26th Annual
FOURTH OF JULY PARADE
Blacksburg, Virginia
- The Mount Tabor Ruritan Club is sponsoring the 26th Annual Blacksburg 4th of July Parade.
- The theme is "PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE".
- We invite you to join us with your floats, marching units, antique cars, race cars, horse units, fire engines, scouting units, bands, sports teams, etc.
- July 4th, 2012, beginning promptly at 2:00 PM.
- Significant change for 2012 due to College Avenue construction. (Click for map.)
- Beginning on Eheart Street at the former location of the Old Blacksburg Middle School,
- Ending on on Alumni Mall, near Tech’s Drillfield..
- 1:30 PM — Line up on Eheart Street. (Click for map.)
- Line-up position will be e-mailed to participants a few days before the parade.
- Ruritan Club members will be on hand on Eheart Street to assist with line-up.
- PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE
- No more than 13 feet high.
- Candy may be passed out, but MUST NOT BE THROWN FROM VEHICLES
- This is a safety related issue.
- This is so kids don’t run into the street near vehicle wheels to pick up candy.
- Vehicles must travel at parade speed and not accelerate towards spectators.
- Best Theme Representation
- Best Youth Unit
- Best Overall Unit.
- Judging begins at 2:00 PM.
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Following the parade at 4:00 PM, the Lyric Theatre will screen a free movie "Field of Dreams"
- Sponsored by the Mt Tabor Ruritan club.
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Also several Blacksburg downtown merchants will have July 4th specials.
Town of Blacksburg Events
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Beginning at 6 PM, the
Blacksburg
Parks & Recreation Department, at
Blacksburg Municipal Park
on Turner Street near the
Blacksburg
Community Center, will
present
musical events.
- At 6 PM -- Blacksburg Community Band, Blacksburg Community Strings and Celebration Chorus
- At 8 PM -- The Meter's Running featuring the Big Dog Brass
- Fireworks begin at 9:30 PM near the Blacksburg Community Center
