On Friday, the Bristol Fourth of July Celebration committee announced that the concert series, traditionally held at Independence Park, will be moved this summer to Roger Williams University.

should the committee decline to move the concert series back downtown, every single donation would be refunded. Bristol is home to the country’s oldest continuous Fourth of July Celebration.

(WJAR) — The Bristol 4th of July Committee is meeting Thursday after a shake-up to the town's concert series. Residents who oppose the change told NBC 10 News that they planned to be there.

(WJAR) — The Bristol Fourth of July Committee announced Thursday night that it will not accept the $20,000 raised by residents to keep the town’s summer concert series at Independence Park.

He asked the town to remember the veterans and show appreciation for the new nation. This marked the first Bristol Fourth of July Celebration, which has continued to this day.

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