Fourth of July Celebration
The city of Marietta's Fourth in the Park celebration begins Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 10 a.m. and includes a parade, free live concerts, museum tours, arts and crafts show, food, carnival games and fireworks finale.
Parade
The Marietta Freedom Parade includes 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Roswell St. Baptist Church and travels west on Roswell Street, north on E. Park Square past Glover Park and the Square, down Cherokee Street and ends at North Marietta Parkway.
Entries include marching units from the city of Marietta, Air National Guard Band of the South, civic organizations, beauty queens, scouts and local businesses.
The end of the Parade marks the start of the Festival. Food concessions, arts and crafts and carnival will provide plenty to do for the whole family.
The city will celebrate on Saturday, July 3rd this year since the 4th is on Sunday. This change is necessary because we use the Roswell Street Baptist Church for staging the parade and the First United Methodist Church for fireworks.
Participant Information (coming soon)
Map of Parade Route
Entertainment Schedule
- Marietta Freedom Parade, 10 a.m.
- Colgate Country Showdown, 12 noon
- National Bell Ringing, 2 p.m.
- Parade Awards Ceremony, 2:15 p.m.
- Peachtree Station, 8:00PM
- Fireworks, dark (Raindate Monday July 5)
Sponsored by City of Marietta, Verizon Wireless, TV23, Carl Black of Kennesaw, CCT Fontis Mountain Spring Water, Metro PCS, 101.5 Kicks.
For more information, call Marietta Parks and Recreation at 770-794-5601.