Scituate Celebrates Heritage Days

Every year on the first weekend in August, our quaint seaside town celebrates our heritage. A whole weekend devoted to celebrating our history. Happy 472nd Birthday, Scituate! One of my favorite events is the Luminara Display along the entire coast on Friday night. Volunteers light candles (mostly in plastic cut out milk containers filled with sand) every few feet. The best way to view this is from the water (probably even better from the air!) Another event we always enjoy is the releasing of the Butterflies. A sight to behold.... Both Saturday and Sunday, Front Street in the Harbor is closed and there are all kinds of vendors selling unique and fun items. There are band performances (FAT CITY BAND!) and a few years ago they added rides for the kiddies over on Cole Parkway. I am always amazed to see all of the tourists who flock here that weekend. They almost always say "What a great town to live in!". I couldn't agree more.....