The annual community wide celebration of Independence Day is being pushed back a day this year because July 4th lands on Sunday. Out of respect for religious services, the parade and fireworks will be held on Monday, July 5th.
The theme for this year's parade is "Our Family Reunion." This year’s honorary Parade Marshalls will be the Nick Maragos Family, including Nick, Cindy and their two sons, Chris (of Badger football fame - lower right) and Troy.
Individuals and groups wishing to be in the 74th annual parade with an entry can pick up applications at Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce (RAMAC), 300 Fifth
Applications must be returned by May 28 and include proof of insurance for all m
otor vehicles and drivers. There is a $100 fee for all commercial entries, payable when the application is returned.
The annual fireworks display along the lakefront begins at dusk on July 5. The fireworks are sponsored by the Fourth Fest of Greater Racine, the City of Racine, Boucher Automotive and Racine-area Citgo stations.
Here's a few things to look forward to in this year's parade:
1. The University of Wisconsin Badger Marching Band (lower left) will be in the parade (and do a post-parade performance on Monument Square).
2. This year’s Mr. Fourth Fest is Jerry Buck, who for many years has played the calliope in the parade. 3. There will be a “House Decorating Contest,” with awards going to the most patriotically-adorned house along the parade route (with an award to a house north of the bridge and one south of the bridge).
Set your calendars for July 5th for this exciting community event!
The UW Marching Band is fantastic! The rest of the parade is like it was 50 years ago.
ReplyDeletethat's crazy! the 5th, why not the 3rd then?
ReplyDeleteThat makes NO sense. I agree with the above comment...it should be on Saturday not Monday!!
ReplyDeleteDickert hates July 4, which is why he pushed it to the 5th.
ReplyDeletethe Dikert comment is funny.
ReplyDeleteWith a depression and two totally-unjustifiable wars, there's nothing to celebrate. Why don't we cancel this crazy event?
ReplyDeleteWhen the fourth falls on a Sunday, the parade is always on Monday. It's been that way for as long as I can remember. I wish it was Saturday instead, but it's not. Mayor Dicket didn't have anything to do with this. You can't blame the Mayor for everything. I suppose he could intervene, but like I said, it's been this way for years.
ReplyDeleteThis is retarded!!
ReplyDeleteLet's cancel this entire event and the fireworks, then, with the taxpayer money saved, we could hire another relative of Dickert's for some odd position, maybe another PIO?
ReplyDeleteLast time the 4th was on a Sunday, the fireworks were on Saturday. Dickert is the one who changed this.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how you people go on about Dickert. Something goes wrong and it's his fault. Wow - what a bunch of crazy people. If another Mayor was in would you blame him? If you remember, and I'm sure you will, any holiday that's on a Sunday, gets celebrated on Monday. I don't know what your crying about, if you work, you'll just get another day off. So quit your crying.
ReplyDeleteThe Fourth last fell on a Sunday in 2004. That year, the parade was held on Monday, July 5. I can't find a date for the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteIt's Bush's fault.
ReplyDeleteOur Founding Fathers would be amazed at the comments by anonymous writers on this post. If you contributors would have been around in 1775; we would all have Liverpool accents. I sure hope you Dickert-haters get a life of your own someday. Hey, you might actually contribute to society instead of being bottom feeders. Happy 4th on the 5th in the greatest country on the face of the earth.
ReplyDeleteYou really need to read American History. Anonymous criticism is the hallmark of patriotism.
ReplyDeleteWe are traveling to the area to visit family and incorrectly assumed that the 4th of July would be on July 4th so we return to our home on July 5th. We will miss the 4th of July celebrations this year. FYI - Washington DC and NYC will have the July 4th celebrations on July 4th.
ReplyDeleteWhen July 4th falls on a Friday does the city move the event out of respect for Muslims; when July 4th falls on a Saturday does the city move the event out of repect for the Jewish faith?
ReplyDeleteI don't care what day it is - but I'm just hoping that by having everything on Monday, the idiots won't stay up until 2am shooting off illegal fireworks.
ReplyDeleteI get moving the parade, to avoid conflict with Sunday services, but what churches hold 9PM services? Why move the fireworks?
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