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2024 Bernards Township Charter Day Street Fair & Festival
May 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Bernards Township Charter Day Street Fair and Festival
Get ready for a fun-filled street fair and festival in the historic village of Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
Be Part of the Fun. Add the tag #btcharterday this year and make the Instagram online album.
Saturday, May 18, 2023, Rain or Shine
Celebrate Bernards Township’s 264th anniversary as we honor the Charter of Bernardston and its founding. Make your own history by bringing your camera or smartphone and posting pictures of your friends, kids, pets, festive table, or any other Charter Day activities on our community Facebook page! We’re also on Twitter and Instagram. Post and hashtag #btcharterday.
Charter Day Schedule
- Open from 12-6 pm
- Rides 12-6 pm
- Rain or Shine
Why Celebrate Charter Day? To Honor the Official Charter of Bernardston
This tale of three Charters in New Jersey makes for a great “what happened” story. Let’s first talk about what a Charter is. A Charter is a document, typically signed by the King of England, granting rights to a particular land area to a prospective Governor (or overseer). We have Bedminster, Bridgewater, and Bernards Township (Bernardston), NJ, that are of interest because all three monumental documents were destroyed by fire, never to be seen again…or were they?
More Details
- Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston
- The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster
- For booth space registration and availability, contact: Bernards Twp Parks & Recreation Dept.1 Collyer Lane, Bernards Twp [email protected]: 908-204-3003
