Cape Ann Celebrates Independence Day with Free Concerts, Fireworks, Parades, Bonfires, and more.
July 3 5:00 p.m. - Free Concert on Stacy Boulevard (Stage adjacent to the Blynman Canal and Drawbridge)
6:00 p.m. - Gloucester Horribles Parade begins
7:00 p.m. (approximately, after the Parade passes) - Concert resumes
9:30 pm - Grand Fireworks Display over Gloucester Harbor
July 4
10:00 am - Manchester-by-the-Sea Independence Day Parade
6:00 pm - Rockport Firemen’s Parade
8:00 pm - Rockport Legion Band Concert - Back Beach
9:00 pm - Rockport Bonfire - Back Beach
Gloucester Horribles Parade Route: Start at Gloucester High School Leslie O. Johnson Road Centennial Avenue Stacy Boulevard (Western Avenue) Rogers Street Manuel F. Lewis Street Main Street Pleasant Street Prospect Street Railroad Avenue Washington Street Centennial Avenue Emerson Avenue Lincoln Avenue Blynman Avenue End at Gloucester High School
Rockport Firemen's Parade Route: Start at Rockport High School Jerden's Lane South Street Mt. Pleasant Street Dock Square Main Street Beach Street End at Back Beach
Manchester 4th of July Parade Route: Starts at Manchester/Essex High School Lincoln Street Vine Street School Street Pleasant Street Pine Street Central Street Union Street Norwood Avenue Ends at Coach Field Playground