Chelmsford 4th Of July Fireworks 2020 Canceled

CHELMSFORD, MA – July 4 events across the country will not look the same this year thanks to the coronavirus. Many cities and towns have been forced to cancel the annual Fourth of July events, including Chelmsford.

"The Chelmsford Parade Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel this years July 4th Independence Day Parade," organizers announced earlier this year. "The health and well-being of everyone in our community is paramount and the current Covid-19 virus situation has made it impossible to facilitate a large gathering. We will be back with a terrific parade in 2021!"

Although Chelmsford’s fireworks, the parade, Country Fair and Carson Road Race have been canceled, look for online events to pop up. And there are plenty of places to take the family to enjoy a picnic or a hike in the name of Independence Day.

One event to tune into? Although the Boston July 4 Fireworks show was canceled, the iconic Boston Pops will still hold a musical performance online.

The event will air on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and Boston's WHDH-TV at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4. Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes will also be available to live stream at Bloomberg.com.

Know of an online event planned for the holiday? Let us know! Post it below and send it to Chelmsford@Patch.com and we'll include it here.