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Independence Day Festivities around Rhode Island

 

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On the 4th of July is when the United States celebrates their independence.  It’s a great holiday with a lot of festivities, cookouts, fun time with family and friends.  Many towns will host a parade or fireworks. Here is a list of 4th of July celebrations in the area.

Parades:

July 4th
Block Island (New Shoreham) Legion Park – Parade starting around 11:00am at Legion Park and ends in town.

July 4th
228th 4th of July Parade, Bristol @ 10:30am – The parade will step-off at the corner of Chestnut Street and Hope Street (Rt. 114) and ends on High Street, between State Street and Bradford Street.

Fireworks:

July 2nd & 3rd – Pawtucket Red Sox, McCoy Stadium (after the game)

July 2nd

North Kingstown – Town Beach, Beach Street 8:45pm – Rain Date 7/3/2015

July 3rd

Block Island – Town Beach Pavilion starting around 9:00pm

North Providence – Governor Nottie Park starting at 9pm. Entertainment featuring “Reminisce” – 6pm to 9pm. Food Court 6pm to 9pm.

Scituate – Hope Jackson Fire Station at Hope Park. It’s a family event! Clam cakes, burgers, hot dogs, drinks, and free chowder! Fun activities for the kids include: bounce house, face painting, shrine clowns, balloon animals, temporary tattoos, smoke trailer, glow-sticks and more starting at 5pm. Fireworks at 9pm.

Warwick – Oakland Beach Seawall starting at 9pm.

East Providence – Pierce Memorial Stadium, Mercer Street. Gates open at 6pm, concert featuring “Crushed Velvet” & “Kicking Hole” followed by fireworks at 9pm! – Rain Date: 7/5/2015

Bristol – Independence Park at approximately 9:30pm

July 4th

Narragansett – The Independence Day Beach Party festivities will start mid-day with fun filled activities taking place on the beach, including face painting and building sandcastles with Sandtasia. Brass Force will be playing 5pm – 7pm on the deck at the North Beach Clubhouse. Fireworks at dusk.

Cumberland – Tucker Field Mendon Road starting at 9pm

Wakefield/South Kingstown – Old Mountain Field – 875 Kingstown Road, Wakefield. Live Entertainment & Food at 5:30pm, Fireworks 9:00pm – Rain Date 7/5/2015

Woonsocket – World War II Memorial Park – Entertainment begins at 7pm and Fireworks begin at 9pm

Newport – Newport Harbor – Viewing locations are Newport Harbor, Fort Adams, the waterfront and on the docks. Fireworks 9pm.

July 5th

Smithfield – Bryant University – Campus opens to the public at 6pm. The Navy Band will perform at 8pm and Fireworks at 9pm.

Jamestown – East Ferry Beach – The show will be viewable from the entirety of East Ferry beach, which is in downtown Jamestown on Canonicus Avenue. Parking is available along Canonicus Avenue, Narragansett Avenue – Fireworks starting at 9pm

Providence – India Point Park, Celebration begins at 7:30pm – RI Philharmonic Orchestra Summer Pops and Fireworks 9:15pm

Independence Day in the U.S.

image005Known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.