Stars and Stripes Freedom Festival
Stars and Stripes Freedom Festival Parade & Fireworks
The independence day celebration takes place on Sunday, July 4, 2010, in downtown Fernandina from 7 – 10pm. (Please note that there is a festival on Saturday – you’ll find the information about that further down the page.)
After the parade, gather in front of the Depot at 8 p.m., at the foot of Centre Street, to enjoy the Concert of patriotic music in the spirit of Independence Day presented by the New Horizons Concert Band of the Amelia Arts Academy. The Fourth of July Fireworks can be viewed to the south of the Fernandina Harbor Marina at approximately 9:30 p.m
We went to Fernandina for the Fourth of July last year. Take a look at our video from the event below.
This year’s Stars and Stripes Freedom Festival, Amelia Island, Florida, takes place on Saturday, July 3, 2010, from 10am – 2pm in Central Park.
Featured will be a Touch-A-Truck Public Safety display to include Law Enforcement Vehicles, Fire Apparatus, Muscle cars, various trucks, boats, motorcycles, dump trucks, excavators, front-end loaders, school buses, tow trucks and other vehicles and machinery.
THE INSTANT GROOVE, will be provided throughout the festival on the Main Stage. Other activities include a Parent-Child Look-A-Like Contest (sign up starting at 10 a.m., contest at 1:00 p.m.), an All American Apple Pie Contest, teamwork games, Fun for the Kids playground, food, arts and crafts vendors.
For more information, contact Amelia Island Visitor Center at 904-277-0717
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