Hull Harbor Illumination & Family Fun Day 2016
The Hull Harbor Illumination and family fun afternoon will be on Saturday July 30th . Join in this spectacular Hull tradition of collective celebration and personal remembrance. This year’s Harbor Illumination is a festival with food vendors, family activities and live music at the L-Street Field and a Boat Parade in Hull BayBe a part of this spectacular Hull tradition of collective celebration and personal remembrance.
This annual event begins at 2:00 pm with a memorial service at Hull Cemetery commemorating the heroism of MA Humane Society volunteers, U.S. Lifesaving Servicemen, and the Coast Guard. The tempo picks up at 3:00 pm with the Illumination Festival offering live music, kids activities, food and craft vendors at L-Street Field. At dusk we gather at the shoreline of Hull Bay for a colorful Parade of Boats followed by the awe-inspiring Illumination of 1,000 flares.
.EVENTS SCHEDULE
3:00 – 7:00 pm Kids Activities
4:00 – 10:00 pm Music Festival with Food Stalls and Artisans
7:00 – 10:00 pm Harpoon Pub Tent Open
8:00 – 8:30 pm Boat Parade of Lights
8:30 PM ILLUMINATION!
Live Music On the Stage at L Street Field
Bring along your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes and enjoy the toe-tapping tunes of these five fabulous bands: Pemberton All Stars, 53 South, Ramshackle, Fred Meltzer & the Free Range Band, Back in Session.
Fun & Games for Children of All Ages
Pirates and Mermaids alike will enjoy crafts, games, face painting, dress-up/imagination station photo-ops (don’t forget those cameras), bubbles, and surprises too! Join us at L Street Field from 3-8 pm.
Food !
Make dinner plans with this appetizing array of food vendors in mind: Chris G’s Gourmet Mac & Cheese, Daddy’s Dogs, Del’s Lemonade , Fresh Mex, Frostbite Ice Cream, Great Cape Baking, L Street Pizza, Old Harbor Catering, Simpson Springs Water, and Smackadoodles.
Artisans
A dozen fine artisans will participate in this year’s Festival: Amy’s Creations, BoHo Soy Candles, DEE and LA Designs Beaded Earrings, Pat Zupkofska Jewelry Design, Peggoty Prints, Seacoast Chic, South Shore Sea Glass,Sportobin ,Staci’s Stitches, Susan Fellows, The Rugged Sailor ,
Join us in celebrating this year’s Illumination at the Pub Tent on the L Street tennis courts with a bit of refreshment sponsored by Harpoon Brewery. Wine and beer will be served from 7:00 – 10:00 pm.
Illumination of the Harbor
At sunset, flares are lit along the lovely crescent of Hull Bay from A Street Pier to James Landing as a bagpiper plays from a boat rowed alongshore. The flares are lit in remembrance, celebration, or honor. Some flares hone a beloved family member, others a place of great meaning, and some just to say thanks for life itself.