Wednesday, July 3rd (rain date: Sunday, July 7th):
4:00 pm Children's Parade – The parade will travel on Beach St. to the bandstand. Line up at Beech Tree Park at 3:45. Feel free to bring a decorated bike, stroller, etc. Participating children will receive a frozen treat at the bandstand.
4:15 pm Fun family entertainment at the bandstand - featuring Mad Science
Ongoing activities starting at 4:15pm:
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Live music on the bandstand, featuring renowned country music recording artist Houston Bernard
8:00 pm Pie Eating Contest on the bandstand lawn, sponsored by Shaw's Sharon Supermarket - free to enter, with a $50 prize for the winner (sign up to enter at the main gate - must be 18 years or older to enter)
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.
4:00 pm Children's Parade – The parade will travel on Beach St. to the bandstand. Line up at Beech Tree Park at 3:45. Feel free to bring a decorated bike, stroller, etc. Participating children will receive a frozen treat at the bandstand.
4:15 pm Fun family entertainment at the bandstand - featuring Mad Science
Ongoing activities starting at 4:15pm:
- Sharon's 11th food truck fair, featuring some of the Boston area's best food trucks
- Food and activities from local community organizations
- Carnival games
- Train rides from the Roaming Railroad (a longtime Sharon Independence Day Celebration tradition)
- #sharon4thewin Photo Contest (see our photo contest page for details).
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Live music on the bandstand, featuring renowned country music recording artist Houston Bernard
8:00 pm Pie Eating Contest on the bandstand lawn, sponsored by Shaw's Sharon Supermarket - free to enter, with a $50 prize for the winner (sign up to enter at the main gate - must be 18 years or older to enter)
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