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WARWICK, RI — The 58th Gaspee Days parade proceeded under clear weather in the mid 70s, with spectacles, music and booms from musket and cannon fire for spectators among the […]
Warwick, RI — Rhode Island celebrates its daring lead role in the Revolutionary War with Gaspee Days in Pawtuxet Village this weekend, honoring “The First Blow for Freedom,” the 1772 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Gloucester Light Infantry Military Militia fire their muskets at the start of the Gaspee Days Parade June 9, 2018.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Gaspee-Days-Parade-2018-19-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — The 2018 Gaspee Days Parade got a late start at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday as temperatures began to climb into the 80s, creating a perfect atmosphere for people […]
Celebrate RI’s lead role in the Revolutionary War Gaspee Days weekend honoring the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee starting with a 5K and parade Saturday.
On Saturday, June 10, Warwick celebrated “The First Blow for Freedom,” the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee by a rebellious band of Rhode Islanders, commemorated every year with Gaspee Day events, including the Gaspee Day Parade.
![[CREDIT: Beth Hurd] Members of the Lexington Minutemen emerge from the smoke of their recently fired muskets, walking along the red, white and blue-striped Gaspee Days parade route on Saturday, June 11.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Gaspee_parade-2016_03-140x140.jpg)
One unintended consequence of the recent state-wide tourism debacle was to shed a spotlight on a local annual celebration known to almost all natives of Rhode Island: the annual Gaspee Days Parade, held on Saturday, June 11.
Warwick Post has your answer, whether you’re hoping to glimpse some of the parade or just trying to describe it to friends: Warwick Post caught some highlights from the percussive spectacle and we’re sharing them with you.
The 49th Annual Gaspee Days Parade started with a bang, and kept up the percussive momentum as a string of spectacles marched past throngs along Narragansett Parkway Saturday morning.
