PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WENY) -- Colonial Days returns Thursday to the Village of Painted Post.

The event kicks off with the Miss Colonial Days Pageant at the Sit n Bull parking lot Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Colonial Days Crafts Fair is scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the Village Square; the fair runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. respectively.

A block party will be held after Friday's Crafts Fair at the Sit n Bull parking lot from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Blue Eyed Soul is scheduled to perform there.

The annual Colonial Days Parade will be held Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. through the Village of Painted Post streets. After the parade, organizers will hold a chicken barbecue for the community at the Craig Park Pavilion from 12 p.m. until they run out. Tickets for the cookout can be found in various Painted Post businesses.