The 35th annual Boston Harborfest launches Friday at noon with a celebration at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
The annual, multi-day festival celebrates American Independence, honors Boston's colonial roots and showcases the harbor. The patriotic opening ceremony will feature The 215 Army Band, who will lead the crowd in singing the National Anthem, and the ceremonial cutting of the Harborfest cake. Commander Poulin and Commander Gerosa and unnamed "special guests" will use a cutlass to slice the cake, provided by Faneuil Hall Marketplace and created by White's Bakery, the city said. National Park Service Park Rangers and Freedom Trail Players, will be dressed in 18th-century costumes and ready to dole out factoids and stories about Faneuil Hall and other sites along the Freedom Trail.
Harborfest runs July 1-4.
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New in 2016, Harborfest will feature several programming events concentrated on Christopher Columbus Park and Long Wharf, including live music, a movie screening, fine art festival Arts at Harborfest and a tje Taste of Harborfest culinary event.
For more a full list of activities, visit www.Bostonharborfest.com
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