Boston
Harborfest 2010 is a six-day long Fourth of July festival that
showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American
Revolution: the historic City of Boston.
The award-winning
festival strives to honor and remember the past, celebrate the present
and educate the future with reenactments, concerts, historical tours
and much, much more.
Over 200
Daily
Events during the weeklong festival are concentrated in Boston's
historic downtown and waterfront districts, with sponsored
Main Events
on Boston's City Hall Plaza.
Over the years, Harborfest
has grown from a local event to a national celebration. In 1982 there
were 35 activities over the course of three days.
Now in its 24th year,
Harborfest is considered
to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors
enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
There's no better place to celebrate our nation's
independence than at
Boston
Harborfest: June 29- July 4, 2010!
GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING POP
ICON NEIL DIAMOND WILL PERFORM ON THE "BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS
SPECTACULAR," AN ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL HOSTED BY "THE
LATE LATE SHOW'S" CRAIG FERGUSON, TO BE BROADCAST LIVE
SATURDAY, JULY 4 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Ferguson, In His Third Consecutive
Year As Host, Will Travel Straight From USO Tour with
American Troops to Boston for the Annual 4th of July
Celebration.
Grammy® Award-winning
pop icon Neil Diamond will perform on the BOSTON POPS
FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, an entertainment special to be
broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston,
Saturday, July 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, live
ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Craig Ferguson (CBS's "The Late
Late Show with Craig Ferguson"), in his third consecutive
year as host of the special, will travel directly from
a week-long USO tour overseas with U.S. troops to Boston
for the annual
4th of July event.
Diamond will perform
some of his classic hits with The Boston Pops Esplanade
Orchestra under the direction of conductor Keith Lockhart.
The BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR,
in its 36th year, is the orchestra's annual free outdoor
Fourth of July concert and is sponsored by Liberty Mutual
Group, one of America's leading insurance companies.
The final 21 minutes of the broadcast, featuring the
spectacular fireworks display, will be presented commercial
free by Liberty Mutual Group.
