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Barnstable Fireworks 2022: 4th Of July In September Fast Approaching
The town rescheduled its annual fireworks display for September of this year. Here's what to know.
BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable is set to celebrate Fourth of July in September in 2022, and the display is fast approaching.
Scheduled for Sept. 3 with an estimated start time of 8 p.m., onlookers can take in the display at either Kalmus Beach or Veterans Beach in celebration of "Second Summer".
For more information, view the event page on Facebook here.
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According to a previous Patch report, the town decided to postpone its Fourth of July fireworks to Labor Day weekend after Mass Wildlife notified them of close proximity to two endangered species.
Lewis Bay, where Barnstable sets up its fireworks display, has become a popular nesting spot for piping plovers and least terns within the last 15 years, according to data from the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Both species of shorebird are endangered.
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Mass Wildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP) requested around noon on July 4, 2021, that Barnstable move its fireworks display — but the town decided moving the explosives would be unsafe.
Read more: Barnstable To Celebrate 4th Of July In September This Year
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