Tewksbury Will Have Fireworks for the Fourth of July

It’s official! Tewksbury will have fireworks Fourth of July weekend.

Event organizers say the fireworks are scheduled to go off on Sunday, July 5 at 9:30 p.m. (weather dependent). There will be music beforehand starting at 7 p.m. before ending with the fireworks display. In addition, family day activities kick off Sunday morning.

Last year, plans for fireworks in town had to be scratched, when organizers couldn’t find a location to hold a carnival to pay for the fireworks. This year everything went as planned and the town gets to have its Fourth of July celebration.

Mark Kratman, a selectman and member of the Friends of the Tewksbury Patriotic Activities Committee, said this year’s carnival was a success and enough money was made to have fireworks this year.

All events will be held at the Livingston Street Playground.

Family activities, organized by Community Services Director John Lyons’ staff, kick off Sunday morning July 5 at 8:30 a.m. with a breakfast at the recreation center, followed by the Mr. and Mrs. Tewksbury Competition for Children, a bicycle decorating contest, a basketball hoop shoot, sack races, pie eating contests, hot dogs, ice cream and more for ages 11 and under. Events are expected to wrap up around 1 p.m. Before starting back up Sunday night at 7 p.m. From 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. there will be musical entertainment before the fireworks go off at 9:30 p.m.

Traffic Impacts

Officials say the traffic from Main Street entering Livingston Street, as well as East Street entering Livingston Street, will be shut down at roughly 9 p.m. Sunday night (or as soon as the parking lots are full). After the display has ended, all traffic from the upper lot (Hazel Field) will be directed toward Main Street.