31st annual 4th of July Celebration
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The City of Winter Park invites you to attend the 31st Annual 4th of July Celebration, Friday, July 3, from 6 to 9 p.m., in Central Park and the West Meadow. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs, and wear your red, white and blue to enjoy an evening of patriotic celebration in honor of our country’s semiquincentennial.
The festivities begin at 6 p.m. on the main stage with opening remarks from Mayor Sheila DeCiccio along with the National Anthem. The event will continue with music from the Bach
Festival Choir and Brass Ensemble led by Dr. John Sinclair. Activities will feature a Kids Zone in the West Meadow with carnival midway games, bounce slides, face painters, Kona Ice® and more, hosted by the Parks & Recreation Department. Winter Park Electric will sponsor FREE individual mini pies and water (while supplies last). The annual children’s bicycle parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. and military veterans are invited to march behind the children this year in honor of our country’s 250th birthday. Children can bring their bicycles already decorated or decorate them at the corner of Park Avenue and Morse Boulevard. Veterans are encouraged to
line up behind the children and march to the main stage for the patriotic tribute.
At 7 p.m., a special Happy Birthday America Patriotic Tribute will be presented on the main stage, compliments of AdventHealth. Birthday cake and ice cream will be served (while supplies last) graciously provided by The Glass Knife and Kilwins® in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
In conjunction with city festivities, The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art will celebrate 31 years on Park Avenue with its Independence Day Celebration. The museum, which is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with FREE admission to its galleries from Friday through Sunday, July 3-5. The Winter Park History Museum, located at 200 W. New England Ave. (north end of the historic Farmers’ Market building), will also be open with FREE admission from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 3,
and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 4.
The festivities begin at 6 p.m. on the main stage with opening remarks from Mayor Sheila DeCiccio along with the National Anthem. The event will continue with music from the Bach
Festival Choir and Brass Ensemble led by Dr. John Sinclair. Activities will feature a Kids Zone in the West Meadow with carnival midway games, bounce slides, face painters, Kona Ice® and more, hosted by the Parks & Recreation Department. Winter Park Electric will sponsor FREE individual mini pies and water (while supplies last). The annual children’s bicycle parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. and military veterans are invited to march behind the children this year in honor of our country’s 250th birthday. Children can bring their bicycles already decorated or decorate them at the corner of Park Avenue and Morse Boulevard. Veterans are encouraged to
line up behind the children and march to the main stage for the patriotic tribute.
At 7 p.m., a special Happy Birthday America Patriotic Tribute will be presented on the main stage, compliments of AdventHealth. Birthday cake and ice cream will be served (while supplies last) graciously provided by The Glass Knife and Kilwins® in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
In conjunction with city festivities, The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art will celebrate 31 years on Park Avenue with its Independence Day Celebration. The museum, which is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with FREE admission to its galleries from Friday through Sunday, July 3-5. The Winter Park History Museum, located at 200 W. New England Ave. (north end of the historic Farmers’ Market building), will also be open with FREE admission from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 3,
and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 4.
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Where is it happening?
150 W Morse Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32789-3825, United States
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