July 3rd, 2013
FIREWORKS!! Southern Delaware Celebrates the Fourth of July, Concerts, Parades, Fireworks Displays, Dover, Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, Ocean City, Maryland, Uptown & Downtown
I am keeping my fingers crossed; the forecast for Southern Delaware is supposed to be good for the all the Fourth of July celebrations that will be taking place at the Delaware Beaches and Ocean City, Maryland.
I am ready. If you decided to venture to any of the celebrations, please get to the town early and plan on staying awhile. Do not rush to get out because you won’t be able to. It takes some time to maneuver the traffic jams.
So, with that said and done….Where Are The Parties?
DOVER – Delaware’s capital has a full schedule of events for the 4th of July, including at 2 p.m. the National Bell-Ringing Ceremony at The Old State House on The Green, joining bells ringing across America’s thirteen original colonies and featuring the reading of the Declaration of Independence!! Please visit http://www.dover4thofjuly.com. Dover celebrates in a big way with the museums opening, Legislative Hall, Delaware’s State Capitol Building on 411 Legislative Avenue is holding guided tours throughout the day. Photo ID is required for all adults. A Historic Dover Scavenger Hunt begins at the Welcome Center at 121 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. North and extends throughout Dover’s Historic sites and museums. Guided tours of The Old State House and the film “Thunder and Rain” about Caesar Rodney’s historic ride for independence at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Biggs Museum of American Art on 406 Federal Street is also open. Kids can create a flag to wave during the fireworks. There is a Divided Dover Walking Tour, a Tales of Slavery and Freedom Walking Tour, and a Dover’s Heroes of the Revolution Walking Tour. Children’s activities, crafts and food vendors are among the many festivities in Dover.
6 p.m. – Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade. The route is down State Street, starting at Hazel Rd. and ending just past The Green.
7:45 p.m. – Opening Ceremony with our National Anthem in front of Legislative Hall.
8 p.m – The 287th Army Band of the Delaware National Guard presents a concer of patriotic, pop and other favorites, finishing with Tchaikovsky’s exciting “Overture 1812”, complete with cannon, leading into the fireworks.
9:25 – Fireworks!! Exploding in the sky over Legislative hall…Musical theme is “Car Tunes”.
MILTON – 4th of July Picnic at Milton Memorial Park…food, family fun, and music. BBQ Chicken or Fish! Serving starts at 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. At 3 p.m. Irish Eyes Restaurant Hot Dogs & Hamburgers. At 3 p.m. there will be field games including a potato sack race, bean bag and water balloon toss!! Also, at 3 p.m. Lions Club Free Rides on the Clipper Express (donations are appreciated), lemonade and funnel cakes. At 7 p.m. Foot Light Productions will provide patriotic music for everyone’s enjoyment. Take your lawn chairs, and/or blankets….and bug spray.
LEWES – Historic Lewes celebrates the 4th of July, starting at 9 a.m. with children’s games and activities on Second Street. All day until 4 p.m. The Lewes Decorated Boat Parade will start on the canal at 1 p.m. It will be followed by an awards ceremony at Lightship Overfalls. The parade will leave from Roosevelt Inlet across from the Coast Guard Station at 1:30 p.m. and reach the judges’ stand at Fisherman’s Wharf at around 2 p.m.
Unregistered entries are invited to join the parade by arriving at Roosevelt Inlet at 1:30 p.m., tuning a VHF radio to channel 65 and then follow instructions.
At 5….ish the Doo-Dah Parade will begin. It is a fun and spirited parade. Join in and have fun. It will start at Manila Ave, travel down Kings Highway to Savannah Rd. and finally head to Second, Market and Third Streets.
REHOBOTH BEACH – The 17th Annual Fireworks Show will begin around 9:15 p.m., near Star of the Sea at 307 S. Boardwalk. Please get there on time and then stay for the concert because you it will take forever to get out of town. The Funsters will perform before and after the fireworks at the Bandstand. You might as well enjoy the music. You and about 100,000 will enjoy a fantastic display on the beach. I might have to wait for Kevin Fleming, to put the photos on Facebook. The weather could play a role on all displays at the beaches, so, check it out.
Shuttle buses going into town will pick up visitors at Rt. 1 near County Bank and at the DART Park & Ride. Parking for the buses will be available at the grass lot next to County Bank. Charge for parking is $10 per car, with the proceeds split between the Kiwanis Club and Main Street.
The Jolly Trolley will run a shortened route from 6 to 11:30 p.m. It will be between Dewey Beach to Christian Street in Rehoboth behind the Jack Lingo Real Estate office. The Trolley will pick up and drop off passengers at all regular stops between the Rudder and Robinson Street in Dewey. Please note that it will only stop at Christian Street in Rehoboth Beach due to Rehoboth Avenue being closed until 11:30 p.m. Once the Avenue re-opens, the service will continue until 2 p.m.
DEWEY BEACH – One fireworks display sooooo large, that it might set a record. How many fireworks can be set off in a 10 minute period? Well, you have to attend and see for yourselves. The party starts at 9:15 p.m. off Dickinson Street. The fireworks will be set off from the waterfront restaurants; Northbeach, Ivy, and Rusty Rudder.
BETHANY BEACH – Don’t miss the celebrations in Bethany Beach. The theme for this year’s annual event is “Wish You Were Here for Bethany in Bloom”. Congratulations to Melinda Linde, Grand Marshal, who has made Bethany Beach gorgeous, planting, weeding and maintaining the beautiful flowers and shrubs.
Noon- Festivities will start with the Parade at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Garfield Parkway. There is no pre-registration for floats and bikers. Registration will be held Thursday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The registration desk for floats will be on Rt. 1 and Central Ave. The bikes can be registered on the Christian Church grounds adjacent to the Christian Church building.
2 p.m. – Horseshoe-throwing contest at the southwest corner of the Christian Church grounds.
7:15 p.m. – Award ceremony at the Bandstand.
7:30 p.m. – The Milford Community Band performs on the Bandstand.
Dusk – FIREWORKS!!
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND – Uptown and Downtown – Concerts starting on both locations at 8 p.m., followed by the FIREWORKS!! Downtown at North Division St. and Uptown at Northside Park on 127th Street. More info? Please call 410-250-0125.
SEACRETS – Fireworks will begin at around 9 p.m. Seacrets is located on 49th Street in Ocean City, Maryland.
OCEAN PINES, MARYLAND – West of Ocean City, Maryland, by a couple of miles….the Fireworks will begin at 9 p.m. at Showell Park on Racetrack Rd!!
Be safe, and have a Great 4th of July!!
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