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Swampscott Harbor Festival

Save the date for the annual kick-off to summer season!

This article was submitted by Sandy Moltz of the Swampscott Public Library.

The annual Swampscott Harbor Festival will be Saturday, June 25th at Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott. 

Rotary will sell coffee and donuts starting at 10, and pizza until 1 pm.  They are raffling a sea kayak and will pull the winning ticket after the Duct Tape Regatta. 

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Raffle rickets for the 17' Atlantic North Shore Sea Kayak are available from any Swampscott Rotarian for $10/each or 5 for $40. Ticket sales will be limited to 400! 

The Rotary will run the popular Duct Tape Regatta at 11 a.m., with all proceeds used to fund Clean Water projects.  The rules and entry form can be found on their website: www.swampscottrotary.org

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The Swampscott Yacht Club will have a Blessing of the Fleet at 2 p.m. and will be selling lunches.    As part of the harbor festival, the Swampscott Public Library will again have the local teen band concert, this year entitled:  Newest Wave. 

The concert will run from 4 to 9 p.m.  There will be 10 bands, representing the hottest teen groups on the North Shore.  There will be a bonfire on the beach after the concert, weather permitting.  

Fisherman's Beach is located near the Swampscott Yacht Club at 425 Humphrey Street, Swampscott.  There is no charge for attending these programs.

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