July 4th Celebration July 4, 2010

Presented by The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department in collaboration with the NC State Fair.

Free Admission! Free Parking! Activities at No Charge!

In the event of inclement weather, all indoor activities will remain as scheduled and all outdoor activities will be cancelled. The fireworks display will be rescheduled for Sunday, July 5 at 9:00 p.m.

This year’s activities are provided by Raleigh Parks and Recreation beginning at 5:00 pm and ending at 8:30 pm. Activities include sports, Independence Day Hat-Making activity, arts, dance instruction, Nature Program, Adventure Program, Taiko Japanese drumming performance, Holiday Express expo, Raleigh Police & Fire displays, Dorton Arena’s giant obstacle course, Design a Park activity, Wii games, contests, scavenger hunt and bingo.

The “Got to be NC Watermelon Cutting” provided by NC Watermelon Association will begin at 5 pm at the July 4th Celebration and continue while supplies last.

The grand scale fireworks show will start at 9:15 pm. Food vendors will be on-site.

All activities are held rain or shine on July 4th from 5:00 pm-8:30 pm. In the event of inclement weather on July 4th, only the fireworks will be held on July 5th at 9:15 pm.