Fourth of July 2026

Truro

Jul 2, 2026

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Truro Skips the Spectacle: A Library Lawn, a Lighthouse, and the Blues

No parade, no fireworks, no crowds to speak of — Truro spends the Fourth the way Truro spends everything: outdoors, unhurried, and a little contrarian.

Wellfleet

Jul 2, 2026

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Wellfleet's Fourth: Classic Cars, a Circus Tent, and a Town That Improvises

With its theater dark this summer, Wellfleet leans on what it does best — a hometown parade, a big top on the old WHAT campus, and a Canada Day concert the night before the Fourth.

Fourth of July 2026

Eastham's Fourth Is a Library, a Big Band, and a Borrowed Sky

Jul 2, 2026

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Eastham's Fourth Is a Library, a Big Band, and a Borrowed Sky

The town saves its big parade for September, so Independence week here runs quieter — a Monday concert on the Green, a Friday market, and a library doing the real work of summer.

Fourth of July 2026

Harwich Keeps It Low-Key: Ballpark, Band Stand, and a Boatful of Seals

Jul 2, 2026

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Harwich Keeps It Low-Key: Ballpark, Band Stand, and a Boatful of Seals

No town parade, no public fireworks — Harwich does the Fourth in a quieter key: a free ballgame, a town band on the bandstand, and the best seal cruises on the Cape.

Chatham

Jul 2, 2026

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Chatham's Big Day: A 9 O'Clock Parade, Strawberry Shortcake, and JAWS After Dark

One of the oldest parades in the country, fireworks two nights early, and a tow truck idling on Main Street before dawn. Here's how to do it like you live here.

Orleans

Jul 2, 2026

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Orleans Runs the Show: Rock Harbor Fireworks, a 10 O'Clock Parade, and 250 Years on the Common

If the Lower Cape has a capital for the Fourth, it's Orleans — the bay-side fireworks everyone drives to, a parade worth the name, and a 250th night at the water's edge.

Provincetown

Jul 2, 2026

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Provincetown's Fourth: An 11 O'Clock Parade, Quiet Fireworks, and a Town at Full Volume

The tip does Independence Day the way it does everything — loud, generous, and on its own terms. Here's how to take it in without losing your car, your evening, or your mind.

Brewster

Jul 2, 2026

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Brewster's Quiet Fourth: Art Under the Pines, Fireworks Across the Water

No parade, no town fireworks — and that's the point. Brewster spends the Fourth at Drummer Boy Park and on the bay beaches, watching someone else's show.

Fourth of July 2026

Truro Skips the Spectacle: A Library Lawn, a Lighthouse, and the Blues

Wellfleet's Fourth: Classic Cars, a Circus Tent, and a Town That Improvises

Eastham's Fourth Is a Library, a Big Band, and a Borrowed Sky

Harwich Keeps It Low-Key: Ballpark, Band Stand, and a Boatful of Seals

Chatham's Big Day: A 9 O'Clock Parade, Strawberry Shortcake, and JAWS After Dark

Orleans Runs the Show: Rock Harbor Fireworks, a 10 O'Clock Parade, and 250 Years on the Common

Provincetown's Fourth: An 11 O'Clock Parade, Quiet Fireworks, and a Town at Full Volume

Brewster's Quiet Fourth: Art Under the Pines, Fireworks Across the Water

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