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End: 3:00 pm
Enjoy an old fashioned celebration of our nation's birth. The day begins with a parent-child fishing tournament, followed by a "Parade in the Park," a performance by Applause! Cary Youth Theatre and a host of games and competitions from donut eating to watermelon seed spitting. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. for the fishing tournament. Parade decorations begin at 9 a.m. Go here for details. Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Bring your kids, their bikes, motorized cars or some walking shoes to participate in Wake Forest's children's parade, a walking parade (no vehicles allowed). Lineup for the children's parade begins at 10 a.m. at the intersection of North Main Street and West Juniper Avenue. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. It's free and growing. As many as 2,000 participated last year. Kids on bikes should wear their helmets. Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
The Festival for the Eno, now in its 29th year, is a huge three-day festival with live music, activities, crafts, food and more. Go here for information about all the kids events. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:30 am
A storytime at the free N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh. Hear a book and meet a few of the museum's critters. Start: 10:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Join us each Friday at 10:30 am for our weekly storytime on our children's stage. We will read a different story each week and create something fun following the story. Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Enjoy an old fashioned celebration with musical performances, food and historic demonstrators. Go here for details Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
North Hills will celebrate Independence Day with a children's bike parade, games, face-painting, a juggler, caricaturist, prizes, food and entertainment. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The Joel Lane Museum House will sponsor its annual Independence Day open house. Lane was a founding father of North Carolina's capital city and an officer in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. Start: 2:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Presented by Raleigh's parks department in collaboration with the N.C. State Fair. Admission and activities, including games, inflatables, live entertainment, music and fireworks, are free. Free parking is available near Gate 9 Trinity Road. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. and activities start at 3 p.m. Fireworks start at 9:15 p.m. In the case of bad weather, indoor activities continue, outdoor activities are canceled and the fireworks display will be rescheduled for July 5 at 9 p.m. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
The free annual celebration featuring the N.C. Symphony and fireworks, part of the symphony's Summerfest series. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Celebrate patriotism and civic pride with music and fireworks at Durham’s Independence Day festivities on Friday, July 4th. Please see the schedule of activities below: Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP), 409 Blackwell Street 5:30 p.m. Gates open (tickets required) Start: 7:00 pm
The Town of Chapel Hill's July 4 celebration includes live music, face painting and a visit from Bugs Bunny. Gates 5 and 6 open at 7 p.m. Fireworks, which can be viewed only from inside the stadium, start at 9:30 p.m. Parking is available in the university's South Campus at the Craig, Dogwood and Cardinal parking decks off of Manning Drive. | ||
