BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston Harborfest kicked off in Downtown Crossing Friday with the first of a slate of Fourth of July festivities set to continue in Boston throughout the coming days.

Harborfest is one of the nation’s larger Fourth of July festivals, including live music, entertainment, historical reenactments and a chowder fest over five days. 

Beyond Friday’s events, there will be a fireworks show Saturday night and a patriotic Pooch-a-palooza and pet marketplace on Sunday at 12 p.m. 

The schedule includes more events on Monday. On Tuesday, events will begin at 9 a.m. with an Independence Day parade. The Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular is scheduled to then end the day’s programming. 

You can watch the show on 7NEWS. 

The show is produced by and is also airing on Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio. 

The show is sponsored by Morgan Stanley. 

Tune in at 8 p.m. on the fourth to catch all the excitement. 

See a full schedule of Harborfest events here.

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