Beach businesses are hopeful warm weather and live entertainment will result in a successful holiday weekend despite a year without a fireworks show on the Fourth of July.
The fireworks show, also a weekly Wednesday night staple at Hampton Beach, was canceled for Independence Day this year, not due to the coronavirus pandemic but nearby nesting piping plovers whose eggs are yet to hatch. Hampton Beach Village District Commissioner and Selectman Chuck Rage is optimistic families will return to the beach to enjoy what is available – the sand, restaurants, shops and live entertainment by the Seashell Stage.