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July 3rd Celebration

  • Date: 07/03/2024 3:00 PM  
  • Location: Downtown Cary Park
    327 S. Academy Street
    Cary, North Carolina 27511
  • Introduction: Get ready to kick off your July 4th festivities early at our July 3rd Celebration in the Park! Join us for a star-spangled extravaganza featuring a movie screening of National Treasure (PG), family-friendly activities, and a mouthwatering lineup of food trucks.

Schedule

  • 4 – 8 p.m. | Aquarena (Park Street Courts Arena) – The Arena will be turned into a refreshing cool zone featuring two giant misters, water blasters and pools to splash in and refill your blaster.
  • 4 – 8 p.m. | Art Cart (The Nest Pavilion) – Create memories and art with our coffee filter fireworks craft.
  • 6 – 8 p.m. | Your John Hancock (Academy Plaza) – Become a founding father when calligrapher Kymberly Arana writes your name in a style similar to those on the Declaration of Independence for you to take home.
    *Kymberly will be back later in July to teach a weekly workshop on writing styles. 
  • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Liberty Games (Frantz Square Lawn) – Become the ultimate American. Four teams of four will compete in a four grueling games. Sign up prior to the event via Sign Up Genius (link available soon). Not competing? Come cheer on the players! The games include:
    • Flip Flop Toss – How far you can flip a flip flop off your foot? (say that 5 times fast)
    • Frozen T-Shirt Contest – T-shirts are soaked in water, folded and then frozen. Simply unfold the shirt and put it on and you win. Easy enough, right?
    • Citizenship Trivia – Flex your USA knowledge by answering five questions off the US Citizenship Exam.
    • Red, White and Blue Relay – Partake in a relay race where each team member will compete to earn their stripes.
  • DUSK (Approximately 8:15 – 8:30 p.m.) | Movie Night: National Treasure (Great Lawn) – What’s more American than Nicolas Cage solving age old US mysteries? Nothing. Enjoy this PG-film from the Great Lawn. Bring chairs or a blanket for comfortable viewing.
  • 4 – 9 p.m. | Food Trucks (Park Street) – Enjoy delicious bites from The DogfatherThe Flat Drum or Truman’s Smokehouse.
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