BOCA RATON – South County and its surrounding communities will be filled with sounds of music and the sights and sounds of fireworks when the area celebrates Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4.
Boca Raton will salute the day with stirring patriotic music, spectacular fireworks and plenty of tasty food. The event takes place at the Florida Atlantic University campus, one-half mile east of the Glades Road-I-95 intersection. It opens with music in the early evening along with such activities as special giveaways, clowns, balloons, face-painting, sand art, gift drawings, children’s rides and a variety of family games. The fireworks will be lighted at 9 p.m. Traditional music will accompany the bombs bursting in air.
There will be plenty of food available for purchase. It’s a free event. For information, call 561-393-7827.
Other celebrations include:
WEST BOCA RATON
Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department will present the fifth annual July 4th Celebration at the South County Regional Park amphitheater off Glades Road between State Rod 441 and West Boca High School. The fun begins Wednesday, July 4th at 6:30 pm with a concert by the Whitestone Band performing hits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s! Following the concert, stay for the fireworks display set to music and performed by Zambelli Fireworks. Picnic baskets and lawn chairs permitted. No pets, BBQs or personal fireworks allowed. Free admission.
DELRAY BEACH
Enjoy two days of celebrations in Delray Beach. There will be “Red, White and Blues On the Ave. & Fourth of July celebration” July 3 from 4-10 p.m. and July 4 from 2-9:30 p.m. It will be held at Atlantic Avenue and State Road A1A in downtown Delray Beach. The two-day extravaganza includes multiple stages with national blues acts playing and sand-sculpting contest, food-eating contest, beautiful baby bathing suit contest, contemporary art show, street bars, vendors food and a fireworks display. It is free and open to the public. Call 561-279-1380
CORAL SPRINGS
This year’s festivities kick off at 6 p.m. July 4 in Mullins Park. Families will be able to enjoy games, bounce houses, fun food and lots of entertainment, with fireworks beginning promptly at 9 p.m. The event is free, but thee is a fee for food, bounce houses and games. Parking is available for $3 at the Coral Springs Gymnasium for early arrivers, and also at the main Mullins Park/Center for the Arts parking lot. For information, call 954-345-2200.
LAKE WORTH
Downtown Lake Worth will be exploding with activity July 4. Programs of events and location of events will be available throughout the entire town and in Bryant Park on the 4th of July. Children’s Activities take center stage all over town. Javier Del Sol, Children’s Pied Piper of the Lake Worth 4th of July Celebration, will be coordinating an Interdependence Day for all children who come to town. Meet in the Cultural Plaza at noon for an abundance of activities. Artists and musicians will greet your children with arts and crafts projects, games, contests, dance and music. Children will make costumes for the costume contests, hats for the hat contests and decorate bikes for the bike and stroller contest. Javier will lead groups of children through town to each of the contests during the day. Artists and musicians will remain in the park with other children continuing the activities.
Lake Worth will be filled with events for adults as well. Most shops and restaurants will be cooking in the streets and having holiday gifts and specials for visitors. The day starts with the Great American Raft Race in Bryant Park and ends with spectacular fire works at the same location. For additional information contact: Joyce Brown-Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, 605 Lake Avenue – 215-205-9441