If you plan to attend this year's 41st Annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, you're going to want to keep reading. Our guide has all the relevant info you will need, including parking info, what you can and can't bring to the event and news on who is performing.

According to Boston.com, the concert is free and will start at 8:30 pm with fireworks afterwards beginning at 10:30 pm. The venue for the Boston Pops concert is the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell. Keith Lockhart will lead the show and guest performances will be provided by The Beach boys, Megan Hilty, Joe Mcintyre and the Boston Children's Chorus. 

Radio coverage will be provided by WBZ NewsRadio 1030 AM (starting at 7 pm) and WCRB-FM Classical 99.5 (starting at 8 pm). You will also be able to watch the event live online via cbsboston.com and BostonPopsJuly4th.org. CBS will also broadcast the event on WBZ-TV starting at 8 pm.  

Schedule of Events for July 4th

9:00 am Oval and Island open

12:00 pm Recorded music begins in Boston

4:30 pm Recorded music begins in Cambridge

7:00 pm WBZ News Radio 1030 simulcast starts

7:50 pm Live web stream starts

8:00 pm Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular begins on WBZ-TV Boston

8:30 pm Concert starts

10:30 pm Fireworks start

11:00 pm Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular ends

Security

The Oval and the Island are the only two secured areas surrounding the venue. Those attending will have to go through a bag screening before entering the two areas and will be given a wristband upon entering each one.

Admission is limited for these areas and no more wristbands will be given out once these areas are deemed full, so you may want to arrive early just in case.

Additional bicycle restrictions are being implemented this year, and according to the Massachusetts State Police, bikes will not be permitted inside the secure areas at the Oval and the Island. The rest of the Esplanade area is fine for bicyclists, however, you can't leave your bike unattended and you can't lock bikes to fences and poles. 

Construction on the Longfellow Bridge will prevent any fireworks watching from there this year, and boaters are not permitted between the bridge and the firework barges due to the barges being moved further west toward the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge.

What You Can't Bring:

Backpacks or shopping bags

Coolers on wheels

Firearms, weapons, sharp objects or fireworks

Glass containers

Cans

Alcohol or pre-mixed beverages

All liquids must be in sealed, clear plastic containers and must not exceed 2 liters

Grilling equipment, propane tanks or open flames

What You Can Bring

Personal items must be in clear bags (small purses and diaper bags are OK)

Tents and canopies must not have sides and must not be larger than 10X10

Blankets or tarps must be smaller than 10X12

Folding chairs or beach chairs are allowed

Parking Info

Event organizers do not recommend driving and parking near the venue, but instead are advising people to take either the subway or commuter rail to the Esplanade. However, if you do drive to the are, there are multiple parking garages near the Hatch Shell.

For more information visit july4th.org.