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Mapping Summer Fireworks Across the Cape & Islands, 2015

By Jazmine Hogan Donaldson
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By Jazmine Hogan Donaldson

'Tis the season for pyrotechnically pleasing boom times from Bourne to Provincetown. Thus, we've put together a handy guide to fireworks happening this summer across Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Celebrations kick off in honor of the Fourth of July and continue through late August (hello, town fairs!), so be sure to take note of dates and, as always, the weather.


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Mashpee

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Mashpee fireworks blast off on July 1 at dusk at Mashpee High School with food, rides, games, and music kicking off at 5 p.m.

500 Old Barnstable Road, Mashpee, MA 02649

Falmouth

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The 35th Anniversary of the Falmouth Firework are scheduled for dusk on July 4 at Falmouth Heights Beach. Tune into PIXY 103 (102.9 FM) for pyro-appropriate beats.

Beach Road, Falmouth, MA

Barnstable

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Fireworks at dusk over Lewis Bay on July 4. The best views are from Veteran's Beach and Aselton Park.

480 Ocean Street, Hyannis, MA 02601

Provincetown

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Fireworks start at dusk on July 4 and can be viewed from any bayside beach.

Province Lands Road, Provincetown, MA 02657

Onset

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Onset Beach fireworks shoot off just over the bridge at dusk on July 4.

Onset Beach, East Wareham, MA 02538

Edgartown

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The Edgartown parade starts at exactly 5 p.m. on July 4th and the Independence Day fireworks start at dusk on the harbor.

Thayer Street, Edgartown, MA 02539

Nantucket

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Fireworks are set off from a barge at Jetties Beach at 9:00 p.m. on July 4th.

4 Bathing Beach Road, Nantucket, MA 02554

Orleans

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July 5 fireworks takes place at Rock Harbor, beginning at dusk.

Rock Harbor Road & Bay View Drive, Orleans, MA 02653

Sandwich

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The Sandwich Town Fair fireworks blast off at dusk from the Sandwich High School grounds on July 10 with a July 11 rain date.

365 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537

Dennis

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Dennis SummerFest fireworks will take place at dusk on West Dennis Beach, August 15.

Davis Beach Road, Dennis, MA 02670

Oak Bluffs

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On August 21, music in the gazebo at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks follow at Ocean Park.

Seaview Avenue & Lake Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
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Mashpee

500 Old Barnstable Road, Mashpee, MA 02649

Mashpee fireworks blast off on July 1 at dusk at Mashpee High School with food, rides, games, and music kicking off at 5 p.m.

500 Old Barnstable Road, Mashpee, MA 02649

Falmouth

Beach Road, Falmouth, MA

The 35th Anniversary of the Falmouth Firework are scheduled for dusk on July 4 at Falmouth Heights Beach. Tune into PIXY 103 (102.9 FM) for pyro-appropriate beats.

Beach Road, Falmouth, MA

Barnstable

480 Ocean Street, Hyannis, MA 02601

Fireworks at dusk over Lewis Bay on July 4. The best views are from Veteran's Beach and Aselton Park.

480 Ocean Street, Hyannis, MA 02601

Provincetown

Province Lands Road, Provincetown, MA 02657

Fireworks start at dusk on July 4 and can be viewed from any bayside beach.

Province Lands Road, Provincetown, MA 02657

Onset

Onset Beach, East Wareham, MA 02538

Onset Beach fireworks shoot off just over the bridge at dusk on July 4.

Onset Beach, East Wareham, MA 02538

Edgartown

Thayer Street, Edgartown, MA 02539

The Edgartown parade starts at exactly 5 p.m. on July 4th and the Independence Day fireworks start at dusk on the harbor.

Thayer Street, Edgartown, MA 02539

Nantucket

4 Bathing Beach Road, Nantucket, MA 02554

Fireworks are set off from a barge at Jetties Beach at 9:00 p.m. on July 4th.

4 Bathing Beach Road, Nantucket, MA 02554

Orleans

Rock Harbor Road & Bay View Drive, Orleans, MA 02653

July 5 fireworks takes place at Rock Harbor, beginning at dusk.

Rock Harbor Road & Bay View Drive, Orleans, MA 02653

Sandwich

365 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537

The Sandwich Town Fair fireworks blast off at dusk from the Sandwich High School grounds on July 10 with a July 11 rain date.

365 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537

Dennis

Davis Beach Road, Dennis, MA 02670

Dennis SummerFest fireworks will take place at dusk on West Dennis Beach, August 15.

Davis Beach Road, Dennis, MA 02670

Oak Bluffs

Seaview Avenue & Lake Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

On August 21, music in the gazebo at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks follow at Ocean Park.

Seaview Avenue & Lake Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557