Stars & Stripes Freedom Festival Celebrates
4th of July in Fernandina Beach
Celebrate Independence Day with your family and join your neighbors and friends at the Stars & Stripes Freedom Festival, to be held in Central Park in Fernandina Beach on Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.!
A Touch-A-Truck Public Safety display will include Law Enforcement Vehicles, Fire Apparatus, Muscle cars, Various trucks, boats, motorcycles, dump trucks, excavators, front-end loaders, school buses, tow trucks and other vehicles and machinery. Visitors can meet some of the personnel who protect, serve and work in our community and learn about functions and features of these vehicles. Other activities include a Parent-Child Look-A-Like Contest, an All American Apple Pie Contest, Fun for the Kids playground, arts and crafts show, food, vendors and more. Parents and kids can make a thank you card to send to a member of the active military at the Craft Center. The featured band will be "Face for Radio". There will also be several performances by "Classic Ballroom" dancers.
July 4th 10-2 Schedule
Pirate Stage
10:00 – 10:10 Opening (Prayer, National Anthem, Release of Doves)
10:10 – 10:40 Face for Radio
10:40 – 10:50 Classic Ballroom Dancers
10:50 – 10:55 Announcements
10:55 – 11:25 Face for Radio
11:25 – 11:35 Classic Ballroom Dancers
11:35 – 12:05 Face for Radio
12:05 – 12:15 Announce winners of Apple Pie contest / thank sponsors / information
12:15 – 12:30 Classic Ballroom Dancers
12:30 – 1:00 Face for Radio
1:00 – 1:30 Parent / Child look a like contest
1:30 – 2:00 Face for Radio
Note
This schedule of events is subject to change.
Games and times
Caterpillar Race 10:45
Water Balloon Toss 11:15
Tug O War 11:45
Caterpillar Race 12:15
Water Balloon Toss 12:45
Tug O War 1:15
During the event, Florida Public Utilities personnel will be collecting non perishable food items for the Barnabas Center food pantry.
Stars and Stripes Independence Day Parade
Sponsored by Shiny Badges Ball Inc. and The City of Fernandina Beach
Line up starts at 6:00 pm at Buccaneer Field, Parade begins at 7:00 pm
Entry Fee $10.00
FREE concert at 8:00 pm at the Foot of Centre St.
The "Sine Nomine Singers" and the New Horizons Band of the Amelia Arts Academy will perform a free Stars and Stripes Freedom Festival Concert at the end of Centre Street. Selections will include patriotic, Americana folk music, a selection of marches and other music in the spirit of
Independence Day.
STARS & STRIPES FREEDOM FESTIVAL
CONCERT PROGRAM
Featuring: New Horizons Band (Amelia Arts Academy)
Sine Nomine Community Choir Cohan Celebration............................... Band and Choir Strike Up the Band............................................... Band
Washington Post.................................................... Band
Lift Every Voice and Sing..................................... Choir Down By the Riverside......................................... Choir America the Beautiful.......................... Band and Choir
God Bless The Child.............................................. Choir
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.......................................Choir Armed Forces Salute............................ Band and Choir
National Emblem.................................................... Band
American Patrol...................................................... Band
Navy Hymn............................................ Band and Choir
My Country ‘Tis of Thee........................................ Choir Stephen Foster Medley.......................................... Choir
El Capitan................................................................. Band
Billboard March....................................................... Band
Americana Suite....................................................... Choir Patriotic Sing-a-long............................... Band and Choir
Stars and Stripes Forever........................................ Band
The Star Spangled Banner...................... Band and Choir
At approximately 9:30 pm The City of Fernandina Beach Presents:
The Annual July 4th Firework Show (Downtown Fernandina Beach)
For more information, to participate, volunteer, or to be a sponsor, contact:
Marty Scott (904) 753-4467
Arlene Scott (904) 753-8774
Fax (904) 321- 5643
Email shinybadgesball@gmail.com
Applications for Arts and Crafts Vendor, Commercial vendor, Contests and Parade.
Apple Pie Contest Parent / Child Look-a-like
Arts and Crafts Vendor Commercial Vendor
Vendor Guidelines
Parade Application Parade Guidelines
2009 Stars and Stripes Freedom Festival Sponsor / Donation Form
Schedule of Events
Poster
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Special Thanks To:
Upholstery Plus...
