Travel and Leisure Lists Falmouth Fireworks in Top Ten

June 26, 10:39 AMCape Cod Travel ExaminerDawn M Smith

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Enjoy 4th of July fireworks on Cape Cod/Álvaro Daniel González Lamarque

Cape Cod is now officially one of the best places to go for 4th of July fireworks displays, according to Travel and Leisure.

This little Cape Cod village not only puts on a great fireworks show overlooking Nantucket Sound, it does so solely on business and individual donations, unlike most of the heavy hitting competition it faced in earning a top ten ranking.

The Travel and Leisure top ten list criteria
Timing and choreographing the fireworks to the music were considered crucial to making the top ten 4th of July list. Travel and Leisure also took into account historical significance, physical location and the actual display itself.

The Travel and Leisure top ten fireworks list:

1. Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
2. Washington DC’s A Capital Fourth
3. Lake Tahoe’s Lights on the Lake
4. Macy’s Fireworks Display in New York City
5. Philadelphia’s Sunoco Welcome to America Festival
6. Go 4 th on the River in New Orleans
7. The Fireworks at Mount Rushmore
8. Addison Texas: Kaboom Town
9. Ala Moana Fireworks on Oahu Hawaii
10. Falmouth Fireworks on Cape Cod

Seeing the Falmouth fireworks display
In 2009, the fireworks display will be dedicated to the 150 th anniversary of the birth of hometown girl, Katherine Lee Bates, who wrote America the Beautiful. The fireworks, which take place just off of Falmouth Heights Beach, can be viewed from any of Falmouth’s beaches.

Where to see 4th of July fireworks on Cape Cod
While the Travel and Leisure top ten award makes Falmouth a popular choice, there are several other shows over the holiday weekend, All fireworks displays are free to the public.

• July 1 – Mashpee High School 9 pm (rain date July 2)
• July 2 – Sesuit Harbor in East Dennis 9 pm
• July 3 – Orleans at Rock Harbor 8:30 pm (rain date July 5)
• July 4 –Provincetown Harbor  9pm
• July 4 – Falmouth at Falmouth Heights Beach  9 pm (rain date July 6)
• July 4 – Town of Barnstable at Hyannis on Lewis Bay 9 pm