Swampscott Beach Family Fest Says Fun Farewell To Summer Saturday

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — While Saturday will hardly be the final beach day of the year it will be part of the final beach weekend in August as the calendar nears a turn to fall.

Swampscott families are invited to close out the season with a celebration in the sand as part of the Swampscott Family Festival.

There will be a DJ with music and games for kids, free family photos, face painting by Rachel Gladstone, and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay will be on hand to highlight the activities they are organizing this year and next year.

The Hiccup Inc. and Seaside Swampscott will showcase new and exciting products for kids and adults, as well as information and activity booths from the Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA, the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore and Michelle Volz Steingiser with Usborne books.

The Swampscott Yacht Club will be grilling hot dogs and burgers, as well as there will be food from Joe's on A ROLL, Swampscott's local ice cream truck and s'mores available.

(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.)