Abington Celebrates Summer Kickoff Weekend & Fireworks 2025

June 3, 2022 admin

Abingtonians will be gathering all over Abington over the June Weekend to kick off the summer with a Town wide celebration June 6th to June 8th Saturday evening there will be fireworks! Abington will be celebrating its founders anniversary. Bring the kids to this fun family weekend event.

Friday, June 6th

Kick Off Cook Out (5pm-7pm)

Sponsored by: The United Church of Christ in Abington 25 Bedford Street, Rte 18 Free food, raffles and the Thrift Shop will be open with bargains!

Founders Day Concert (7:30pm-8:30pm)

Abington High School Auditorium 201 Gliniewicz Way Featuring: Abington Town Choir, Abington Community Band, Island Grove Chorus

Saturday, June 7th

Kid’s Fishing Derby (9:30am – 1pm)

Ages 8-14 | Free bait, prizes. Fly Fishing demo by Trout Unlimited, hot dogs & snow cones by Parks & Recreation! Central St. across from Town Barn | Kids must be with an adult.

CHALK IT UP! (11am – 1pm)

Try your hand at sidewalk chalk art! Abington Police Dept. – Parking Lot 215 Central Street

Kids Make & Take Plant (10am – 12pm)

Hosted by Abington Garden Club Butterfly Park on Central Street

Open House Tour at Linh Quang Buddhist Meditation Temple (10am – 1pm)

833 Washington St.

Dyer Memorial Library Open House (12pm-3pm)

“Re-Imagining the Revolution in Old Abington: Four Stories, Three Taverns, One Lawsuit” 28 Centre Ave, RTE 139

Island Grove Unveiling of Interpretive Signs followed by Guided History Tour (10:30 am)

Sponsored by The Abington Historical Commission, Community Preservation Commission and Historical Society Off of Hobart Street – Take the middle path of Brickyard

Family Fun at Memorial Field (5pm-9:30pm)

Music for the evening is sponsored by Abington Summer Concerts & Abington Cultural Council

Featuring: The Wolfpack (8:30pm-8:30pm) Enjoy Pop, Rock and Country Covers filled with plenty of flair & swagger!

KIDS FUN

Joe’s Craz-zy Critters 5pm-8pm

Inflatable Race 5:30pm

Kids Fun Run 5:45pm Meet in front of Memorial Field bleachers

Boston Tae Kwon Do Demo 6:15pm

Balloon artist, bounce houses, caricatures and MORE!

ONGOING FIELD EVENTS

50/50 Abington Celebrates Fireworks Raffle & Merch
Food/Beer/Wine behind American Legion Bldg.
Many Abington organizations and charities and businesses offering great food, games, and entertainment for the whole family!

FIREWORKS 9:00PM

Display by: Northstar Fireworks National Anthem: Abington Town Choir (Rain date: Sunday, June 8th)

Memorial Field input this for DIRECTIONS 1071 Washington St, Abington, MA

Sunday, June 8th

Worship at the Grove (10am)

Hosted by the United Church of Christ Island Grove Park (at the Abolitionist Stone, near the point) All are welcome!

STORYWALKS at Griffin’s Dairy (Ongoing Daily)

Sponsored by: Abington Public Library, Griffin’s Dairy Farm, 328 Plymouth St.

The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.¹ “StoryWalks kicks off Founders Day Weekend with Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.”

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Abington Appliance
Abington Bank
Abington Children’s Dentistry
Abington Fire Fighters (IAFF Local 2080)
Abington Lions Club
American Legion
Anderson Insulation
Blackbird Inc. Estate Sales & Auctions
Cape Cod Lumber
Dream Inc.
Dairy Queen
Der-Carroll Electric
Don & Phil Delaney
Friends of Abington Seniors
HarborOne Bank
Jeff Coombs Memorial Foundation
Lynch’s Tavern
Mai’s Kitchen
Dr. Peter J. McDonald, DMD
Rockland Trust
The Rotary Club
Sarcastic Swine BBQ
Secane’s Garden Center
Trufant Real Estate
Walsh Mechanical