Enterprise staff
Following a year in which most Fourth of July events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, area residents can attend a variety of in-person events this holiday.
Here’s a list of local parades, fireworks and other events to celebrate Independence Day.
Bridgewater
The parade starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 4, on Grove Street, then travels onto Summer Street, to Dean Street, to Worcester Street, through the center of town, onto Summer Street and ends at Bridgewater State University.
The Music and Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on The Quad at Boyden Hall at Bridgewater State University, at 131 Summer St. The carnival will be held at 5 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. on Legion Field, at 175 Bedford St.
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After initially canceling Fourth of July celebrations last month, the Massachusetts town considered to be the birthplace of America will hold an Independence Day fireworks show. The Plymouth Fourth of July Committee announced Wednesday that it will be holding a celebration on Independence Day while keeping the priorities of public safety and the struggling downtown businesses in mind. Sign up for our Newsletters A fireworks show over Plymouth.