Old Home Week 2023 ~ August 6 – 12

Old Home Week Activities

(check back closer to the week for possible additions and more details)

Thursday. August 10, 7 p.m. Capture the Flag on the Common

Friday, August 11, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Friends of the Library Book Sale Preview Library Lower Level

Friday, August 11, 7 p.m. Song Circle in the Town Hall Come to listen or bring a song to share! Hosted by Owen Hale.

Old Home Day Activities

Saturday, August 12

8:30 a.m. Bike race, and Nelson Marathon – both of which go up over Hardy Hill and come back up along the Harrisville Road.

9 – 11 a.m.
Games on the Common – tug of war, egg toss, three-legged race and much more. Squeals of laughter, shouts of enthusiasm, cheers of support!

9 a.m. – noon
The Friends of the Library Book Sale (Library lower level inside and outdoors) Support the library and maintain your literacy!.

9 a.m. – noon Music (behind the Library / Town Hall)

9 a.m. Rachel Allen and Ethan McBrien – songs for the family.

10 a.m. TBD

11 a.m. Jess Hutchins

9 – 11 a.m.
Family Crafts at the Library

12 (noon) Enjoy a chicken barbecue (provided by the Nelson Congregational Church) and listen to the Nelson Town Band on the Church lawn.

12:45 p.m.
Official Welcome, awarding of prizes from the games

1:15 (ish) p.m.
TBD, Speaker, or other special program

2 p.m.
The great water ball contest, on the Mackenzies’ lawn.

3 p.m.
Softball in the newly restored ballfield, behind the town barn, Old Stoddard Road. Game starts as kid-friendly, evolves to being more competitive.

7:30 p.m.
Nelson Old Home Day Contra Dance
Caller Steve Zakon-Anderson will teach and call all the dances – accessible for anyone. Nelson’s Nat Backes (fiddle) and Gordon Peery (piano) provide great music.