Onset adds summer flare at annual Illumination Night

Lydia Goerner
Jul 30, 2017
A fire dancer from Circus Dynamics prepares to juggle his flaming batons. BY LYDIA GOERNER

Thousands of red flares, some sparklers, light-up toys and fire dancers sparkled across Onset Beach Saturday night at the annual Illumination Night.

Illumination Night, one of the Onset Bay Association's many events of the summer, drew thousands of people to Onset to celebrate summer. The evening included a music parade featuring the Second Line Social Aid Pleasure Society Brass Band and a fire dancing performance by Circus Dynamics.

The main event came at 9 p.m., when the Onset Fire horn sounded and the flares were lit from Burgess Point to Shell Point.

Illumination Night has been an Onset tradition for over 100 years and brings many Wareham residents and visitors from out of town. The event was paid for in part by a Festivals Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

For information on upcoming Onset Bay Association events, visit www.onsetbay.org.

A fire dancer from Circus Dynamics prepares to juggle his flaming batons. BY LYDIA GOERNER
Thousands of red flares line Onset Beach for half an hour on Saturday night. BY LYDIA GOERNER
The Second Line Social Aid Pleasure Society Brass Band heads down Onset Avenue. BY LYDIA GOERNER
The fire dancing troupe performed on the beach after sunset. BY LYDIA GOERNER
Residents and tourists visited Onset Beach to see the waterfront illuminated. BY LYDIA GOERNER
Vendors sold light-up toys to add to the sparkling beach. BY LYDIA GOERNER
Onset Pier shone brightly Saturday night. BY LYDIA GOERNER
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