Plaistow’s 2024 Old Home Day Celebration will be a three-day event to honor the town’s 275th anniversary.
In addition to the traditional Old Home Day, there will be a Kids Fest to open the celebrations Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Town Hall, and a Decades Dance Friday, June 21, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Plaistow Fish and Game Club, 18 Mayray Ave. These activities are designed to honor Plaistow’s youngest and its adult citizens, before everyone comes together Saturday, June 22, for Old Home Day, 275th Anniversary Celebration. Activities take place or originate on the Town Hall Green, except for the fireworks at Timberlane Regional High School, which begin at dusk.
Those interested in setting up vendor tables/booths can apply at Eventbrite.com on a page set up for Plaistow Old Home Day activities.
Registration links for the parade and road race, both of which take place on the final day, are accessed the town’s web site, plaistow.com, on the Old Home Day Committee’s page.
Those who would like to volunteer during any of the activities over the three-day period can email the committee at [email protected].
Here are the details:
Kids Fest is Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Town Hall, featuring games, entertainment, and activities all centered around kids.
The Decades Dance is Friday, June 21, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Plaistow Fish and Game Club, 18 Mayray Ave. Tickets will go on sale soon. The dance is for residents 21 and older, who are invited to dress up in the fashions of their favorite time period in Plaistow, and will dance to music that spans the decades.
Saturday, June 22, is Old Home Day, 275th Anniversary Celebration. Activities take place or originate on the Town Hall Green, except for the fireworks at Timberlane Regional High School, which begin at dusk.
Daytime events run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., including vendors, the road race, contests and parade. Fireworks will begin roughly at 9 p.m.
Saturday June 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on the Town Hall Green is the traditional Old Home Day. It features vendors, a road race and other contests, parade and fireworks at the High School at dusk.