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Monday, July 4th, 2005
10am - 3pm

Parade, Concert & BBQ

This parade will begin at 10:00am with a bbq and concert to follow at the County Annex lawn. The parade route begins at the intersection of Webster and Kentucky Streets. It marches west on Kentucky St. to Taylor St. where it turns south. At Texas Street the parade moves east to Washington Street, where it disbands at Kentucky Street. The Reviewing Stand will be placed on Texas Street at Madison Street, near Fairfield Center for Creative Arts. Channel 26 will broadcast the parade live for those folks who are unable to make it downtown for the festivities.

From 11:00 am until 2:00, the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum at Travis Air Force Base will sponsor a barbeque on the Solano County Government Center Plaza (Jefferson & Texas Streets). $5 will buy a choice of hot dog or hamburger, chips, soda or water and dessert. All proceeds go toward building the museum at Travis. From 11am until 2pm, the local band Deja vu will entertain the crowd with a FREE concert of salsa, rhythm and blues and Motown favorites with a Latin flavor.

The theme for this year's parade is, "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL- Land of Opportunity." Cash awards, trophies and ribbons will be presented in 32 categories and for special sweepstakes awards, Best Use of Red, White & Blue, Best Use of Theme and Grand Sweepstakes. Every entry will receive a certificate of participation. The Fairfield City Council will present the awards at a regular meeting following the parade.

The entry fee for the parade is $35, and businesses, service clubs and schools, especially musical entries, are all encouraged to enter. Floats, decorated vehicles and mounted units are very popular with spectators. Entry forms are available for download from the Fairfield Downtown Association website- www.fairfielddowntown.com, or by calling the Fairfield Downtown Association office at 707-422-0103.

The Parade committee is proud to announce that retired Fairfield Police Officer Ed Gebing will be the Grand Marshals for the Independence Day Parade. Ed retired earlier this year after a distinguished thirty- year career in law enforcement. Ed has been instrumental in educating Fairfield's young people on traffic safety and has obtained many, many dollars in grant money to help with the safety education in the Fairfield- Suisun Unified School District.

Sponsorships from the community are invited to offset the cost of the trophies, ribbons and cash awards. Donations of any amount will significantly help the FDA to cover the expense of the awards. Businesses or individuals can sponsor one of the Sweepstakes Awards and the business name will be featured on the trophy itself and the sponsor of that award.

For even more information on events in downtown Fairfield visit the Fairfield Downtown Association website at www.fairfielddowntown.com, or phone 707-422-0103.

For more information on the Pancake Breakfast contact Steve Johnson- 707-427-1895.

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If you want to enter the parade...go to our new Vendor's Page!
To download entry application form webpage

• See the line up for the parade 070104
...• In order of appearance (TBD)
...• In order of the alphabet (TBD)
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• See the Parade Winners!
...Click here (TBD)
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Independence Day, July 4th
From the Daily Republic Newspaper

Solano County plans July 4th celebrations
2004/06/27

Plans move along for July 4th parade
2004/03/13

Independence Day: Residents come out to celebrate
2003/07/05

America on display this Independence Day
2002/07/05

Letters: Thursday, July 4, 2002
2002/07/04

Patriotic items line the shelves
2002/07/04

Celebrate in grand fashion
2002/07/04