Join us for the Town of Amherst’s Annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks Display at UMass Amherst McGuirk Stadium on Tuesday July 2. Festivities will start at 6PM with a fireworks display starting at dark.

Bring a blanket, the folding chairs, we’ll have food and beverages for sale – we want you to sit-back and relax, get a bite to eat, listen to some music and CELEBRATE at this annual tradition. Live music performances from Masala Jazz, the Amherst Community Band, and DJ Benny Black, a variety of food trucks, lawn games and fireworks.

Parking will be available on site. Parking will be free but donations are welcome.  Restroom facilities will also be available.

The day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the 13 former British colonies on July 4, 1776.

Massachusetts became the first state to recognize the Fourth of July as a statewide holiday in 1781.