# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meet Wakefield July 4th Parade Artists!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Meet the Wakefield July 4th parade artists!

The Wakefield Independence Day Committee was invited to participate in the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield’s April Art Exhibit, Demos & Sale! What better fit with the theme “Past Tense” than Wakefield’s parade that started in 1922! 

Meet Dan Benjamin, the artist who created Indy and past parade “merch” and Laurel Sullivan, the artist who designed this year’s 250th Commemorative T-Shirt. 

During the Saturday, April 18th session from 11am-2pm:
•	Purchase 250th Commemorative T-Shirts
•	Have your photo taken with TEN-foot-tall Indy
•	Take a sneak peek at the parade acts coming this July 4th
•	Get free stickers and coloring pages

See you there!

The Beebe Library will also have an exhibit at the same time! We love them! Lauren Poole did a blog on the parade...

https://wakefieldlibrary.org/a-look-back-at-the-history-of-wakefields-4th-of-july-parade/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wakefield/meet-wakefield-july-4th-parade-artists/200029880705052
- **Event Categories**: art, parades
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029880705052?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wakefield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wakefield
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Albion Cultural Exchange, 9 Albion St, Wakefield MA
- **lat**: 42.5036
- **long**: -71.0712
- **full address**: Albion Cultural Exchange, 9 Albion St, Wakefield MA, 9 Albion St, Wakefield, MA 01880-2801, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Wakefield 4th Of July Parade (https://allevents.in/org/wakefield-4th-of-july-parade/12086831)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Albion Cultural Exchange, 9 Albion St, Wakefield MA, 9 Albion St, Wakefield, MA 01880-2801, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Wakefield 4th Of July Parade
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, parades
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Meet Wakefield July 4th Parade Artists! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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