10 July 4 Parades & Firework Displays You Must See in RI
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10 July 4 Parades & Firework Displays You Must See in RI
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July 4 has become a great tradition in America and a focal point of everybody's summer when families and friends get together and celebrate with fireworks and parades, hamburgers and hot dogs.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTTo help get the planning started, GoLocalProv has put together a list of parades and firework displays that you simply must see over July 4 weekend.
Fireworks will be on display and there will be live music everywhere at just about all these places and events.
See the Slideshow of parades and firework displays below.
10 July 4 Parades & Firework Displays You Must See in RI
Bristol, RI
Bristol is home to the country's oldest 4th of July Parade. This year will be the 231st consecutive celebration which began in 1785.
This year, the parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Chestnut Street and Hope Street and will end on High Street, between State Street and Bradford Street.
PHOTO: H.C. Williams/flickr
Newport, RI
Newport Harbor will put on a firework display that you don't want to miss on Independence Day.
The firework display will start at 9:15 p.m.
Glocester, RI
Come join as the Glocester locals come together and spoof local and national politics. This is the 90th annual parade and it is something completely different than a normal parade and will impress.
The Parade is set to step off at 4 p.m.
Pawtucket, RI
The Pawtucket Red Sox will put on their annual firework display following their games against the Columbus Clippers over July 4 weekend.
The Arnold Mills Parade is equipped with a road race and a concert at Arnold Mills and Nate Whipple Highway.
The parade is set to begin at 11 a.m.
Meanwhile the road race takes place at 9 a.m. and the concert is set for 1 p.m.
PHOTO: Pawsox
Misquamicut Beach Fireworks
Misquamicut Beach in Westerly will host their annual firework display at starting at dusk on Independence day.
PHOTO: Misquamicut Beach facebook
Independence Day Beach Party & Fireworks
Narragansett, RI
Narragansett Town Beach will host a beach party starting around mid day with sandcastle building and then music from Brass Force from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the deck of the North Beach Clubhouse.
Fireworks will begin at dusk.
Block Island 4th of July Parade
Block Island, RI
Celebrate the 4th of July at the Sports and Games parade on Block Island.
The parade will go from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Legion Park located on West Side Road.
Warwick, RI
Warwick will host their annual fireworks display at the Oakland Beach seawall on July 1. The show will start at 9 p.m.
If you can't make it to the seawall, the fireworks can also be seen from City Park.
North Providence RI
Governor Notte Park will host a firework display starting at 9 p.m. on July 3.
Prior to the fireworks, there will be a food court as well as live entertainment starting at 6 p.m.
Photo: Jeff Goldblum/flickr
