Various places across Boston, Massachusetts, will host Boston Harborfest from Monday, July 1st to Thursday, July 4th. With live music performances, fireworks shows, and a variety of other festivities, this Independence Day week promises to be spectacular.
Paying homage to Boston’s maritime and revolutionary heritage, the celebration kicks off with an opening ceremony at Summer Street Stage in Downtown Crossing, featuring performances by the US Navy Band with a rendition of the National Anthem. Other confirmed live entertainment performers throughout the festival include Java Jukebox, Amanda Mena, and Sons of Levin.
Attendees can browse the Greenway Artisan Market and indulge in tasty beverages at the beer garden. Fans of reenactments will especially enjoy the Revelry on Griffin’s Wharf, when the Sons and Daughters of Liberty will return for a Boston Tea Party experience, complete with knot tying, colonial games, tea tastings, and more.
Fireworks shows will light up the skies over Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park and Long Wharf, with displays scheduled for July 2nd and 4th. Also scheduled for July 2nd, the annual Chowderfest offers free chowder samples from the best local restaurants along with music from a live DJ.
On July 4th, Boston Harborfest will conclude with a variety of activities and events, including an ice cream social at “The Steps” in Downtown Crossing, a fifes and drums concert, USS Constitution sightings, and the grand finale—the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade.
Bring the kids along, as this event will have games and activities for all ages scattered across Boston Harbor, the Charles River Esplanade, Christopher Columbus Park, City Plaza, and Downtown Crossing. Additional locations may be announced closer to the date.
Some Boston Harborfest events and activities are free, while others require on-site ticket purchases.
