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Sean Conerly of Tylertown waits to drop the lights for the stage at Tupelo’s Ballard Park on Friday as preparations got under way for today’s All American City Picnic. The 24th annual event is among the July 4 celebrations being held a day early. (Thomas Wells)
All-America City Fourth of July Picnic in the Park
- What: Fireworks, music, kids’ events, food
- When: Noon Saturday; music starts at 3:45 p.m.
- Where: Ballard Park, Tupelo
- Entertainment lineup: 3:45 p.m., Stone Lizard; 5 p.m., Louisiana’s LeRoux; 6:30 p.m., Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy; 8:15 p.m., Tupelo Symphony; 9:30 p.m., fireworks
- Info: (662) 841-6440 or tupeloparkrec.com
Jacinto Festival
- What: Music, political speaking, dances, arts and crafts, antique car show, courthouse tours, food
- When: Saturday
- Where: Jacinto Courthouse, Jacinto
- Jacinto Festival schedule: 9 a.m. – Opening ceremony; 9:30 a.m. – Music; 10:30 a.m. – Civil War Drummer Boy program; 11 a.m. – Native American dance; 11:30 p.m. – Political speaking; 1:30 p.m. – Civil War Drummer boy program; 2:30 p.m. – Native American dance
- Info: (662) 286-8662
Oxford-Lafayette-University
- What: Two days of events, including parade, street dance and fireworks
- When: Saturday, Sunday
- Activities: Saturday – 8 a.m., Stars and Stripes on the Square 5K Classic; 9 a.m., Family Fun Run; 10 a.m., Kid Friendly Independence Day Parade on the Square; 11 a.m., 150th anniversary of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church; 7-9 p.m., street dance on the Square. Sunday – 3 p.m.
- Interdenominational Spiritual Service at Paris-Yates Chapel; 4 p.m., Family Picnic in the Grove; 6 p.m. Independence Day ceremony, Grove, followed by live music; 9 p.m., fireworks over Oxford-University Stadium.
- Info: www.oxfordms.net
Pontotoc celebration
- What: Parade, food, fireworks
- When: Saturday
- Activities: Parade down Main Street, 10 a.m.; BBQ cookoff, basketball and volleyball tournaments, 3 p.m. at Howard Stafford Park; fireworks over Howard Stafford Lake, 9 p.m.
- Info on tour cookoff, tournaments: (662) 489-1882
Downtown Aberdeen
First Saturday
- What: Parade, music, food, games, inflatable jumpers.
- When: Saturday
- Activities: Patriotic parade, 10 a.m., with activities through 3 p.m. Saturday
Amory Fourth on the Third
- What: Music, inflatable jumpers, food. Patriotic Children’s Parade at 5:30 p.m.
- Patriotic program 6:30 p.m.
- When: 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Frisco Park, Amory
Union County Freedom Celebration
- What: Music and food
- When: 5 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
- Where: Courthouse Lawn, New Albany
- Entertainment: Friday, Sam Mosley Bluez Fest; Saturday, Homegrown Rock-N-Roll; Sunday, Contemporary Christian at 2 p.m., followed by a community picnic and Southern Gospel Music around 5:00 p.m.
- Info: (662) 534-4354
Brewer Fourth of July Parade
- When: 9 a.m. Saturday
- Where: Starts at Brewer United Methodist Church
- Info: (662) 767-3545 or 757-9707
Midway Marina, Fulton
- When: Saturday
- Events: 8 a.m., flag raising; 9 a.m., fishing tourney; 5 p.m., potluck supper
Info: (662) 862-7306
Smithville Freedom Fest
- What: Music, concessions, inflatable jumpers, fireworks
- When: Saturday
- Where: Hwy. 25, Grounds of old Smithville Trouser building
- Carr-Vista is having a parade on July 3 (Saturday) at 10:30 a.m.
Carr-Vista Neighborhood Parade
- What: Parade
- When: 10:15 a.m. Saturday
- Where: Outside Verona; parade lines up on Carr-Vista Road, between Winfield and Lake Crest Circle. Participants are urged to decorate a bicycle, tricycle, wagon, golf cart, 4-wheeler or lawn mower. Watermelon after parade.
- Info: Call (662) 566-2434
Snow Lake Shores
- When: Saturday
- Where: 11 a.m., music; 9 p.m., fireworks
- Other events: Boat parade, children’s activities
- Info:
www.snowlakeshores.nett
Please feel free to add any events not listed in the comments below.
How so?
Show me how we're "independent" of entangling alliances, the UN, the puzzle palace on the Potomac, etc., and I'll celebrate.
When I was 9 years old, we were hoeing out cotton, trying to "get laid by", and mother started to the house to fix dinner. Big Boy, my beloved feist, had chosen to recline in the shade of the '46 Chevy. When Mom engaged the clutch, we heard the surprised yelp. "The 4th" has always held the same attraction for me as any other sad day. I can understand the ambivalence of the residents of Vicksburg about this day.
In the mean time, I'll attend services at HPC, think about the sad state of republicanism on these shores (Note the lower case "r", you knee-jerk liberal cry-babies!), and get ready to go back to work.
After all, millions on welfare depend on the millions who work.