Derry Will Celebrate the Nutfield 300th Anniversary Saturday, September 21st

This Saturday, September 21st at the annual Derryfest celebration in MacGregor Park, the town of Derry will celebrate it's 300th anniversary.  This downtown festival, next to MacGregor Public Library features fun, food, entertainment, crafts, games and community spirit. For the Nutfield 300th anniversary there will be special events including Scottish music, a time capsule ceremony at 1:45pm, and two special booths.

Visit the Nutfield 300th booths (numbers 46 and 47) to:
-  Learn about the first Scots-Irish settlers and the founding of Nutfield (now the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Windham and most of current day Manchester).
-  See the new 300th Time Capsule and its contents
-  Record your own brief video interview for the 300th Time Capsule
-  Look at the other many 300th events held throughout the year 2019
-  Buy a new 300th T-shirt and the commemorative coins from Derry, Londonderry and Windham
-  See the Friends of the First Parish Meetinghouse book and learn more about the preservation project to restore and protect it.

At 1pm in the bandstand you can enjoy a performance by the traditional Scottish and Irish folk music band "Ulster Landing" followed by a brief talk about the 300th with the Time Capsule ceremony.

The day will end with a celebrations called "Derry After Dark" on Manning Street.  This is a festival of 120 unique craft beers and food from local Derry eateries.  Tickets are available at https://tickets.beerfests.com/event/derry-after-dark  This is an over 21 event. 

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For the truly curious:

Derryfest 2019 official website:     http://www.derryfest.org/ 

Friends of the First Parish Meetinghouse official website:  https://fotmh.org/ 
                 Facebook page:    https://www.facebook.com/fotmh/   

Greater Derry Arts Council   https://www.facebook.com/DerryArts/ 

Derry After Dark tickets and information:   https://tickets.beerfests.com/event/derry-after-dark 
                 Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/derryafterdark/

The Nutfield 300th webpage:  https://www.nutfieldhistory.org/nutfield300th 
                 Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/nuthist/