Register Here for the Parade!

Boat Registration will be open from May 15 until June 27, or until space is full.

See below for more information!

Parade and Registration Information

  • All participants must be registered with their entry numbers visible on their Starboard side.

  • Entry numbers and information can be picked up from Hyannis Marina, Hyannis Yacht Club, or the Cape Cod Maritime Museum on July 2nd and 3rd  from 10am until 4pm (6pm at Hyannis Marina). Participants will be informed of their entry number pickup location ahead of time.

  • Staging for the parade will begin around 2:45pm on July 4th between the green channel marker 15 and the Hyannis Yacht Club Dock. Participants will be led in by a Parade Marshal by 3:15pm starting with vessels over 30’ and followed by vessels 30’ and under. 

  • All participants please monitor VHF Ch. 13 at all times from staging area until parade is concluded for directions.

  • The parade will be ONE pass through the inner harbor.

  • Please keep 50 feet behind the boater in front of you! In case there is a need to pause for the ferries, boaters will need space to come to a stop and hold their positions. 

  • There will be two parade marshals standing by the Steamship Authority docks and Hy-Line ferry docks with STOP/GO signs. Please pay attention to them and VHF Ch. 13 to ensure the safety of all participants! 

  • There will be three prizes for the most patriotic boats in each category: under 30ft, and 30 ft and over. Judges will be staged above the Hyannis Marina Fuel Dock. Winners will be announced around 4:30pm at the Aselton Park stage before band performances. Winning participants can pick up their prizes at the Hyannis Marina fuel dock on July 5th and 6th from 10am until 6pm.

FAQs

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  • Staging for the Boats in the parade will begin around 2:45pm on July 4th between the green channel marker 15 and the Hyannis Yacht Club Dock. The parade itself will begin about 3:00 PM, subject to weather and ferry traffic. Onlookers can watch the parade from land at Bismore Park on Ocean Street. Limited paid parking spaces and lots are close by; the town parking areas are a short distance from all the activities, including Bismore Park.

  • Please click on the ‘Register' Here’ button above. Registration will be open from May 15 until June 27, or until space is full. Please fill in the requested information about yourself and your boat, and you will receive a follow-up message after you submit the form which will have the pickup location for your entry number.

  • No, but participants are encouraged to make a donation to support the Cape Cod Maritime Museum.

  • There will be two judging categories, and three prizes in each for the most patriotic boats in the parade. The two categories are by vessel size: up to 30 feet, and 30 ft and above.

    Judges will be staged above the Hyannis Marina Fuel Dock. Winners will be announced around 4:30pm at the Aselton Park stage before band performances. Winning participants can pick up their prizes at the Hyannis Marina fuel dock on July 5th and 6th from 10am until 6pm.

  • No. In 2022, the Hyannis Main Street Parade was disbanded due to lack of participation and the focus was turned to enhancing the existing Boat Parade operated by Hyannis Marina in coordination with the Cape Cod Maritime Museum and Hyannis Yacht Club.