Boston Harborfest 2017

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Official Website:	Boston Harborfest 2017
Location:	City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA map
Dates:	Saturday, July 1, 2017 - Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Hours:	9:00am - 9:00pm
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Holiday

Celebrating Boston’s harbor and history with hundreds of events and activities, Harborfest is the country’s largest Fourth of July festival and features scores of family-friendly activities from June 30 through July 2 this summer.

Signature programming takes place in Columbus Park throughout the weekend including the popular Arts at Harborfest festival on Saturday, July 1, and the crowd-pleasing Taste of Harborfest, featuring a Boston-wide clam chowder competition, on Sunday, July 2.

Traditional historical reenactments and Freedom Trail tours, along with other historical sites, will offer interactive experiences and festivities throughout the weekend, along with live musical entertainment and events that reflect the city’s seafaring heritage and innovative spirit.

Event Highlights

There are hundreds of activities over a 4-day period at Boston’s best landmarks, making this family-friendly event the country’s largest Fourth of July festival.

Columbus Park will host a family-friendly movie screening on the lawn while live entertainment will regale audiences throughout the weekend.

Various sailors will decorate their boats and light up the harbor as live music takes over Long Wharf, leading up to an incredible fireworks display over Boston's Inner Harbor.

Visitors are also invited to board and tour the USS Mesa Verde from North Jetty (26-98 Fid Kennedy Ave, Boston, MA 02210), 12pm - 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday! The USS Mesa Verde is a San Antonio-Class amphibious transport dock in commission since 2007. No flip flops allowed on board. Wait time to board is about an hour.

The award-winning festival strives to honor and remember the past, celebrate the present and educate the future with reenactments, concerts, historical tours and much, much more.

View the full list of events

Over 200 Daily Events during the weeklong festival are concentrated in Boston's historic downtown and waterfront districts, with Main Sponsored Events on Boston's City Hall Plaza.

Over the years, Harborfest has grown from a local event to a national celebration. In 1982 there were 35 activities over the course of three days. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.

There's no better place to celebrate our nation's independence than at Boston Harborfest.

Find lots more ideas on fun things to do in Boston.

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Children's Day Is Lame

A large presence of the Naval recruiting folk at an event for young children. Free samples of processed meat and high fructose corn syrup for the kids. Ridiculous lines for a single person making balloon animals and for face painting. Mayor Mumbles just Barely sounding out a children's book. This was one of the few days this summer I think we were glad it started raining.