Marblehead July 4th Fireworks, Harbor Illumination: 2018 Guide

MARBLEHEAD, MA — No one does the Fourth of July quite like Marblehead. The town knows how to celebrate, and the Fireworks and Harbor Illumination is a shining example of that. This year the Harbor Illumination will begin at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4. Fifteen minutes later, the fuse on the fireworks will be lit.

If you are interested in donating to keep the Marblehead tradition alive, you can click here. It's a wonderful way to make sure one of North Shore's finest fireworks displays keeps going.

Below you can see the schedule for the July 4th Festival Schedule held by the Marblehead Festival of Arts. The below information can also be seen here.

June 29th - Friday

Painting the Town
About Town 9 AM - 5 PM
Exhibit Awards Presentation/Reception
Abbot Hall 6- 8 PM
Exhibits Preview
All Locations below 6 - 8 PM
Festival of Cod
Various Merchant Locations around Town

Festival Day #1

JUNE 30th - Saturday

Festival trolley/ Satellite parking
Marblehead High School to exhibit areas 9:30 AM - 6 PM
Exhibits Open
Locations below 10 AM - 5 PM
Performing Arts
Crocker Park 12 PM - 3:30 PM and 6 PM - 10:30 PM
Kite Festival
Devereux Beach 10 AM - 3 PM
Sand Sculpture Competition
Devereux Beach
Regisration and Sculpture Creation 9 AM - 12 PM
Judging 12 PM - 1 PM
Writers Festival
Abbot Library Meeting Room
Writers Reception and Awards 1 PM - 1:45 PM Keynote Panel, Q & A 2 PM - 2:45 PM Book signing, refreshments 3 PM - 4:00 PM Logo Store
Outside Abbot Hall 10 AM - 5 PM
Festival of Cod
Various Merchant Locations around Town

Festival Day #2

July 1st - Sunday

Festival trolley/ Satellite parking
Marblehead High School to exhibit areas 11:30 AM - 6 PM
Boat Building Workshop
Lee Mansion Gardens 11 AM – 3 PM
Regatta Redd’s Pond 3 PM Exhibits Abbot Hall & Old Town House 10 AM - 5 PMExhibits All Other Locations below Open 12 PM - 5 PM
Performing Arts: Concerts @ Crocker Park Crocker Park 12 PM - 3:30 PM and 6 PM – 8:30 PM
Film Festival
Crocker Park 9 PM - 10:30 PM
Painting the Town Awards Ceremony & Reception
Marblehead Arts Association 2 PM
Logo Store
Outside Abbot Hall 10 PM - 5 PM
Festival of Cod
Various Merchant Locations around Town

Festival Day #3

July 2nd - Monday

Exhibits Open
Locations below 10 AM - 5 PM
( except Painting the Town at MAA is closed )
Children’s Festival
Lee Mansion Gardens 10 AM - 1 PM
Logo Store
Outside Abbot Hall 10 AM - 5 PM
Performing Arts: Concerts @ Crocker Park
Crocker Park 6 PM – 10:30 PM
Festival of Cod
Various Merchant Locations around Town

Festival Day #4

July 3rd - Tuesday

Festival trolley/ Satellite parking
Marblehead High School to exhibit areas 9:30 AM - 6 PM
Exhibits Open
Locations below 10 AM - 5 PM
Summer Film Festival Redux
Abbot Library 10:30 AM
Performing Arts: Concerts @ Crocker Park
Crocker Park 6 PM – 10:30 PM
Artisans’ Marketplace
Abbot Hall 10 AM - 5 PM Logo Store
Outside Abbot Hall 10 AM - 5 PM
Festival of Cod
Various Merchant Locations around Town

Festival Day #5

July 4th - Wednesday

Festival trolley/ Satellite parking
Marblehead High School to exhibit areas 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Exhibits Open
Locations below 10 AM - 4 PM
Performing Arts: Concerts @ Crocker Park Crocker Park 12 PM - 3:30 PM and 6 PM - 10:30 PM*
*with break for Harbor Illumination and Fireworks
Artisans’ Marketplace
Abbot Hall 10 AM - 4 PM
Street Festival
Bank Square: Intersection of Washington and Hooper Streets 12 PM – 3 PM
Logo Store
Outside Abbot Hall 10 PM - 4 PM
Writers Festival
Poetry Workshop 10 AM - 11:30 PM
Literary Gathering 11:30 - 1 PM
Story Spin 1 PM - 2:30 PM
How to Publish and How to Get Published 2:30 PM - 4 PM
UU – Holyoke Room
Artwork Pick-Up
ALL LOCATIONS 4 PM - 5 PM

July 5th,Thursday

Artwork Pick-Up
ALL LOCATIONS 6 PM - 8 PM

Exhibit Locations In Marblehead:

Abbot Hall 188 Washington St Drawing, printmaking, crafts, painting
Marblehead Art Association 8 Hooper St Paint the town Exhibit (closed Monday, July 2nd)
Old North Church 35 Washington St Youth and Student Art
Old Town House One Town House Square Photography
(Washington St)
St. Michael's Church 26 Pleasant St Sculpture, Mixed Media, Digital Art
Unitarian Universalist Church ("UU") 28 Mugford St Senior Art