Publick Tymes
There
is no public commotion which can compare with Publick Tymes.
A time when all came together for a great occasion of merriment,
society and commerce among other events.
For
your pleasure, Penn’s Colony Festival presents Publick Tymes,
a joyful annual occasion which combined the excitement of a peddler
village offering craftsmanship, artistry and performing arts and
an assortment of foods, balls, gaming and major affairs of commerce.
It was a time when courts would be in session, politics and business
transactions were taking place as well. 
The village
streets were teaming with people and Montebanks (traveling Doctors/Barbers)
were seizing the opportunity to peddle their miracle cures.
Games of skill from bowls (9-pin bowling) to quoits (predecessor
to horse shoes) and horse races were as much fun as the plays in
the hastily set up theatres.
Where ever
you go in Penn’s colony, the sounds of Colonial America will
accompany you as 18th century melodies, Irish songs, bagpipe and
drum performances take place through the day.
Spend a day
with Penn's Colony, and you and your family come a lot closer to
experiencing the 18th century America than you may have ever imagined.
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