Summer Festival Returns to Rockwell Park

Festivalgoers enjoying the 2022 Rockwell Park Summer Festival. | Laura Bailey

Photo essay by Laura Bailey

Music drifted through the air as attendees delighted in food trucks, local vendors, face painting and games at the Rockwell Park Summer Festival.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID precautions, the Rockwell Park Summer Festival was greatly anticipated by Bristol residents. Hosted by the West End Association, the festival attracted a record 155 booths.

The crowd at the Rockwell Park Summer Festival. | Laura Bailey
Tiny Tim with his parrot Skittles. | Laura Bailey
The Making Bristol Better Booth. | Laura Bailey
A young girl makes a giant bubble. | Laura Bailey
Inner Groove playing in the Gazebo. | Laura Bailey


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About the Author

Laura Bailey
Photographer and photojournalist living in Bristol Connecticut