The North Shore will be crawling with Fourth of July events this holiday weekend. Starting as early as Saturday, festivities and fireworks will be available to be enjoyed by the public. The city, date, time and location of a number of events is as follows:
LYNN — The city’s annual fireworks display is set for Sunday, July 3 and will kick off at 8 p.m. in an event that spans from King’s Beach to Red Rock Park, and will feature live music and general celebration.
Also on Sunday, The North Shore Juneteenth Association will host a reading of Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” from 6-9 p.m in the Frederick Douglass Park.
On Monday, July 4, the Fay’s Estate neighborhood will host its 80th annual block party, one of many neighborhood events throughout the city, kicking off at 8:30 a.m. on Fays Street.
Also on Monday, Lynn’s Ward 1 will host an event at Gowdy Park, with the festivities set to begin at 9 a.m. In past years, the event has featured youth races, a costume parade, horses, and a clown.
SWAMPSCOTT — The town’s Independence Day Celebration will be held Sunday July 3, beginning at 5 p.m. on the town hall lawn on Monument Avenue. The celebration will feature a beer garden, food, fireworks, and a concert with the Bordello’s & MSF Band.
PEABODY — Each of the city’s six wards will host events commemorating the holiday — with all but one taking place on Monday.
Ward 1’s event will be hosted at Raddin Park from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday. A parade will begin at 9:45 a.m. on the corner of Blair Terrace and Lynnfield Street.
Ward 2’s event will be held rain or shine beginning at 9 a.m. Monday at the Welch School, next to O’Connor Park. In the event of rain, the event will be held indoors.
Ward 3’s event will be held at Connolly Park, kicking off with a patriotic children’s parade at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Ward 4’s event will begin at Emerson Park at 9:30 a.m.
Ward 5’s event will begin at 9 a.m. at Lt. Ross Park with a patriotic bicycle, tricycle, and carriage parade starting at the Kiley Brothers Memorial School.
Ward 6 will be having a picnic at Symphony Park on Sunday, July 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Patriot parade registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Athletic Association is hosting a Fourth of July 5k Road Race, which will take place Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. beginning at Town Hall. The town will also be home to the Pillings Pond boat parade, which kicks off at 10:30 a.m. at Pillings Pond.
SAUGUS — A Fourth of July celebration will be held on Monday, from 9 a.m. to noon at 10 Elm St., the site of Lynnhurst Elementary School.
MARBLEHEAD — On Monday morning, the town’s annual “Horribles Parade” will kick off at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Street. Later on Monday, starting at 9 p.m., the Marblehead Harbor will be illuminated before fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m.
SALEM — “Salem Celebrates the 4th” kicks off Saturday, July 2 at 5 p.m. at Derby Wharf Light Station with live entertainment on the main stage. The celebration will also feature food tents selling hot dogs, French fries, fried dough, kettle corn, and other fair favorites. At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Kimberley Driscoll and other local officials will lead a parade down Derby Wharf accompanied by Salem veterans, Boy Scouts, and the Color Guard.If there are any other events that you would like the public to know about that aren’t included in this list, feel free to contact the Item by email at [email protected].
