Peabody 4th of July Parades and More: 2018 Guide

PEABODY, MA — Peabody loves giving its residents options for celebrating the Fourth of July. Check out a ward by ward breakdown of the festivities here.

Ward 1:

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Raddin Park: The Horribles Parade starts at 9 a.m. beginning at the corner of Blair Terrace and Lynnfield Street. Raddin Park will also have games and contests.

Ward 2:

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Welch School: The Ward 2 Fourth of July event will be held rain or shine at the Welch School. The Patriotic Parade starts at 9:15 a.m. in front of the school. Games and activities start at 9:45 a.m. Refreshments will be served starting at 11:15 a.m.

Ward 3:

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Connolly Park: Join in for a Horribles Parade, races, and refreshments.

Ward 4:

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Emerson Park: Join in for road races, games, face painting, and refreshments. Refreshments include ice cream donated by Treadwell's Ice Cream.

Ward 5:

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Lt. Ross Park: Ward 5 will hold its bicycle, tricycle, and doll carriage parade starting at the Kiley Brothers administration building. The line up begins at 9 a.m. with the parade being escorted by police. After the parade, there will be a DJ, games, and more. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m.

Ward 6:

9 a.m. at Symphony Park: There will be a bike, doll carriage, and tricyle parade at 9 a.m. Registrationt begins at 8:30 a.m. Besides the parade, there will be races, face painting, a moon bounce, and more. Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m.

Temperature wise, Peabody's high is lower than many other towns. Much of the state will have high temperatures in the nineties.

According to Weather.com, Peabody will be 83 degrees and have partly cloudy skies. Expect humidity though with that possibly reaching as high as 71 percent.