Name: Wakefield Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2025
Start: 2025-07-04T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Lakeside Office Park, Wakefield

Lakeside Office Park, Wakefield

July 4 starting at 5 p.m.
The annual parade celebrating "patriotism, community, and everything that makes Wakefield extraordinary" will begin at 5 p.m. at Lakeside Office Park. 
The parade will continue to North Avenue, to Church Street, to Common Street, and through to Main Street concluding at Galvin Middle School.
More information is available at <a href="https://www.julyparade.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the event's website.</a>

Local Event: Wakefield Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2025

Middlesex County

Chris Rhatigan 

Boston Metropolitan Area

Wakefield

Massachusetts

Wakefield Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2025

July 4 starting at 5 p.m.
The annual parade celebrating "patriotism, community, and everything that makes Wakefield...

The best Saturday card show in the Boston area has fully expanded to 10,000+ sq. ft. to become the largest in the area. We are bringing in all of your favorite card slingers, about 80 vendors in total from all around New England now with over 900 feet of table space. Roughly 500 ft. of space is sports and 400 ft. is dedicated to Pokemon and other TCG's. We feature the hottest sports stars to One Piece &amp; Marvel at all different price points. Our wide variety of vendors have a little bit to satisfy the needs of just about any collector on any budget, from low to very high end.&nbsp;I'm sure some vendors will have Topps Chrome football for sale until they last. 
The cost to enter is $5 at the door, kids 12 and under are free (those 15 and under must be accompanied by a guardian). The fun begins around 8:30 AM at the Crowne Plaza Woburn hotel with newly extended hours until 2:00. Door prizes this month are all about Wrestlemania taking place later that night and all weekend. We have the Saturday night main event contenders as well as Sunday's. The Randy Orton is a stellar card as a gold wave /10, Roman Reigns is /25, Cody Rhodes in action is a Prizm PSA 10 and in the big Sunday event, we have a CM Punk auto up for grabs! For the Pokemon fans, we have one Perfect Order ETB to give away at each prize hour. Door prizes are always given away in two blocks at 10 AM and 12 PM.
The best parking is in the back of the hotel (parallel to I-95) to enter the ballroom from the rear entrance. Contact us if you have any questions. There is currently zero room for new vendors and our waitlist is full. Tickets can be purchased in advance here through OnTreasure to "skip the line". Cash/credit cards/Venmo also accepted at the door. See you soon!

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Meet the Wakefield July 4th parade artists!
The Wakefield Independence Day Committee was invited to participate in the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield’s April Art Exhibit, Demos &amp; Sale! What better fit with the theme “Past Tense” than Wakefield’s parade that started in 1922! 
Meet Dan Benjamin, the artist who created Indy and past parade “merch” and Laurel Sullivan, the artist who designed this year’s 250th
Commemorative T-Shirt. During the Saturday, April 18th session from 11am-2pm:
·Purchase 250th Commemorative T-Shirts
·Have your photo taken with TEN-foot-tall Indy
·Take a sneak peek at the parade acts coming this July 4th
·Get free stickers and coloring pages

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<a href="https://cushing.magicmoneyllc.com/MagicMoney_Web/ETicket/EventDetails/127" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://cushing.magicmoneyllc.com/MagicMoney_Web/ETicket/EventDetails/127</a>
Starting now until 4/15 at 9pm - buy an Unlimited Ride package online for only $25! PLUS ride for 5 consecutive hours once redeemed! More online deals on the website.The April Vacation Carnival provides a significant amount of the revenue that the Wakefield Independence Day Committee uses to put on the July 4th parade. If needed, WIDC volunteers help carnival attendees at the entrance kiosk.
Thanks to a grant from the Town of Wakefield, you’ll see this billboard on Route I95 South. WIDC April Vacation Carnival is led by Jack Warchol. The billboard design was created by Laurel Sullivan (think commemorative 250th T-Shirt design) and professional photographer Bill Ryan offered use of one of his carnival photos. Check out <a href="https://billryanphoto.pixels.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://billryanphoto.pixels.com</a>

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Wakefield’s LINDEN TREE CONCERTS PRESENT SOUTHERN RAIL BLUEGRASS 	Sunday, April 26 at 2 pmWakefield’s LINDEN TREE CONCERTS PRESENT SOUTHERN RAIL BLUEGRASS 
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"Bluegrass with a touch of gospel is back at the Linden Tree in Wakefield with fan favorites: Southern Rail on Sunday, April 26th at 2 pm. Celebrating over forty years of performing, Southern Rail's bluegrass is high-octane exuberant fun, with lush harmonies, irrepressible humor and sparkling banjo, mandolin, and guitar. 
The vocal harmonies are exquisite and the musicianship is impeccable.- Radio Star, Ireland The group has released 11 recordings to wide acclaim. Their special Bluegrass Gospel compilation entitled “Glory Train” was nominated for the Best Gospel Recording of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. The group just re-released their ever-popular CD, "Live at the Linden Tree", a special recording made during their unforgettable 30th anniversary concert at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse.The band's two founding members, guitarist Jim Muller and bassist Sharon Horovitch, were recently inducted by the Rhode Island Bluegrass Alliance, into their Bluegrass Hall of Fame."
JIM MULLER, Guitar and Lead Vocals: Jim was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Jim is the band's principal lead singer and songwriter. Jim's rich, distinctive lead vocals and offbeat humor have become one of the group's trademarks. A guitarist for over 40 years, he is also known for his polished flat-picking and rock-solid rhythm. Jim was also a respected staff-writer for Bluegrass Now Magazine (Rolla, MO). His regular feature on sound reinforcement, titled "Plugged In", received a great deal of international attention. 
SHARON HOROVITCH, Acoustic Bass and Harmony Vocals:Aggressive, creative and irrepressible, Sharon is known for her limber bass work, infectious smile and her tireless energy on stage and off. She also sings tenor and high-baritone harmonies. Sharon started playing bass while a grad student at MIT, (which is where she met Jim) and she never looked back. Sharon and Jim are co-founders of Southern Rail. RICHARD STILLMAN, Banjo and Harmony Vocals:Rich has been playing bluegrass banjo for over 30 years.. Rich was New Jersey banjo champion in 1983, as well as the 2002 and 2003 New England banjo champion. He is a six-time winner of the annual banjo contest held at Lowell, Massachusetts (1985-1995). Rich has been a regular on the faculty of Banjo Camp North, has taught bluegrass banjo classes for Boston Bluegrass Union, and is an adjunct faculty member of Tufts University. JOHN TIBERT, Mandolin and Harmony Vocals: Hailing from Northboro, MA, John started playing guitar at age 14. But once he heard Dave Grisman on"Old and in the Way", his life was never the same. He's been addicted to bluegrass ever since. He's a prolific songwriter and also has taught mandolin for over a decade. John's mandolin playing is fluid, lyrical and from the heart, and his superb bass vocals are a powerful addition to the group's signature quartet harmonies.
One of the most significant groups in contemporary bluegrass...on the cutting edge of creativity. - Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, VA 
Tickets for this show will be $25, for those under 18 are $10. WUMB members receive a $2 discount with their membership card. We accept cash or personal check at the door. Because this is a popular show, reservations are recommended by calling or texting 781-521-3564
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse in its 41sr season of acoustic music is located iat Temple Emmanuel, 120 Chestnut St. Wakefield, MA 01880 which is handicapped accessible. We thank the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Wakefield Arts Council for supporting our concert series that has allowed us to bring quality programming to our community. Linden Tree also supports Fair Trade Music Local 1000. For more information see <a href="https://www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org</a> and our page on Facebook.

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