2008 Carrboro July 4th Celebration will be held at the Carrboro Town Hall on Friday, 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!

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 Balloon Sculpture Artists, Roaming Magicians, Face Painters, Misting tent, food, and plenty of activities for everyone to enjoy!

Put on your red, white, and blue and join in the fun

10:00am Designing and Decorating Booths Open

• Patriotic Tattoo Booth
• Hat Making & Decorating
• Bike and Wagon Decorating

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

10:45am Costume Winners Announced

10:50am Parade Assembly

11:00am People's Parade to Carrboro Town Hall
decorated for the parade

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

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

Craig Wooldard Band (2006)

7:00pm Gates Open to Public
8:00pm live music with: Johnny White and the Elite Band
9:30pm Fireworks Display
note: schedule subject to change- inclement weather may result in fireworks beginning early

The Fireworks Show is a joint effort between the Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill.

CARRBORO RECREATION AND PARKS |Non-Profit Booth Application |

CARRBORO TOWN HALL and COMMONS

Main Stage(10:30am-3:00pm)

10:30a.m. The Village Band

11:30am Cane Creek Cloggers

12:00pm Mel Melton and the Wicked Mojos

2:15pm The OBies

Toddler Square (1:00pm)
Area has sand boxes, water tables, and inflatable playland

1:00pm Baby Crawl Contest

gearing up for the big event !

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-12:15pm Sandbox
12:15pm-12:45pm Hubba Bubba the Clown
12:45am-1:30pm Michael Creech Illusions Show
1:30am-2:00pm Trish Miller

Game Area:
12:30pm Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
1:20pm Limbo
2:40pm Water Balloon Toss

games

All Day Activities (10:30am - 2:00pm)
Tiger Belly Bounce House, Adrenaline Rush Obstacle Course, face painting, Balloon Sculpture, welcome wall, Hubba Bubba The Clown, Roaming Magician, Scrap Exchange, misting tent, toddler square, and food court.

painting on the welcome wall

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

KEY
1 Information and Merchandise, 2 Main Stage,
3 Senior Bingo, 4 Tiger Bounce House,
5 Welcome Wall, 6 Misting Tent, 7 Toddler Square,
8 Fun Zone Stage, 9 Face Painters,
10 Scrap Exchange, 11 Toddler Play Land,
12 Adrenaline Rush Course, 13 Health Booth,
14 Non-Profit Booths, 15 Shade /Watermelon Cutting Tent
C1-C5 Concessionaires