4th of July Fireworks and celebrations South of Boston 2011
Here are the July 4th fireworks South of Boston and on the South shore! Some celebrations start this weekend!  Â
Attleboro 4th of July celebration   Monday July 4th 7:00 Hayward field Celebration will start at 7 p.m. with food and drinks and Big Nazo will be entertaining. Fireworks will start at 9:20 p.m.Â
Braintree MA 4th of July celebration Saturday June 25th
Come celebrate the nation’s birthday with the 4th annual Braintree 4th of July Celebration Parade! The Parade is Saturday June 25th and begins at the Hollis Elementary School at 11:45 am. Come watch 25 bands and drum and bugle corps, as well as 3 special floats including the memory of the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor with 3 survivors and a 9/11 tribute float for the 10th anniversary!  Â
A celebration at Braintree High School fields begins at noon, featuring food, carnival rides, a drum corps exhibition, and a concert starting at 6:30 p.m. headlined by Shirley Alston Reeves, a founder and former lead singer of The Shirelles.Fireworks at 10:00pm Â
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Brockton   July  1, 2, 3, 4, 8 & 9, 2011, 10:30 p.m. Brockton Fairgrounds
Duxbury
Beach Party: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., July 2, Duxbury Beach.
Road race: Cornerstone Lodge Breakfast, 8 a.m., followed by Duxbury Education foundation road race at 8:30 a.m., July 4.
Parade: 2 p.m. July 4, starts at Halls Corner, proceeds down Washington Street and ends at Duxbury High School.
Fireworks — Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
July 4, 2011
Experience Fall River’s Fourth of July Fireworks from the deck of the Battleship Massachusetts at Battleship Cove. Location: Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street. Cost: $3 per ticket. time: Gates open at 7:30 p.m.; fireworks 9 p.m. Information: www.battleshipcove.org or call 508-678-1100.
Franklin MA 4th of July celebration  Thursday June 30th Monday July 4th 5 days of carnival rides and food to celebrate Independance  Fireworks Saturday July 2nd 10pm
Halifax in Lights celebration will begin with family activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Town Hall Green, Evening events include music and food, and will be held across the street at Halifax Elementary School. The fireworks display will begin at 9 p.m.
Hingham
Fireworks: 9 p.m., July 2,, Hingham Harbor.
Vintage baseball game: 3 p.m., July 4, Derby Academy.
Road race: Register from 5:30 to 6:30 a.m., race starts at 7, July 4, Hingham Middle School.
Pancake Breakfast: 7:30 a.m., July 4, Hingham Lions Club.
PARADE Starts at 10 a.m. at Hingham High School (Pleasant Street) end at Station Street around 11
Kingston 6/25/2011 9:00 PM Indian Pond Country Club
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Marhfield
PARADE 10 a.m., July 2; parade at Rexhame Beach, followed by three-legged races, potato sack races and an egg toss on the beach.
Milton
Celebration: 9:30 a.m. July 4; races, face painting, ice cream, flags will be given out, Kelly Field.
Middleboro including the Middleboro Carnival
Two Nights of FIREWORKS 9:30 pm
Saturday, July 2nd
Monday, July 4th
Two Discount Nights with Wristbands
Wednesday, June 29th
Friday, July 1st
CARNIVAL HOURS:
Wed, June 29th 6pm – 10pm
Thurs, June 30th 6pm-11pm
Fri, July 1 6 pm – 10 pm
Sat, July 2 6pm-11pm
Sun, July 3 6 pm – 10 pm
Mon, July 4 6pm-10m
July 4th Celebration at the Thomas S. Peirce Playground
Starts at 1 pm: Races, Watermelon Eating Contest, Coin Diving,
Starts at 7 pm: Greasy Pole Contest
Starts at 9:30 pm FIREWORKS
- 10am- North Middleboro Parade
- 1pm- Park department events, races, diving of r coins and watermelon eating contest
- 7pm- Greasy Pole
- Dusk -Fireworks!
Plymouth , MA
July 4, 2011
The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. from Hedge Road in North Plymouth. The fireworks will begin between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. and are are lit off on a barge in Plymouth Harbor and can be seen from many vantage points around town. Information: 508- 746-6181. More details available at http://www.july4plymouth.com/index.htmlÂ
Quincy
BBQ : 6 p.m., July 2, Nickerson American Legion Post, fundraiser for the Squantum parade. $10.
Squantum parade: 10 a.m. July 3, starting at Huckins Avenue and Bellevue Road.
Merrymount parade: 1 p.m., July 4, starting on Shore Avenue.
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Adams National Historical Park
“Down and Dirty Politics: 1776 Style,†1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 4, Beale House Lawn, 181 Adams St.. William Hogeland tells the story of the secret alliance of upscale gentlemen and rowdy street organizers who brought about the Declaration of Independence. Free.
“Independence Forever: The Continental Congress,†3 to 5 p.m., Adams Carriage House. Become a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and re-enact the passage of the Declaration of Independence Light refreshments to follow. Free. Seating is limited.
“Jefferson and Adams: A Revolutionary Dialogue,†7 to 9 p.m. Adams National Historical Park Beale House Lawn, located at 181 Adams St. A play about the turbulent 50-year friendship of John and Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson, told through their letters. Presented in a tent. Audience members are invited to limited seating which is free and open to the public.
See www.nps.gov/adam for more information
Randolph
Parade: 7 p.m., July 3; starts at Boston Higashi School, 800 N. Main St.; route goes south along North Main Street to Memorial Parkway and ends at the fire station.
Scituate
July 4 and town’s 375th anniversary: Ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m., July 4, Cole Parkway, includes speeches by Coast Guard Captain Bob Whitehouse and retired Army General George W. Casey Jr. at 11 a.m.
Life boat tour: Noon to 4 p.m. tours of a Coast Guard motor life boat.
Civil War encampment: 9 a.m. to about 4 p.m., town common.
Sharon 7/3/2011 at 9:30pm at Memorial Park Beach
Stoughton 7/3/2011 9:00 PM Stoughton School Complex
Weymouth 7/3/2011 9:00 PM Barge off Wessqgusset Beach  Check out all the details  Weymouth 4th of July celebration on July 3rd
Whitman July 4th Road race 8;15am and then family day 10am-1pm
If you are on your summer vacation check out Cape cod Fireworks
