Sharon July 4th Celebration & Fireworks 2016
The Town of Sharon will be hosting their annual 4th of July Independence Day celebration and fireworks on Sunday July 3rd at Memorial Park Beach with firework at the end of the day at Lake Massapoag.
The 2016 Schedule of Events:
Sunday, July 3:
4:00 PM – Bicycle and Doll Carriage Parade – the parade will travel on Beach Street to the bandstand. (Line up at Beech Tree Park at 3:45 PM, and admire all the decorations!)
4:30 PM – 9:30 PM – Lakeside Celebration, including:
4:30PM – Face Painting and craft activities, at the picnic tables on the grass outside the bandstand, organized by the Sharon Recreation Department
4:30 – Clown performance at the bandstand by Circus Dynamics
A variety of food and drinks will be sold
Popcorn, Ice Cream, and other treats
Variety of foods from the Snack Shack at the beachfront
Sharon’s fourth annual Food Truck Fair – featuring some of the Boston area’s finest food trucks. Scheduled to appear are…
Captain Marden’s, Away Cafe, Chik Chak, Stoked Pizza Co., Boston’s Baddest Burger and Sandwich Co., Bon Me, Ruby’s Ice Cream and Frozen Lemonade, and more to be announced soon!
– Carnival Games
– Train Rides and slot car racing from Roaming Railroad . The Roaming Railroad is a Sharon Independence Day Celebration tradition!
– Climbing Wall! (note: participants may wish to bring their own helmets)
– 7:00 PM – Pie Eating Contest ($50 first place prize, must be 18 years or older to participate. Sign up at the main gate with a Sharon Independence Day Committee member)
– Live music (8:15 until 9:30)
9:30PM – Fireworks!
Parking is restricted throughout the area on July 3rd. Please note the restrictions below and cooperate with public safety officers entering and leaving the beach area.
Parking for the handicapped is available on a first-come basis on Beach Street until 8:15 PM. Enter through Pond St. No vehicles can exit Beach Street until the street is cleared of pedestrian traffic.
Parking is available at Deborah Sampson Park, Sharon High School, Sharon Middle School, Cottage Street School, and the Dr. Walter Griffin Playground.
There will be no parking at Memorial Beach all day.
