Plan your own pilgrimage to the home of America’s Thanksgiving holiday: Plymouth, Massachusetts. Here, great care is taken to preserve a rich past for all to experience - and at what better time than Thanksgiving? So step away from that can of cranberry sauce and head back to where it all began.
Join hundreds of thousands of people getting into the spirit at “America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade” on Saturday, November 17th, during a weekend of festivities including the Celebrations Concerts and the New England Food Festival. Enjoy live music, historically accurate handmade floats, vintage American cars, and the region’s finest soups, chowders and desserts!
Delve a little deeper into history - about 400 years deeper, in fact - at Plimoth Plantation. This community is stuffed with historical reenactments and fun. Tour the Mayflower II, a replica of the famous original ship! Wander the 1627 English village or the Wampanoag Homesite where character actors and native staff members create an authentic experience. Find colonists enjoying a meal or working in a shop and feel free to listen or ask questions. You might find someone hand-carving a boat using centuries-old Wampanoag techniques; lend a hand and learn the meaning of Patuxet and Mishoon. And don’t forget the Thanksgiving meal! Leave the cooking to the knowing hands of Plimoth Plantation and enjoy an authentic meal casually throughout your day, as a buffet, or a sit-down Victorian dinner.
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Region: Plymouth County
Average temperature: Between 26 and 43 degrees F.
Dates and Prices: “America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade” and New England Food Festival take place on Saturday, November 17. The Celebrations Concerts take place on November 16 and 17. For information on Plimoth Plantation admission prices and Thanksgiving dinner reservations, visit www.plimoth.org.
Extra Stops: Visit the 1749 Courthouse and Museum - the oldest wooden courthouse and longest used municipal building in America. Also stop by the National Monument to the Forefathers, the largest solid granite monument in the U.S.
Photos courtesy of Plymouth County Development Council, Convention & Visitors’ Bureau.
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