Expect cannon fire and Coast Guard flares over Gloucester Harbor today: Community Safety Day on Harbor Loop

If you hear a cannon or see flares over Gloucester Harbor today, it is planned.

Gloucester's Community Safety Day is Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Harbor Loop, the city announced Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard and the National Guard will give demonstrations, and the city warned that they may be loud enough to hear well beyond the event.

The schedule

• 11 a.m.: cannon firing by the National Guard.
• Noon: a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter swim rescue demonstration.
• 1 p.m.: a live flare demonstration by the Coast Guard.

The city's notice did not list parking, road closures or other activities.

The weather

The National Weather Service expects a sunny Saturday in Gloucester, with a high near 61 and a light northeast wind. Low tide in the harbor is at 10:48 a.m. See the full weekend forecast and tides.

The safety day is one of several things going on around Cape Ann this weekend, including the Generous Gardeners dahlia sale on Stacy Boulevard at 10 a.m.

Earlier coverage: This weekend on Cape Ann (Oct. 3) rounds up the weekend's events. This week on Cape Ann (Sept. 30) listed the safety day before a time and place were posted.