Please check with individual websites to confirm July 4th events. Many area celebrations have been cancelled.
Along with Thanksgiving, July 4th is a holiday Americans can claim all to themselves. There’s no shortage of fun, family oriented things to do in Massachusetts this July 4th. Boston Harborfest is the king of all things 4th of July. With hundreds of events for adults and children, including historic reenactments, live music, food, and patriotic revelries, you won’t run out of things to do. But Independence Day celebrations aren’t limited to Boston. There is a solemn reading of the Declaration of Independence at Old Sturbridge Village; a Blessing of the Fleet with food and live music in New Bedford; art shows in Brewster; a road race on Nantucket and many fireworks displays across the Commonwealth. Don’t miss any opportunity to get out there and have some patriotic fun. Here are just some of the things to do in Massachusetts this 4th of July.
GREATER BOSTON | NORTH OF BOSTON | SOUTH OF BOSTON | CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS | WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
STATEWIDE
The National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families acknowledge the hardships faced by both military families and museums due to COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution as it relates to the changing realities of how communities across the nation are experiencing and handling COVID-19, the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families have decided to cancel the Blue Star Museums free admission program for summer 2020.
We wish to thank all the museums who registered with the program and look forward to working with you next summer to welcome active military members and their families to your museum in a bigger and better-than-ever program in 2021.
Massachusetts fireworks displays by town. Please note: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most large gatherings, including annual festivals, parades, fireworks and concerts are cancelled or will be held virtually through Labor Day 2020.
GREATER BOSTON
Arlington – July 4th Celebration
Bellingham – July 4th fireworks 9:00 pm Bellingham High School
Boston Harborfest – July 1-7
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular – Rehearsal is July 3 and the performance is July 4
Boston – Annual Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Boston – Ben Franklin, Son of Boston tour
Boston – Heart of The Freedom Trail Walking Tour
Boston – Road to Revolution Walking Tour
Boston – Johnny Tremain Kids Tour of Boston
Boston – Ancient & Honorables Artillery Company – Independence Day Parade
Boston – Celebrate Independence Day at Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo during Red, White & Zoo on July 6
Hopkinton – Horribles Parade, July 4, noon, Hopkinton Common
Franklin – 6 day celebration, July 3-7
Milford – Fireworks 10:00 pm Plains Park
Natick – July 4th Celebration
Needham – 4th of July Festivities
Newton – July 4th Celebration
Westboro – 4th of July fireworks 10:00 pm, Chauncy St. boat ramp
NORTH OF BOSTON
Acton – Independence Day Celebration
Amesbury – Amesbury Days
Burlington – Parade for the 4th of July
Chelmsford – Independence Day Celebration
Concord – Picnic in the park with the Concord Band
Danvers – Highlands Horribles Parade
Gloucester – Independence Day Celebration & Horribles Parade
Gloucester – Red, White & Beauport
Marblehead Fireworks & Harbor Illumination
Pepperell – Fourth of July
Rockport – Independence Day Celebration
Salem – Salem Celebrates the 4th
Salisbury Beach – Fireworks Over the Ocean
Sudbury – July 4th parade
Wilmington – Fun on the Fourth
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SOUTH OF BOSTON
Braintree -July 4th Celebration
Brockton – Brockton Fair
Edaville USA – Military Appreciation
Fairhaven – Fort Phoenix July 4th ceremony and cannon salute
Fairhaven – 4th of July car cruise and parade
Hingham – Celebrates the 4th
Plymouth – July 4th Events
Plymouth – Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum to Host “Monumental 4th of July Picnic” and Fireworks
Walpole – 3rd of July Parade & Fireworks
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
Cape Cod Baseball League – Summer Schedule
Chatham – Independence Day Parade
Edgartown – Fourth of July Parade & Fireworks
Falmouth – Bike and Carriage Parade
Mashpee – Wampanoag Annual Pow Wow- July 6-8
Nantucket – Independence Day Fireworks
Orleans – 4th of July Parade & Fireworks
Orleans – July 4th Fireworks Cruise
Patriotic Fun – On Cape Cod
Provincetown – Monumental Fourth of July Picnic
Wellfleet – Animals of the sea is the theme
More Cape Cod Events
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
Harvard – Summer concerts at Fruitlands
JOHNNY APPLESEED COUNTRY EVENTS
- Ayer – Parade and Fireworks (July 6)
- Fitchburg – 4th of July parade and fireworks (July 3-4)
- Templeton – Reading of the Declaration of Independence (July 4)
Old Sturbridge Village – An 1830s Independence Day Celebration
Fitchburg – Great Wolf Lodge – Celebrate Family Fun For The Entire Family At Great Wolf Lodge For July 4th – And All Summer Long!
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Agawam – Six Flags New England – Coca-Cola July 4th Fest
Charlemont – Mohawk Trail Concerts – Free jazz concert
Deerfield – Memorial Hall Museum – Free concert
Greenfield – Independence Day fireworks celebration
Lenox – Norman Rockwell Museum- All American baseball day – July 6
North Adams – 4th of July baseball and fireworks with the Steeplecats
Pittsfield – Fourth of July Parade
Pittsfield – Pittsfield Suns and fireworks extravaganza
Springfield – Star Spangled Springfield
Williamstown – Free family events