Last Year's
Independence Day Celebrations in Waterford (Flyer)
JULY 3rd
Picnic at the Tanyard by the Bond Street Barn (4-8:15)
(Main and Luckett Streets) See map
Bring your picnic and family to the Tanyard. Spread your blanket and enjoy the music.
Bring your picnic and family to the Tanyard. Spread your blanket and enjoy the music.
Music: 4:30-5:30 Quentin Walston Trio. 6-8:15 The 7th Son of WV.
Pie Baking Contest. Judging 5:30-6
Bake your favorite pie and drop it off at 4:30 at the contest table. Label the bottom of your pie plate with your name, phone number, and kind of pie. No custard or whipped cream pies.
Fireworks at the Water Street Meadow (Starting between 9:15 and 9:30)
(Water and High Streets) See map
At the Water Street Meadow. Parking at the Old School and Waterford Elementary School. NO PARKING on the meadow (except for those with a handicapped permit). (See map). No sparklers or other fireworks allowed.
JULY 4th
Factory, Second, and lower Main Streets are closed to non-parade vehicles from 10 to Noon
Parade down Second and Main Streets (See map)
- 10:00 - Parade Registration and lineup, Factory Street
- 11:00 - Parade goes down Factory to the Bond Street Tanyard. Arrives about 11:45
What's allowed: Walking, Bicycles (Park bikes at the designate stand at the Tanyard), Tamed animals (Dogs, etc. on leashes), Riding ponies and horses, Non-motorized scooters, Golf carts with adult driver, Antique cars/Tractors driven by licensed drivers.)
Hot Dogs, Music, and the Cake Walk at the Bond Street Tanyard (11-1)
- 11:45 - Songs, remarks, and refreshments (Hot Dogs, Lemonade, Watermelon)
- Noon. - Live music
- Cake walk for kids. We need homemade or store-bought cakes or cupcakes.
Bring your items to the Cake Walk table between 9:30-10:45. Label your cake plate with your name and number if you need it back. No custard or whipped cream pies.
