Friday, July 3rd (rain date: Sunday, July 5th):
**Note that some activities could be modified due to the hot weather**
Ongoing activities starting at 5:00pm:
5:00 pm Childrens' Red, White, and Blue Parade - Paul Revere's Ride
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm Family Field Events
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm - at the bandstand
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Animal World Experience, with 2 petting arenas featuring live reptiles and farm animals
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm - at the bandstand
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - near the food trucks
9:15 pm (or earlier, weather depending) Independence Day Finale – fireworks fired from barge on Lake Massapoag
Please note that the Sharon Recreation Department typically does not allow swimming at the beach during the Celebration after 5 PM.
Also, there is no parking at the beach at any time on July 3.
See our parking page for additional information.
**Note that some activities could be modified due to the hot weather**
Ongoing activities starting at 5:00pm:
- Our 12th annual food truck fair, featuring some of the Boston area's best food trucks
- Carnival games
- Train rides from Roaming Railroad (a longtime Sharon Independence Day Celebration tradition)
- Arts and Crafts tables provided by the Sharon Recreation Department
- Photo Booth
- Face Painting
- Stilt walker from Circus Dynamics
- #sharon4thewin Photo Contest (see our photo contest page for details)
5:00 pm Childrens' Red, White, and Blue Parade - Paul Revere's Ride
- The parade will travel on Beach St. from the corner of Pond St. to the bandstand. Line up at Beech Tree Park at 4:45. Feel free to bring a decorated bike, stroller, hobby horse, etc. Presented in collaboration with the Sharon Historical Society. The Historical Society will have a limited number of hobby horses available for children to use at the start of the parade - first come, first serve.
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm Family Field Events
- Enjoy fun, family games on the lawn, courtesy of the Sharon Recreation Department
- Participating children will receive a frozen treat at the bandstand at the conclusion
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm - at the bandstand
- Middlesex County Jr. Fife and Drum Corps performance
- Reading of the Declaration of Independence - Gare Reid
- Singing of the National Anthem - Sharon HS Junior Ava Canuto
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Animal World Experience, with 2 petting arenas featuring live reptiles and farm animals
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm - at the bandstand
- Live music on the bandstand featuring the Darryl Hill Band
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - near the food trucks
- Fire Dancing show by Circus Dynamics (ongoing performances throughout the hour)
9:15 pm (or earlier, weather depending) Independence Day Finale – fireworks fired from barge on Lake Massapoag
Please note that the Sharon Recreation Department typically does not allow swimming at the beach during the Celebration after 5 PM.
Also, there is no parking at the beach at any time on July 3.
See our parking page for additional information.
Picture courtesy of Cindy Boyce, 2016 Sharon Independence Day Celebration photo contest winner
Background image courtesy of Irina Fofanova, 2017 Sharon Independence Day Celebration photo contest winner