Boston ready for July 4th fireworks, Pops concert 03:01. BOSTON - There's no better place to commemorate the 4th of July than in Boston, Massachusetts. The city's fireworks display, accompanied by Fourth of July celebrations are set to kick off around Boston this Thursday and Friday: Here’s what to expect. Nearly 500,000 spectators watch the Fourth of July fireworks in Boston every year. The city’s famous Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular ranked among the top 10 displays in the country, and Boston Harborfest is America’s largest Fourth of July festival. The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular returns to the Hatch Memorial Shell on Friday. Here's what you need to know ahead of the Independence Day celebration. On July 4, the concert and television broadcast begins at 8 p.m., with the concert lasting until 10:30 p.m. The Mugar Family Fireworks are slated to light up the night sky from 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is at a new time this July 4th. Here's what to know about the event. The 2025 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, an annual outdoor concert and pyrotechnics show on the Esplanade, is unquestionably one of the top things to do on July 4 in Boston. Relax in a beer garden on Summer Street Plaza from 2-7:30 p.m. July 3. Live music throughout the day. Boston’s Fourth of July Procession steps off July 4 at 9 a.m. from Boston City Hall, stops What to know for July 4 in Boston: Fireworks time, TV channel, streaming info, and more 2025 Fourth of July weekend events. A half million people were expected to fill Boston’s Esplanade on this July Fourth — as the city hosts its Independence Day event for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic. Preparations for the 2022 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular were underway for days and things were coming together Monday. Long before the Pops started playing, the spectators came running from On Thursday, July 4, the Boston Pops take the Hatch Memorial Shell stage at 8 p.m. The Mugar Family Fireworks start at 10:30 p.m. and last about 30 minutes. All attendance is first come, first " Boston is one of the top 10 Fourth of July destinations [in the U.S.] based on AAA booking data," Young said. "So we are anticipating a lot of incoming tourists." The annual July Fourth concert will be broadcast live on WHDH-TV (Channel 7) from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The festivities will also be broadcast nationally on The CW Network, beginning at 9 p.m BOSTON, Mass. — Boston business leaders expect an estimated two million visitors will be coming to the city through the Fourth of July holiday. It’s the biggest crowds the city has seen in years for Independence Day since most large events were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. Boston celebrates July Fourth with dazzling display of fireworks. Boston closed out the country’s 248th Independence Day with fireworks on the Charles River. BOSTON (WHDH) - Crowds gathered on the Esplanade for this year’s Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular Tuesday, braving rain and the threat of more severe storms to stake out spots to see the Pops Boston’s iconic Fourth of July festivities are set to welcome thousands of visitors from across the country to the Esplanade for a day of music, fireworks, and patriotic celebration. BOSTON - There's no better place to commemorate the 4th of July than in Boston, Massachusetts. The city's fireworks display, accompanied by a performance from the Boston Pops, is one of the most There was a big turnout for Boston's first in-person Fourth of July celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic. State police said people began lining up outside the Hatch Shell oval around 4:30 Fourth of July Celebrations in 2024. Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2024 (NYC) A Capitol Fourth 2024 (Washington D.C) 2024 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (Boston) 2024 Big Bay Boom (San Diego) Find out more about each celebration this July 4th, below. When to Watch the Fourth of July Celebrations in 2024? Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2024
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