FITCHBURG — Family-friendly activities and local patriotic gatherings provide the perfect opportunity to celebrate our nation’s birthday and the fun starts on Wednesday with the return of Fitchburg Civic Days. The popular Fitchburg Civic Days Block Party will be taking place all along Main Street and downtown on Wednesday, July 3 from 4-10 p.m.
with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Next, the annual Fourth of July parade will take place on Thursday beginning at 10 a.
m., which runs from Summer Street to the Upper Common. The WooSox Fitchburg Town Takeover is on Saturday, July 6 at 4 p.
m. at Polar Park in Worcester, and the Amazing Duck Race on Sunday, July 7 from noon-3 p.m.
at Riverfront Park. “The goal of doing this multi-day tradition is that a lot of people in Fitchburg still spend this week working and we want them to be able to attend at least one of these events,” said Civic Days Committee member Monique Reverie. Find out more info at Facebook.
com/FitchburgCivicDays. Other Fourth of July events in the region include the annual Ashby bonfire, which is set for Wednesday, July 3 from 4-10 p.m.
at Allen Field, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 from 11 a.m.-1 p.
m. at the First Church in Templeton. Fitchburg Civic Days is long-running tradition organized through the mayor’s office by a committee and supported by various city departments including Parks and Recreation, the Board of Health, the Department of Public Works, Community Development and Planni.
