2025 Bristol Mum Festival

The annual gala function, was later sponsored by the Greater Bristol Chamber of Commerce, accents the arts, theater, music, dance, and athletics. The festival was expanded and spanned over three weeks of activities and events.  A Parade, Carnival, Food Festival and several other activities ran two full weekends.   It was later reorganized as its own entity, the Bristol Chrysanthemum Festival, Inc.  The festival was again reformatted and included a parade and family farms weekends.  The Family Farms Weekend was later dropped, and a one day event was held on the street of Memorial Boulevard.  In 2015, the dedicated volunteer organization had decided to disband, and thanks to the Exchange Club of Bristol Connecticut Incorporated, and the City of Bristol, the historic festival continued.   In 2016, the festival was renamed the Bristol Mum Festival, and is directed the Bristol Exchange Club, and its benefactor is the City of Bristol.  The festival is also supported by several generous sponsors.  The new organization has restored many of the original components, like four full days of festivities, which included the Mum Parade, return of the Miss Mum Pageant, Art & Jazz Gala, return of the vendor fair, food & truck fest, Adult Beverage Garden, Kid’s Depot, Car Show, Horse and Hay Rides, Movie night, Fireworks, Mumathon Road Race, and several other great activities.

This bringing together of activities truly demonstrates that people can gather together to produce a “happening” of which the City of Bristol can well be proud. The Mum Festival has been expanded to include programs of variety and excitement again reiterating the seriousness which reflects true community interests.