Boston Harborfest [07/02/25]

From Wednesday, July 2, through Friday, July 4, Boston Harborfest features hundreds of activities over Independence Day week at Boston’s most iconic historic landmarks. This family-friendly event is one of the country’s largest Fourth of July festivals, with activities across Boston, including Downtown Crossing, Christopher Columbus Park, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and of course on the Harbor itself. Activities include the annual opening ceremony, historical reenactments, live musical entertainment, fireworks, and much more!

Event Highlights:

Music & Live Performances

Living historians and an array of local musical acts across all genres will perform in Downtown Crossing, free and for all to enjoy.

Boston Harborfest Fireworks

Visible from several vantage points along the Inner Harbor, the Harborfest Fireworks return to provide a spectacular display for all to enjoy. The fireworks will be launched from a barge at Boston’s Long Wharf.

Waterfront Concert and Artisan Market

Enjoy an afternoon of diverse live music and children’s activities within the breezy confines of Cristopher Columbus Waterfront Park, and stroll the adjacent Greenway Artisan Market.

SCHEDULE:

Wed July 2 2025

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM USS Constitution Museum ($)

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Massachusetts State House Tours

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Freedom Trail® Tours

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM King’s Chapel Tours ($)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Old North Church & Historic Site ($)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Old South Meeting House & Old State House ($)

10:00 AM - 5:15 PM Paul Revere House ($)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM USS Constitution

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Faneuil Hall & Visitor Center

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Boston Harborfest Kickoff Ceremony

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Soul Amazing

1:00 PM - 2:45 PM The Rubin Brothers

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM S AND R

2:00 PM - 7:30 PM Beer Garden ($)

2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Re-Enactors & Entertainment

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Maddi Ryan

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Rob Thackery and the Lighthouse Route Band

3:00 PM - 4:45 PM The Grousemen

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Rob Thackery and the Lighthouse Route Band

4:00 PM - 5:45 PM Innovation Trail — Hidden History Tour ($)

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM The Femmes

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Hill House the Band

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Last Minute

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM After-hours Special Program: Explore the Siege of Boston at the Paul Revere House

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Revelry on Griffin’s Wharf ($)

7:45 PM - 9:15 PM Pre-Fireworks Concert

9:15 PM - 9:30 PM Boston Harborfest Fireworks

Thu July 3 2025

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM USS Constitution Museum ($)

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM USS Donald Cook Tours

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Massachusetts State House Tours

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Freedom Trail® Tours

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM King’s Chapel Tours ($)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Old North Church & Historic Site ($)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Old South Meeting House & Old State House ($)

10:00 AM - 5:15 PM Paul Revere House ($)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Bunker Hill Monument

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM USS Constitution

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Faneuil Hall & Visitor Center

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Salute to the U.S. Army 250th

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Macy's Great American Fashion Show

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Sweet Harmony

2:00 PM - 7:30 PM Beer Garden ($)

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Unlikely Strummers

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Sweet Harmony

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM S AND R

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Lucky 13

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Hill House the Band

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM The Banging 88’s

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Shore Leave Block Party - Soul of Boston

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Writing a Revolution: The Letters of John & Abigail Adams 1773-1776 ($)

Fri July 4 2025

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM USS Constitution Museum ($)

9:00 AM - 10:00 PM City of Boston 4th of July Procession

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Reading of the Declaration of Independence

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM USS Donald Cook Tours

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Freedom Trail® Tours

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM King’s Chapel Tours ($)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Old South Meeting House & Old State House ($)

10:00 AM - 5:15 PM Paul Revere House ($)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Bunker Hill Monument

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM USS Constitution

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Faneuil Hall & Visitor Center

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Celebrate the Fourth at Old North ($)

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Annual Oration

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums Concert

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular