Come Celebrate Norristown's 200th Birthday With Conicelli At The Elmwood Park This Saturday!!

Norristown celebrates 200 years of history in 2012 with a spectacular year-long birthday party, with events from March through the end of September. Starting in 2010, a dedicated crew of elected and community leaders have been working to plan the events and raise donations to make the celebration possible.

Norristown turns 200 years old this Saturday! This Saturday is the kickoff event at Elmwood Park Zoo. Admission to the Elmwood Zoo will be FREE to residents (19401 and 19403 zip codes). Tickets will also be discounted for all other guests.

The celebration will be family fun activities held throughout the day such as: Live animal encounters, music, a moon bounce, special appearance of the Norristown Fire Company’s “Smoke House”, and much more! 

Below are the times for some of the activities listed:

Noon – 2 pm: Free hot dogs; a soda to children
Noon – 1pm: Face Painting
1pm – 2: Balloon Lady

On stage at the Bandshell
11am – 11:45:Opening Ceremony
Noon – 1: W. W. Hancock Society Presentation
1pm – 1:45: Norristown Karate Club Demonstration
2pm – 4: Live Concert – Allen Reynolds Band

Conicelli will also be at the event giving away I Spy Mr. Nice Guy magnets (which can help you win some great prizes), Mr. Nice Guy frisbees, and will also hold a cash contest! There will also be a chance to enter  the Mr. Nice Guy Beach House Contest. Which means you could win your very own beach house for a week in Sea Isle City, NJ this summer.

These events will show the success, change, and accomplishments that Norristown and its fellow Norristonians have provided for so many years.

For more information about the Bicentennial events and Conicelli's sponsorship you can check out these links:

Elmwood Park Zoo
Norristown Bicentennial
The Times Herald- Conicelli
Conicelli Autoplex

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