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A patriotic party in pictures: Acton’s Fourth of July Picnic in the Park

Hot dogs, music, games, and a sea of flags… Acton’s Fourth of July Picnic in the Park had it all.

Adair Klinge, 6, of Acton, leads the way during the Picnic in the Park bike parade on July 4. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge

Hot dogs, music, games… and a sea of flags: Acton’s Fourth of July Picnic in the Park had it all.

Photographer Ken McGagh caught the red, white, and blue spirit of the day in pictures.

Children compete in the potato sack race during Acton’s annual Fourth of July Picnic in the Park at Emerson Playground, July 4, 2024. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Acton Firefighter Ian Ford helps Emily Shantz-Vogt, 7, of Arlington, shoot the fire hose during the annual Fourth of July Picnic in the Park. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Joan Ferguson and her grandson Ben Besserer, 7, left, both of Acton, and George Papanicolauo of Nashua, New Hampshire and his niece, Kalliope Koveos, 9, compete in the wheelbarrow race on the Fourth of July Picnic. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Patriotically coiffed Zalie Wheeler, 10, draws during the annual Fourth of July Picnic in the Park at Emerson Playground. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Jim Muller, left, and Richard Stillman of the bluegrass band Southern Rail perform at the Fourth of July Picnic in the Park. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Zion Archibald, 13, of Bedford, competes in the sponge toss on July 4. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Kate Sexauer digs into a hot dog before performing with the Acton Band during the town’s annual Fourth of July Picnic in the Park. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
Adair Klinge, 6, of Acton, leads the way during the Picnic in the Park bike parade on July 4. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge

See Ken McGagh’s July 4 photos for The Acton Bridge

from The North Bridge here

and The Robbins House here.

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