Blessing of the Fleet
New Bedford: Held annually on the Fourth of July weekend More info: Chamber of Commerce (508) 999-5231

Provincetown: June 2-24
www.provincetownportuguesefestival.com

Gloucester: June 2-July 1
www.stpetersfiesta.org

Fourth of July Celebrations
Most coastal towns with a harbor in Massachusetts host a fireworks display on or around July 4. Check with the Chamber of Commerce in the town you’re interested in specifics.

Castles (and more) Made of Sand
Beverly has an annual Labor Day “end of summer” sandcastle contest
(978) 922-2934  www.beverlyfarms.org/calendar/month.php

Ispwich The nationally renowned “Sandblast!” is held every August on Crane Beach
(978) 356-4351 (events posted quarterly)  www.thetrustees.org/pages/123_events_search.cfm

Mashpee South Cape Beach held annually in July (508) 477-0792
www.ci.mashpee.ma.us/pages/mashpeeMA_leisure/spring/events

Nantucket Jetties Beach August 18, 2007
www.nantucketchamber.org

Winthrop “Sandcastle Festival & Family Day” at Yirrell Beach (617) 846-9898