News from Boston City Hall about moving Friday’s July 4th activities to Faneuil Hall and canceling the parade: BOSTON – Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the traditional City of Boston programming planned for Independence Day has been revised and condensed. These changes follow the severe weather forecast for the Boston area tomorrow, Friday, Read More…
Happy Third of July! Well, at least that’s what it will feel like as Boston’s 4th of July fireworks show from the Esplanade will instead be held on Thursday, July 3rd this year. City officials announced the change due to Tropical Storm Arthur which is expected to bring heavy rain to the Boston area on Read More…
On Saturday June 28th, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) hosted their annual Independence Day Celebration in the beautiful 75 degree sunshine. This celebration was kicked off by Uncle Sam on stilts leading the “Kids Parade.” With the help of NEMPAC and a few volunteers, patriotic songs played as they marched around the park Read More…
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park’s annual Independence Day Celebration will be held this year on Saturday June 28 from 10:45AM to 3PM. This free celebration will be kicked off by the family favorite “Kids Parade”, led by Uncle Sam on stilts. Other entertainment throughout the day will include visits by T-Bone, Mr. Balloon Wizard, Station Read More…
If you had a good vantage point or on a high enough rooftop, you could enjoy the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular over the Esplanade from the North End. There were also some sporadic fireworks in and around the neighborhood. Some photos of the scene below. Photos by Matt Conti.
It was the annual ROC Teen Saturday Fourth of July BBQ at the Mirabella Pool. There was a free BBQ, music, water slides for the kids and entertainment – the Classics. Hundreds came out to enjoy the pool on the hot, humid Thursday. Pool goers also had a front row seat for the USS Constitution Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park held an Independence Day celebration in the park featuring a full day of fun family events on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Free activities included a parade through the park, led by Uncle Sam on stilts followed by entertainment from Big Joe the Storyteller, T-Bone the modern pied piper, Tanglewood Read More…
It’s the annual ROC Teen Saturday Fourth of July BBQ at the Mirabella Pool, 12-7pm on July 4, 2012. There will be a free BBQ, Music, Water Slides, Entertainment – The Classics. All are welcome. Non-pool members may have to purchase a $3 1-day pass. The North End Pool sits on the harbor and a stone’s Read More…
View the video of the USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” underway in Boston Harbor on July 4, 2011. To celebrate the United States’ independence from Great Britain, USS Constitution and her crew departed from the Navy Yard in Charlestown on July 4, 2011. The turnaround of “Old Ironsides” is an annual event on the Fourth of Read More…
At high noon on Sunday, July 4, 2010, the USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” made her annual jaunt into Boston Harbor around the North End to Fort Independence on Castle Island. After a 21-gun salute she did her famous turnaround back toward her berth in Charlestown Navy Yard. On her return sailing, she gave a 17-gun Read More…