Celebrate the 4th of July in Orange County

by Patty Griffin | June 26 2009

At the Carrboro Community 4th of July Celebration enjoy a variety of musical performances, entertainers, face painting, games and a juggling Uncle Sam on stilts. The excitement begins on the Weaver Street Market lawn at 9:30 am with a costume contest. Decorate your bike or wagon for the traditional Main Street parade to Town Hall where you can party the day away with Big Mama E & the Cool, a five-piece rock & roll band from Raleigh, featuring its own brand of original rock & roll music with a southern R&B flavor. Activities are free and continue through 3 p.m. at Carrboro Town Commons. For a complete list of activities, visit http://www.carrborojuly4th.com/

Cool off at Fun Fourth Festival at University Mall, inside near Roses.
11 am – 1 pm Patriotic Hat Making sponsored by The Scrap Exchange
12:15 – 1 pm Music Together with Suzanne
1-2 pm Mother Goose songs & children’s parade, carnival games and patriotic prizes.

Picnic on the lawn of the Horace Williams House and enjoy patriotic music by the Village Band, free Maple View Farm ice cream and lemonade from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill at (919) 942-7818 or visit http://www.chapelhillpreservation.com.

The Triangle Brass Band will perform at 4 p.m. across from the Swim Club at Meadowmont Village in Chapel Hill as part of its free Summer Pops Series. Tony Granados will direct. For details, call (919) 363-8664 or visit http://www.trianglebrass.org.

End the day with Chapel Hill’s Fireworks Celebration at Kenan Memorial Stadium on the UNC campus. The event features live music by Johnny White & The Elite Band offering Motown, Top 40, beach, R&B and more. Gate 6 opens at 7 p.m. on the stadium’s south side. Live music begins at 8 p.m. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. Face painting, juggling, balloon twisting. Free glow necklaces will go to the first 8,000 in the gate. Recommended parking is on the University’s South Campus at Craig, Jackson, and Cardinal parking decks off Manning Drive and the Rams Head parking deck off Ridge Road. Alcohol is prohibited, and no coolers, outside containers or food items will be allowed in the stadium. However, concession stands will be open. For more information, visit Chapel Hill Fourth of July.
http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/parks_&_rec/community_events/

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