Marching With Pride at Edgartown Fourth of July Parade

Music and cheers were heard across Edgartown on Friday afternoon as the 181st annual Fourth of July parade wound its way through town.

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Scenes From Independence Day on Martha's Vineyard

Towns around the Island are marking Independence Day with parades, parties, and fireworks. The kids parade through the campground, the smaller Aquinnah parade and the larger parade in Edgartown are annual mainstays of the holiday.

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Islanders Celebrate Independence Day

Oak Bluffs and Aquinnah were flooded with red, white and blue Friday morning as the two towns held their annual Fourth of July parades.

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Ag Fair Switches Ride Provider

The Agricultural Society is switching things up this summer with rides provided by a new amusement company. And get your Gazette pressman hats at the 4th of July parade!

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Sun Shines Down on Annual Fourth of July Parade

The floats were out in force in this year's Fourth of July parade, from fire trucks and classic cars to the Scottish Society in kilts and playing the bagpipes to Camp Jabberwocky which decorated their red bus with a cardboard cut-out of the Olympic Rings.

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Feeling the Fourth, Step By Step

This year’s parade begins at 5 p.m. on July 4. Marchers old and new, along with their floats, will line up in the Edgartown School parking lot earlier on Thursday, and when the bell tower strikes five, they will all proceed down a well-worn path.

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Patriotism on Display in Sparkling Return of July 4 Parade

The Edgartown Fourth of July parade roared back Monday after a two-year hiatus, with Island institutions turning out in the historic Vineyard tradition.

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Fourth of July Parade Set for Grand Return

The Edgartown Fourth of July parade and fireworks show are back after a two-year pause. The select board unanimously approved the annual rite of summer at its meeting Monday.

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Little Parade, Big Impact; World War II Veterans Keep Tradition Alive
Maia Coleman

At precisely 5 p.m., World War II veterans Herb Foster, 92, and Bob Falkenberg, 93, set out on a Fourth of July procession through the streets of downtown Edgartown.

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July Fourth Parade Salutes National Day; Festivities Draw Applause from Big Crowds
Mandy Locke


Even though the sun took the Fourth of July off, people
across the Island found plenty of ways to celebrate Independence
Day.


The sharp breezes and daunting sky kept folks off the beach.
A survey of Norton Point Beach at midday showed only a handful
of people, most of whom traded sunblock for sweaters. In fact,
more state police than vacationers braved that territory.


The weather and slow morning nudged people toward their
favorite restaurants for a leisurely breakfast.

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