plantation,  about three miles outside the harbor along the coast to
the south.
Plymouth & Brockton shuttle runs service between the harbor and the Plimoth Plantation.
Train and bus service reaches Plymouth from Boston's Logan Airport.  BOS
Plymouth, MA Thanksgiving Celebration in the Home of the Pilgrims
includes a Food Fair, Band concerts, Crafts fair, and Historic
re-enactments.
Plymouth MA celebrates Thanksgiving a week before Thanksgiving Day.
The Plymouth, MA Thanksgiving Celebration in the Home of the Pilgrims includes a
Food Fair, Band concerts, Crafts Fair, and Historic Re-enactments along these
historic streets on the harbor.  The event takes place the weekend before
Thanksgiving Day.
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Plymouth Whale Watch Information:
Captain John's Whale Watching and Fishing Tours   Tel.   (508) 242-3161
10 Town Wharf  Plymouth, MA 02360                 41.961455 -70.667422