A socially-distanced Fourth of July parade will take place in Aquinnah on Independence Day.
Noah Asimow
Historically cold and wet weather dampened an otherwise crowded Fourth of July weekend on the Vineyard, with police reporting busy streets, traffic jams, a few fireworks complaints and no major incidents.

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With picture-postcard summer weather and teeming crowds on beaches and downtown streets, by most accounts the Fourth of July on Martha's Vineyard went off with hardly a hitch.

Edgartown's Main Street came alive for the annual Fourth of July parade that winds through downtown streets.

Edgartown’s annual Fourth of July Parade welcomed the entire Martha's Vineyard community Monday.

Fourth of July festivities kicked off with a patriotic start this morning with two children's parades — one in the Camp Ground and another in Aquinnah.

Parades, cookouts and fireworks are all on the agenda for the national holiday. The Edgartown Fourth of July Parade steps off promptly at 5 p.m.

Friends of the Edgartown Library sponsors a special reading of Frederick Douglass’ speech, The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro.

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