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After 44 Years in Bourne, Scallop Festival Moving to E. Falmouth Fairgrounds

Last month's Bourne Scallop Festival apparently was the last to go by that name, as the annual event is moving to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth for its 45th year in 2014.

Last month's Bourne Scallop Festival apparently was the last to go by that name, as the annual event is moving to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth for its 45th year in 2014.

"The Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce is making this major change to ensure better public safety, give the event much needed space to grow, ample parking and to ensure the event's future as one of the premier festivals on Cape Cod," according to a post on the festival's Facebook page.

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