Fourth of July Races Return To Swampscott For 2023

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — A Swampscott tradition is returning for 2023 with the Fourth of July races at Phillips Park.

The races at 585 Humphrey Street will begin with registration at 10 a.m. and continue through the leapfrog race grand finale.

There will be several age divisions this year with a kids-under-5 division, divisions for each grade level kindergarten through 8th grade, adults 14-34, adults 35 to 59 and adults 60+.

A donation to the Anchor Food Pantry will allow for participation in the races.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)