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Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, located about five miles (8 km) north of downtown Boston. The beach is over three miles long. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area, and in 1896, it became the first public beach in the United States. It is still easily accessible by the MBTA Blue Line from Boston, and can accommodate as many as one million visitors in a weekend during its annual sand sculpture competition.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”62px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Narrow Gauge Railroad” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15703″ date_year=”1875″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”bottom” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-train” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]The Narrow Gauge Railroad was constructed to stretch along the beach to connect Lynn, Revere Beach, and East Boston which increased the area’s popularity.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Massachusetts legislature” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15704″ date_year=”1895″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-account_balance” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]The Massachusetts legislature seized nearly three miles of private seacoast land for the Metropolitan Park Commission.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”First American public beach” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15705″ date_year=”1896″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-beach_access” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Charles Eliot was selected to decide how Revere Beach Reservation could be best used by the public. As a result, Revere Beach became the first American public beach with about 45,000 people attending opening day on July 12, 1896.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Revere Beach Boulevard” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15706″ date_year=”1897″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-directions_car” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]
John O’Brien & Company begin construction on the Revere Beach Driveway that would later become known as Revere Beach Boulevard.
[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Dance Pavilion” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15707″ date_year=”1900″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”entypo” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Revere Beach had many dance pavilions beginning in 1900. Many famous people performed here and during the 1930’s it was famed for dance marathons.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”The Hippodrome” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15708″ date_year=”1903″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-horse” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Built in 1903, the Hippodrome was the iconic carousel on Revere Beach.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Wonderland Park” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15709″ date_year=”1906″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-local_play” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Wonderland Park opened this year as America’s foremost self-contained amusement park and is said to be some of the inspiration for Disneyland.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Wonderland Park Closes” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15710″ date_year=”1911″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-confirmation_number” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Due to financial problems, Wonderland Park closed after six years.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Cyclone Roller Coaster” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15711″ date_year=”1925″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-wb_sunny” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]An all wood roller coaster was built by Harry Travers called the Cyclone Roller Coaster. At the time, it was the world’s fastest and largest roller coaster and existed for nearly 50 years.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Wonderland Dog Track” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15712″ date_year=”1935″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-paw” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Wonderland Park reopened as Wonderland Dog Track.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Kelly’s Roast Beef” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15713″ date_year=”1951″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-bread-slice” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Kelly’s Roast Beef has been a staple at Revere Beach since 1951. It was here in Revere where they came up with the famous Original Roast Beef Sandwich.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”The Blizzard of ‘78″ title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15714″ date_year=”1978″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-snowflake” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]The Blizzard of ‘78 can be viewed as the start of the rebirth of Revere Beach. Many shops and businesses were wrecked, leading to culminating with a new Wonderland Station, the start of the condominium phase on Ocean Avenue, and the taking of land that was turned into a park on Revere Beach Boulevard.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Revitalize The Beach” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15715″ date_year=”1992″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-water” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]After efforts by the state and the city of Revere to revitalize the beach, it reopened in May 1992 with replenished sand and restored pavilions. [/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Three-day Celebration” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15716″ date_year=”1996″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-glass-cheers” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Revere commemorated the centennial of the first opening of Revere Beach with a three-day celebration.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”The BEACH Act” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15717″ date_year=”2000″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-swimmer” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]The passage of the BEACH Act led to a concentrated effort to improve the water quality of Revere Beach and other Massachusetts beaches.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”National Historic Landmark” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15718″ date_year=”2003″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-award” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]On May 27, 2003, Revere Beach was designated a National Historic Landmark.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”International Sand Sculpting Sculpture Festival” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15719″ date_year=”2004″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fab fa-fort-awesome” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]This was the first year of the International Sand Sculpting Sculpture Festival. Every year the exhibition has a different theme; the first year’s theme was Tales of Enchantment.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”Landscaping & Sidewalks” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15720″ date_year=”2007″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”both” date_position=”left” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_type=”material” timeline_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-local_florist” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]Revere Beach Boulevard was redesigned with new landscaping and sidewalks, and improved parking.[/mgt_timeline_wp][mgt_timeline_wp title=”125th Anniversary” title_color=”#0c416b” timeline_image=”15721″ date_year=”2021″ date_month=”” year_color=”#f36a22″ text_bg_color=”#ffffff” dots_position=”top” line_color=”#18748f” url=”https://www.internationalsandsculptingfestival.com/” timeline_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-birthday-cake” icon_color=”#f36a22″ icon_color_bg=”#0d4671″ border_style=”square” block_shadow_effect=”true”]On July 13, 2021, Revere Beach celebrates its 125th Anniversary with live music and fireworks put on by the City of Revere and Revere Beach Partnership.[/mgt_timeline_wp][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1626626897826{background-color: #ffffff !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
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The 2021 International Sand Sculpting Festival was an amazing success. Thank you to the over 1,000,000 who came down to America’s first public beach and enjoyed the magnificent sand sculpting competition. We are already planning for 2022 and can’t wait to share new details as we get closer.
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