Welcome to 5 Things, your daily resource for community events and happenings in Danvers. 

1. Fireworks! Did you go to Plains Park last night? Be sure to check out our photos from the fireworks display here, and add your own to our Family Festival gallery.

2. Still want to see more? There are tons of fireworks displays taking place tonight around the North Shore area--click here to check out the schedules. 

3. A big congratulations! We learned that over the weekend two Danvers residents placed in the National Theater on Ice Competition, all the way in Cleveland, Ohio. Learn more about their win here. 

4. Parades around town: If you're looking for something to do with the kids this morning, check out today's Family Festival schedule, featuring the Horribles and Back Bay Parades. 

5. Today's weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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