Celebrate ! 4th of July Events
July 3, 2009
Today is an official holiday day. Tomorrow is really the holiday but in the American tradition of three day weekends, we are given today to celebrate the 4th of July. It is wonderful that the 4th of July celebration has remained on the actual 4th day of July.
There are more picnics, concerts, festivals and fireworks throughout the Inland Empire than I can mention. However, here are a few.
Probably the longest running event is the celebration of Independence Day that has been a part of Redlands since 1968. It begins with various community organizations setting up booths at Sylvan Park. From the first time I experienced this great participatory event, I was reminded of an old fashioned community festival. I thought I was back in the Iowa of the musicals Oklahoma or The Music Man. The Redlands 4th of July Band dons their old time band uniforms that adds to the nostalgia. This park of the day is free, but the piece de resistance has become the fireworks show at the University of Redlands Stadium. Tickets will be available at the gate and can be purchased at the Clerk's office at City Hall today. Gates will open at 6 p.m.
Another big fireworks extravaganza will be held Saturday at the Auto Club Speedway. Here the gates will open at 2 p.m. with all sorts or events taking place: a car show, a motorcycle ride, Wine tasting, "Twinkle Time" a family musical, children's activities and a variety of musical shows.
In Riverside, White Park will be the site of a concert put on by the Riverside County Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonic Foundation.
If you are a baseball fan, you can attend the 66er's game at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in downtown San Bernardino. The game will be followed by a great fireworks show. The game starts at 7 p.m.
In all the festivities, I hope you pause to remember that we are celebrating the birth of our nation and the freedom that came to us.
Today is an official holiday day. Tomorrow is really the holiday but in the American tradition of three day weekends, we are given today to celebrate the 4th of July. It is wonderful that the 4th of July celebration has remained on the actual 4th day of July.
There are more picnics, concerts, festivals and fireworks throughout the Inland Empire than I can mention. However, here are a few.
Probably the longest running event is the celebration of Independence Day that has been a part of Redlands since 1968. It begins with various community organizations setting up booths at Sylvan Park. From the first time I experienced this great participatory event, I was reminded of an old fashioned community festival. I thought I was back in the Iowa of the musicals Oklahoma or The Music Man. The Redlands 4th of July Band dons their old time band uniforms that adds to the nostalgia. This park of the day is free, but the piece de resistance has become the fireworks show at the University of Redlands Stadium. Tickets will be available at the gate and can be purchased at the Clerk's office at City Hall today. Gates will open at 6 p.m.
Another big fireworks extravaganza will be held Saturday at the Auto Club Speedway. Here the gates will open at 2 p.m. with all sorts or events taking place: a car show, a motorcycle ride, Wine tasting, "Twinkle Time" a family musical, children's activities and a variety of musical shows.
In Riverside, White Park will be the site of a concert put on by the Riverside County Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonic Foundation.
If you are a baseball fan, you can attend the 66er's game at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in downtown San Bernardino. The game will be followed by a great fireworks show. The game starts at 7 p.m.
In all the festivities, I hope you pause to remember that we are celebrating the birth of our nation and the freedom that came to us.
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