Other Events During the Festival
July 4 Horribles Parade
Sponsored by Gerry Veteran Firemen's Association, the parade begins at 10:00 AM, starting at School Street.
Pre-Registration: Saturday, July 3, 6–8 pm (Gerry #5 Function Hall, 210 Beacon St)
Registration: Sunday, July 4, 8–10 am (School St)
Parade: Saturday, July 4, 10 am (School Street)
Rain Date: Monday, July 5, 10 am
Marblehead July 4 Fireworks & Harbor Illumination
Harbor illumination at 8:45 PM, fireworks at 9:00 PM. Supported by private donations:
St. Michael's Church Lobster Roll Luncheon and Snack Bar
26 Pleasant Street
Saturday, July 3, 11 am to 3 pm
Sunday, July 4, 11 am to 3 pm
Monday, July 5, 11 am to 3 pm
Organ Concert at St. Michael's Church
26 Pleasant Street
Sunday, July 4, 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm
Douglas Major, organist
Marblehead Arts Association
The King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper Street
Members Summer Exhibit: What better a way to enjoy the warm weather of summer than with something nice and refreshing! This year for the July exhibit, juried artist members of the MAA were given a seemingly simple theme, "Fresh," and the requirement that all work be new to the walls and pedestals of the galleries.
Their collective works span all media, with a variety of fascinating interpretations of the theme. For some, images of fresh fruit and cool water come to mindhile others take a more abstract approach. Stop by and see "FRESH!"
Rotary Club Lobster Raffle
Annual lobster raffle to raise funds to send Marblehead children to summer camps. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Marblehead.
Marblehead Museum & Historical Society
The Marblehead Museum and the Marblehead Family Fund are presenting an old-fashioned,
all-you-can-eat Ice Cream Social in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion garden, 161 Washington Street, on Saturday,
July 3 from noon to 3 pm. The cost is $3.00 per person and $10 for a family.
Free Open Houses will be held on July 4 from Noon to 4 pm at the Museum Galleries, 170 Washington Street; the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, 161 Washington Street; and the G.A.R. Civil War Museum, second floor of the Old Town House, Market Square. For more information,
Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of Marblehead
CSFM is conducting a raffle to raise funds to endow a scholasrhip in honor of the MHS Class of 1982.
Prizes include a one-year YMCA Family Membership, various Patriots memorabilia autographed by Wes Welker, a baseball autigraphed by Dustin Pedroia, a baseball autographed by Kevin Youkilis, four tickets to a Red Sox game, a Mercedes Benz goodie bag, a silver heart tag bracelet, and Stavis seafood. Raffle tickets, one for $5.00 and three for $10.00, will be available at the CSFM booth in front of the Marblehead Museum and Historical Society, 170 Washington Street, July 3–5.
Marblehead Cultural Council
This Council is appointed by the Selectmen to grant funds provided by the Massachusetts
Cultural Council to artists, performers, musicians, storytellers, writers, etc. who
provide programs open to the public within the Marblehead community. Information and
grant applications will be available at a table inside Abbot Hall during the Festival.
Marblehead Summer Jazz
Concerts at Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford Street. For more information,
Marblehead Little Theatre
12 School Street
For program details,
Lobster Roll Sale and Mini Fair
Sponsored by Order of the Eastern Star
Festival activities are divided into Events and Exhibits. For information on art exhibits,
The Marblehead Festival of Arts, Inc., sponsors the summer Festival as well as other events throughout the year. For info on these other events,
