ThisWeek CW 06/02/2015
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Groveport promises an even bigger bang for the buck at this year’s annual Fourth of July celebration.
Activities will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 4, and run through the nighttime fireworks grand finale.
According to Community Affairs Director Patty Storts, this year’s free event will conclude with a fireworks display at dusk with twice the boom of previous years, all set to a musical score.
“This year, the fireworks display is much larger than in previous years and will be complemented with music,” she said. “They will run approximately 25 minutes, and double the amount of shells will be fired.”
Starting the day at 9:30 a.m., the Children’s Parade will leave from Heritage Park, followed by the main July 4 parade, which will leave Glendenning Drive at 11 a.m. and proceed down Hendron Road before turning onto Main Street.
From noon to 4 p.m., Wirt Road and Heritage Park will be full of activities: children’s games, inflatables and bounce houses, all free. Food vendors will be on site throughout the day.
“Families are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs and, of course, a picnic if they like. We will have food vendors on site to purchase food, too. No alcohol is permitted,” Storts said.
There will be a special patriotic painting presentation at 2 p.m. on the Main Stage, with an artist creating an Independence Day-themed painting choreographed to patriotic music.
At 3 p.m., the annual Buckeye State-sanctioned Pedal Kiddie Tractor Pull will take place along Wirt Road. Children who wish to participate can register beginning at 2 p.m. July 4 near the KidSpace Crooked Alley building.
Throughout the afternoon, the Groveport Madison High School Drama Club will present selections from its performance of The Wizard of Oz on the Main Stage.
At 7:45 p.m. and leading into the fireworks, the Hard Day’s Night Beatles tribute band will take the stage.
For more information, visit groveport.org or call the community affairs department at 614-836-3333.