CARRBORO RECREATION AND PARKS

Schedule of Events

 

If you would like to assist the Town of Carrboro in our effort to provide this Community Event-

2009 Carrboro July 4th Celebration will be held at the Carrboro Town Hall on Saturday, July 4th. Please come and celebrate our freedom and independence with us !

Come and enjoy a small town tradition with big time FUN! The Town of Carrboro will celebrate America's Independence Day once again with their July 4th Celebration event at the Carrboro Town Hall. This year the Celebration will be bigger and better than ever!

This years event will combine the Recreation and Parks Department traditional events with additon of the Carrboro Farmers' Market to bring our citizens a unique arrangement! The Carrboro Farmers Market will be holding a Special 4th of July Market in front of Town Hall on West Main Street during the shortened market hours of 7am - 10am.

West Main Street will be blocked off during the hours to allow customer traffic for the 4th of July Carrboro Farmers Market. So come on out and visit the Carrboro Farmers Market and then stick around to help celebrate July 4th with us.

Help us kick off the event at Weaver Street Market Lawn ( beginning at 9:30a.m.)!

A Parade from Weaver Street Market to Town Hall (11:00a.m.) will bring the Weaver Street participants together with those in attendance at the Carrboro Town Hall.

Of course the Kids Fun Zone and Fun Zone Stage will be back and better than ever! Enjoy Pirate Captain Jim Magic Show, Juggle Boy, Roaming Magic, Fortune Teller, Face Painters, food, and plenty of activities for everyone to enjoy!

Put on your Red, White, and Blue and join in the fun!
2009

KICK OFF EVENTS

Cosponsored with Weater Street Market

9:30-11:00AM

MAIN STAGE at

CARRBORO TOWN HALL

10:30am-3:00pm

9:30am Tim Stambaugh and Friends

10:00am Designing and Decorating Booths Open

  • Patriotic Tattoo Booth
  • Hat Making & Decorating
  • Bike and Wagon Decorating
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    10:30amThe Village Band

    11:15am Bolin Creek Harmony Boys

    11:30am Cane Creek Cloggers

    12:00pm Big Mama E and The Cool

    2:15pm The Mighty Gospel Inspirations

    10-10:30am Registration for Patriotic Costume Contest

    Categories

    • 1-5 year olds
    • 6-10 year olds
    • 11-15 year olds
    • Family/Group
    • Bike
    • Trike/Wagon
    • Scooter/Other
    dressing up can be fun !


     

    10:45am Costume Winners Announced

    10:50am Parade Assembly

    11:00am People's Parade to Carrboro Town Hall

    decorated for the parade

    Toddler Square (1:00pm)
    Area has sand boxes, water tables, yard size Tinker Toys, and much more!

    1:00pm Baby Crawl Contest

    gearing up for the big event !



    Great performers and a big shade tree makes for an enjoyable time at the July 4th Celebration in Carrboro



    Kids Fun Zone (11:30am - 3:00pm)
    The area comes alive with all kinds of games, entertainment, face painting, and magic. It will be an unforgettable 4th of July for you and your children!
    The Scrap Exchange will once again be offering a truckload of clean, recycled scrap materials to engage your child's imagination. Participants will be encouraged to create everything from crazy critters, hokey hats, perky puppets, or just plain old abstract art!

    Stage-
    11:30am-12:30pm Captin Jim's Magic Show

    12:45pm-1:30pm Trish Miller

    1:30pm-2:30pm Pie Eating Contest

    The contest will be divided into 4 age groups. These will be divided as follows ages 6-8, ages 9-12, ages 13-18 and 18 and up. The first division will be ages 6-8 and will begin at 1:45. The second division will be ages 9-12 and will begin at 2:00pm. The third Division will be ages 13-18 and begin at 2:15pm. The fourth division will be ages 18 and up and will begin at 2:30. The Contest will be held on the children's stage located at Carrboro Town Hall under the shelter.

    To participate please complete and submit the Entry Form by July 2nd. All participants will receive a free t-shirt and winners will be given awards. Registration is limited to a small number of participants per age group.

    To obtain an Entry Form click HERE

    Game Area:
    12:00pm Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
    12:30pm-1:00pm Limbo & Sack Races
    2:40pm Water Balloon Toss

    games


     

     


    Non-porfit groups use the event to distribute information about themselves

    Top quality entertainment from local and state wide performers can be expected to be part of Celebration


    Bill Kirchen: The Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods. 2008


    Great Big Gone 2008

    EVENT MAP

    Click on Event Map for a pdf. file copy of the Carrboro Town Hall layout on July 4th

    All Day Activities (10:30am - 2:00pm)
    Bounce HouseS, Rock Climbing Wall, Face Painting, Fourtune Telling, Welcome Wall, Games, Roaming Magician, Juggle Boy, Scrap Exchange, Toddler Square, and Food Court.

    painting on the welcome wall

    FIREWORKS

    Kenan Memorial Stadium, UNC at Chapel Hill
    Friday, July 4, 2008     Gates Open at 7 pm
    Show Time Begins at 8pm
    Live Music provided by - Mark Robert & the Breeze

    Time Warner Cable’s Bugs Bunny and Taz
    will be on hand to give away
    FREE GLOW NECKLACES to the first 3000 in the gate.

    Sponsored by:
    TOWN OF CARRBORO     *     TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL* WCHL

     

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