Go 4th and enjoy – rain or shine!
Pop! Bang! Each year on Independence Day, firework
makers sell 25 million pounds of pyrotechnics to cities and towns across the
land. You don’t need a calculator to break
down these radiant displays—that adds up to a whole lot of and “oohs” and ”aahs.” Massachusetts offers hundreds of
fireworks’ displays to celebrate the Fourth of July. Even with this weekend’s
uncertain weather forecast, here is list of local fireworks destinations. Hope
you get to sit back and enjoy the show!
Boston
- Where the Fourth … Third, Really Pops!
The Boston’s
Pops Fireworks Spectacular is the best known fireworks display in
Massachusetts. Due to the threat posed by Hurricane Arthur, this year’s big
event will take place TONIGHT
at the DCR Memorial Hatch Shell. This year's free Pops concert features special
guests, The Beach Boys
and the lead performers from Phantom of the Opera. The music begins at 8:30 p.m.
and the fireworks take flight over the Charles at 10:30 p.m. If you don’t wants
to squeeze into the crowd at the Hatch Shell, there are plenty of places on the
Cambridge side of the river to set down a blanket for ideal viewing and
listening. For the more adventurous soul, head over to Paddle Boston in
Kendall Square to enjoy the show on the water from a canoe or kayak and watch
from the river, or bring your kayak.
Celebrate
Salem-style on Sunday – and Saturday too!
Due to the weather, Salem will celebrate its traditional
Independence Day on three days. The fireworks launch over Salem Harbor will
take place on SUNDAY, JULY 6TH
at 9:30 p.m. Earlier in the day, visitors can enjoy a free Pops concert
performed by the 42-piece Hillyer Festival Orchestra and a Kid Space play area
at Derby Wharf.
The weather will not interfere with the morning reading
of the Declaration of Independence, which will take place at 9 a.m. tomorrow
inside the Hawthorne Hotel. On Saturday,
the U.S. Air Force Heritage Band, the Blue Aces, will perform at Salem Willows
starting at noon.
Gloucester
cancels fireworks tonight – but Annual
Fishtown Horribles Parade/free concert are on!
We’re sorry to say that Gloucester’s volunteer fireworks
organizers cancelled the big show tonight but the annual “Fishtown Horribles
Parade” tradition and free concert is a lively consolation prize. There is
nothing quite like the cornucopia of sights, sounds and festivities of this
parade, which carries on a tradition that harkens back to the 19th Century (and
some, say, perhaps back to the 17th Century). The event features musicians and
bands, brightly and artfully decorated floats, flying candy and hideous masks.
Stick around for the free concert on Stacy Boulevard
beginning at 7:30 p.m.!
Close
to home, Winthrop celebrates on Saturday
Just minutes from Parkside, Winthrop offers a great
alternative to the crowds in Boston. The fun starts at 9:00 p.m. on SATURDAY, JULY 5TH. Remember
to come early as parking in the community is limited. Happy Independence Day!
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