This year’s traditional Fourth of July Celebration looks to be larger than ever before, with fireworks, a live concert and family fun activities for all ages.
Cheri McKamey, chairperson for the fireworks celebration, is excited and nervous for this year’s fireworks event.
“You know we always worry about the fourth no matter what day this happens to be on,” she said. “We are lucky this year that it is a long weekend. If it rains we are fortunate to have our summer concert start on the fifth of July so we are set with music and hopefully the crowds. I am always nervous on the fourth as we have lucked out as far as the weather. It is in God’s hands and we just hope and pray he will give us great weather.”
McKamey said the event usually attracts approximately 12,000 people.
“We sometimes ask ourselves how we attract that amount of people to our fireworks celebration because the amount is unbelieveable,” she added.
The celebration will include a fireworks display at dusk, live entertainment, great food and a kid’s corner that will have blowups, rock wall climbing, sack race and a water balloon toss. St. Vincent Hospital will have child identification cards and will have a display showing how easily medication may be mistaken.
The Lions Club parking lot opens at 4 p.m. Food and entertainment begins at 5 p.m. Friendly Tavern, Chik-fil-A, Wagner (corn on the cob) Kettle Korn, hot dogs and strawberries and ice cream will be available.
Doug Benge and his group will perform a live concert. He has played at the event the last couple of years. Benge is the music director of the Zionsville Methodist Church. Both the newly crowned Miss Indiana Nicole Pollard and Miss Indiana Outstanding Teen Lydia Daley will also perform their talent and have an autograph signing, McKamey said.
Mad Boomer will be putting on the fireworks display.
“(The fireworks) display is just super,” McKamey said. “If (Boomer) has anything new it will be a great surprise for everyone.”
The cost is $5 for parking. Additional parking is available at Love Furniture & Design. Raindate is Sunday, July 5.
“I think we have the most beautiful park,” McKamey said. “The fireworks that we put on is the greatest event to start the summer off. The people I work with for our fireworks are great to work with and we put together a great evening.”
Lions Park is located just off State Road 334. Visit www.zionsvillelions.com for more information.
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