4th of July Events: 2016 Calendar for Lower Cape Cod
Wondering what to do for 4th of July weekend on the Cape this year? We’ve put together a list of local events that will be fun for the whole family!
From all of us at Snow’s, have a safe and fun holiday!
PARADES
Barnstable Parade: Monday, July 4th at 9:00am
Chatham Parade: Monday, July 4th at 9:30am
Plymouth Parade: Monday, July 4th at 9:30am
Bourne Parade: Monday, July 4th at 10:00am
Centerville Parade: Monday, July 4th at 10:00am
Falmouth Bike & Carriage Parade: Monday, July 4th at 10:00am
Orleans Parade: Monday, July 4th at 10:00am
Sandwich Parade: Monday, July 4th at 10:00am
Provincetown Parade: Monday, July 4th at 11:00am
Cotuit Parade: Monday, July 4th at 11:00am
Sandwich Boat Parade: Monday, July 4th at 9:00pm
FIREWORKS
Mashpee @ Mashpee High School: Friday, July 1st at dusk (festivities begin at 5:00pm)
Orleans @ Rock Harbor: Saturday, July 2nd at dusk *Rain Date: Sunday, July 3rd*
Edgartown @ Memorial Wharf: Monday, July 4th at dusk
Falmouth @ Falmouth Heights Beach: Monday, July 4th
Hyannis @ Lewis Bay: Monday, July 4th at dusk *Rain Date: Saturday, September 3rd*
Plymouth @ Plymouth Waterfront: Monday, July 4th at dusk
Provincetown @ Provincetown Harbor: Monday, July 4th at dusk
OTHER 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND HAPPENINGS
Craft Shows
By the Bay Fine Art & Craft Show @ Drummer Boy Field in Brewster: Friday & Saturday, July 1st & 2nd from 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday, July 3rd from 10:00am-4:00pm
Craft Festival @ Windmill Green in Eastham: Saturday, July 2nd from 10:00am- 5:00pm; Sunday, July 3rd from 10:00am-4:00pm
Sandwich Arts & Crafts Show @ Sandwich Library Lawn: Saturday, July 2nd from 10:00am-4:00pm
Music
215th Army Band @ Village Green Park in Hyannis: Saturday, July 2nd from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Hyannis Sound (a cappella group) @ Historic 1717 Meeting House in West Barnstable: Sunday, July 3rd
Festivals & Celebrations
Mashpee Wampanoag 95th Annual Pow Wow @ Barnstable Fair Grounds: Friday, July 1st; Saturday, July 2nd; and Sunday, July 3rd
Strawberry Festival @ Wellfleet Preservation Hall: Sunday, July 3rd at 2:00pm
July 4th Strawberry Festival @ Chatham Methodist Church: Monday, July 4th
Cape Cod Canal Festival @ Buzzards Bay Park: Monday, July 4th from 10:00am-5:00pm; Tuesday, July 5th from 10:00am-4:00pm
Other Events of Interest
Tour Race Point Lighthouse in Provincetown: Saturday, July 2nd from 10:00am-3:00pm
Barnstable Village’s Haunted & History Tour: Saturday & Sunday, July 2nd & 3rd at 7:00pm
Tour Nauset Lighthouse in Eastham: Sunday, July 3rd from 4:30pm-7:30pm