9am – Flag Raising Ceremony
City Hall Plaza
Rear Admiral Mark Boensel, Commander,
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic leads the Pledge of Allegiance
                       
9:30am – Boston July 4th Parade
Begins at City Hall Plaza
including Sailors from USS Hawes (FFG 53)
and USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41)

9:45am – Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Sailors of the Year from USS Hawes (FFG 53), USS Whidbey
Island (LSD 41) & USS Constitution lead
Pledge of Allegiance from balcony of Old State House

10am-6pm – Free Public Tours
USS Hawes (FFG 53): Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41): North Jetty, So. Boston Industrial Park
           
10am-6pm – Sony SOCOM
City Hall Plaza
Navy Chevy Suburban where visitors can play
Sony SOCOM, a Navy SEAL-inspired video game

11am-1pm – USS Constitution Turnaround Cruise
USS Constitution turnaround cruise with
21-gun salute off Castle Island (Noon),
South Boston, 19-gun salute at USCG base
(approximately 12:30pm)

2-6pm – Free Public Tours
USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard

2-2:30pm – Early 19th Century Gun Drills
USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard
Sailors perform boarding pike and gun drills demonstrating
how America’s Navy protected its ships from enemy boarding parties

4-4:30pm – Early 19th Century Gun Drills
USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard
Sailors perform boarding pike and gun drills demonstrating
how America’s Navy protected its ships from enemy boarding parties

8pm – Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
Hatch Shell on the Esplanade
Color guards from USS Constitution
and USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) present colors at
Hatch Shell during the Boston Pops concert and fireworks