FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
The following events have been scheduled in celebration of the Independence Day holiday.
ALDERSON
June 30 July 7
8:45 to 10 p.m. Lights show July 3
6 to 9 p.m. Kids Night at the football field
7 to 10 p.m. Square dance in the Alderson Elementary School cafeteria.
July 4
8 a.m. Arts, crafts and commercialsales, Alderson Elementary School grounds
10 a.m. Throttle Throbs Car Show, Old Greenbrier Baptist Church parking lot
10:30 a.m. Grand Parade
1 p.m. Stuarts Smokehouse Hot Dawg Eating contest
4 p.m. Greenbrier vs. Monroe and kids tug of war contests
10:15 p.m. Grand Fireworks aerial and ground display July 5
6 p.m. Ducks on the Greenbrierrubber duck race
BECKLEY
July 3
WV Miners Game -& Fireworks show
July 4
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raleigh County Veterans Museum
9:30 p.m. Fireworks, Beckley- Raleigh County Convention Center (Armory) area
FAYETTEVILLE
Fireworks Fayetteville Town Park at dusk on 4th
Fayettevilles Lions Club, July 4 celebration July 3
5 to 10 p.m. Vendors
6 to 11 p.m. Music: Krista Hughes Band July 4
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Vendors
10 a.m. Parade Lineup
11 a.m. Parade Noon to 5 p.m. WV Classic Car Club (Court House parking lot)
2 to 8 p.m. Music: Last Chance and Common Houses Uptown events
1 p.m. Turtle Race
1:30 p.m. Frog Jumping
2 p.m. Hula Hoop
2:30 p.m. Balloon Toss
3 p.m. 3-Legged Race
3:30 p.m. Sack Race
4 p.m. Watermelon seed splitting contest Cobbler Walk Park events Dusk Fireworks LANSING
Adventures on the Gorge July 3 Family Carnival and Fireworks at Adventures on the Gorge
4 to 8 p.m. DJ and Bouncy Houses
5 p.m. Relay Races
6 p.m. Youth (12 and under) watermelon eating competition
6:30 p.m. Adult watermelon eating competition
7 p.m. Cherry pit spitting contest Fireworks to follow MONTGOMERY
7 to 10 p.m. Music: Willie D and No Regrets
10 p.m. Fireworks During the evening the city will be serving free ice cream, compliments of Dairy Queen.
Mercer County – Bramwell, Bluefield & Princeton
The town of Bramwell will host childrens activities on July 4 from 12 p.m.-3 p.m., at the train depot on Main Street. (There will be no fireworks this year.)
Bluefield Blue Jays game at Bowen Field against Burlington on July 3 at 7:05 p.m. Fireworks will start at the end of the game.
Princeton Speedway hosts the 2nd Annual Freedom 30 on Tuesday, July 3, with a night of open wheel racing followed by a fireworks spectacular.
MULLENS
July 4
1 to 4 p.m. Friend and Family Fun Day at Twin Falls Resort Ballfield List compiled by Gailyn Jackson