Get ready for a weekend of fun-filled festivities expected to draw thousands to Blaine for the Fourth of July celebration, hosted by Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2.
The celebration begins July 3 with a new outdoor concert event, Freedom Eve.
Local rock and roll band Brushpopper will open for headliner Uncle Lucius, based in Austin, Texas, whose music is a blend of Americana, soul and roots rock.
“This is exactly the kind of event we love bringing to our community,” event coordinator Olea Mills said in a news release. “Freedom Eve is about creating an unforgettable summer experience right here in Blaine, with live music, community connection and a chance to welcome visitors from across the region.”
The concert will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on July 3 at Blaine High School’s Borderite Stadium, 1055 H St. There will be vendors and food trucks, and people are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs.
Tickets cost $25 per person and are available at bit.ly/FreedomEve.
JULY 4 EVENTS
A free pancake breakfast will kick off Tuttle and Crump’s Freedom 250 Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Blaine Community Center, 763 G St.
Friends of the Blaine Library will host its annual Fourth of July book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd St.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., a street fair with over 100 vendors and live music will be held on H and 3rd streets.
The Red, White and Vroom Car Show will start at 10 a.m. and end with an awards ceremony at 2 p.m.
Ten minutes before the parade starts, the Declaration of Independence will be read by Jeremiah Ramsey, a descendant of one of the signers, at the H Street Plaza.
The parade will begin at noon on Peace Portal Drive, starting at Mitchell Avenue and ending downtown. The Blaine High School Chamber Choir will sing the national anthem before the parade gets underway.
From noon to 5 p.m., there will be a beer garden in Border Town Pizza’s parking lot, with beverages available for purchase.
The Kids Zone will be active on the corner of H and 4th streets from 1 to 5 p.m. and will feature new “foam parties” every hour on the hour, where two cannons will shoot foam, as well as a mini-golf course and dunk tank.
Finish the day with a firework show over Semiahmoo Bay, starting at 10 p.m.
All events on the Fourth are free to attend.
Peace Portal Drive will be closed from Mitchell Avenue to Marine Drive roundabout from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Cherry Street to the Marine Drive roundabout will be closed until 7:30 p.m.
