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10:00AM - 11:30AM
YANKEE HOMECOMING'S HISTORIC CEMETERY TOURS
By Ghlee Woodworth, Todd Woodworth's daughter
The Old Hill Burying Ground
Admission: $2.00
Encounter old and new friends during a fascinating and hauntingly
informative wander through Newburyport's Old Hill Burying Ground.
Those souls taking the tour should meet by
on Greenleaf Street at the entrance across the street from the Bartlet Mall. before 10:00AM.
6:25PM Start Time for 5K and 6:35PM Start Time for 10M
YANKEE HOMECOMING 10M & 5K Road Races
Sponsored by: The Provident Bank
Newburyport High School, High Street
Races are certified and sanctioned. $4,500.00 cash prizes and 70 medals will be awarded. T-Shirts available (limited). Over 3,000 runners. Races start and finish at Newburyport High School on High Street. For information call 978-376-5328. To register online, click here. For entry form, click form.
7:00PM - 9:00PM
YANKEE
HOMECOMING WATERFRONT CONCERT SERIES
Compaq Big Band
Waterfront Park
Sponsored by: TBD
Admission: Free!
When you want an experienced, professional, affordable, authentic 20-piece big band, check out the internationally acclaimed Compaq Big Band,  . They’ve kept New England swingin’ since 1975, with a big band repertoire that begins with honoring the classics from the 30s and 40s as performed by the bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and other greats. Compaq Big Band balances instrumental charts and horn features with vocal numbers such as those popularized by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bobby Darin, Frankie Randall, Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur, and many more.
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