Get ready for a full day of family fun to celebrate Independence day in Augusta. Festivities begin with the annual 4th of July parade and continues with activities at Old Fort Western and Mill Park and wraps up with Fireworks.
Fourth of July Event Schedule
Annual Parade – 10:00AM
Theme: America’s Birthday – 250 Years! Starting at the State House parking lot, around Memorial Circle, down Rines Hill through Water Street and across the Calumet Bridge to end at Old Fort Western.
Old Fort Western Annual Festivities – 11:30AM
Reading of the Declaration of Independence by Mayor O’Brien, followed by a traditional feu de joie (musket salute) by Old Fort Western staff. Enjoy the Fort’s “Old Time 4th” celebration with historic games, horse wagon rides, and the Downeast Brass Band from 1:00–2:00 PM. Grab lunch at the Fort’s hotdog fundraiser and visit displays from Lithgow Library’s 130th Anniversary, and the Koussinoc and Fort Halifax Chapters of the DAR.
Family Fun at Mill Park – 1:00PM
Bounce houses, games, bubbles, magic show, food trucks, and more!
Mill Park Celebration – 4:30PM
Live music (Duke Dog and Shizzle) & food trucks.
Firework Display – 9:05PM
The best viewing of the fireworks will be from Mill Park – 1 Northern Avenue.
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