This weekend kicks of Kirkland’s 64th Annual 4th of July celebration! Sponsored by the Kirkland Lions Club, they have a lot of new acts on the stage this year and are adding more. The Kirkland folks have put together an impressive, full schedule of events for their celebration which will be held on this Saturday and Sunday, June 30th and July 1st and on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 3rd and 4th.
This weekend, besides the usual food, craft and specialty vendors, there will be a carnival, water fights, a ventriloquist, a magic show and much more. For the adults, there will be Bingo, live music and a beer tent. There will be a car show on Saturday and a tractor show on Sunday. After a one and a half day break the fun starts up again on Tuesday at 5pm and runs until midnight. Wednesday has a full schedule of events that kick off at 7am with a pancake breakfast. The Celebration ends on Wednesday with a spectacular fireworks display beginning at 9:30pm. Learn more at the Kirkland 4th of July website. Full schedule of events at the Read More link below.
Kirkland 4th of July Celebration sponsored by the Kirkland Lions Club
Saturday June 30th, 2012
7 AM – 10:30 AM Methodist Church Breakfast – Served at the Church
8 AM – 4 PM Car Show
12 NOON – 1 PM Jung’s Taekwondo Academy Karate Demo
12 NOON – 10 PM Open for the Day: Lunch Stand, Flea Market, Rides
1 PM – 2 PM Sandi Sylver Ventriloquist
2 PM Fire Dept. Water Fights
2 PM – 3 PM Summerfield Zoo Animal Presentation
3 PM Baggo Tourney – Beer Tent (email@rushpower.com) Signup Form
3 PM – 4 PM Hiawatha Pep Band
4 PM – 5 PM Kirkland Police Fatal Vision & K9 Demo
5 PM – 6 PM Hiawatha Jazz Band
6 PM – 10 PM Jamie’s Karaoke, Wristband Night for Rides
7 PM Queen Contest
8 PM – 12 MID Back Country Roads – Live Music in Beer Tent
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
8 AM – 4 PM Tractor Show (Wayne Fruit 815-761-5044)
12 PM – 10 PM Open for the Day: Lunch Stand, Flea Market, Rides, Beer Tent
12 PM – 1 PM Arthur Murray Dance Studio
1 PM – 2 PM Storytime with Emily
2 PM Baggo Tourney – Beer Tent (email@rushpower.com) Signup Form
2 PM – 3 PM Bellydancing by Daryea
2 PM – 10 PM Bingo
3 PM – 5 PM Native American Dancing & Drums
5 PM – 6 PM The Magic of Brian Holt
6 PM – 9 PM Destination Unknown – Live Music in Beer Tent
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
5 PM Kyler the Magic Man
5 PM – 10 PM Open for the Day: Lunch Stand, Flea Market, Rides
Special – Pork Chop & Brats in the Beer Tent
6 PM – 8 PM Time Of Worship Band
6 PM – 10 PM Bingo & Wristband Night for Rides
8 PM – 12 MID Shuvlhed – Live band in Beer Tent
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
7 AM – 9:30 AM Pancake Breakfast
11 AM Parade (Amy Polzin 815-262-5069) Parade Route
12 NOON Pork Chop Dinner
12 NOON – 3 PM Enroute – Live Band in Beer Tent
12 NOON – 10 PM Open for the Day – Lunch Stand, Bingo, Flea Market, Rides
1 PM – 2 PM Excited About Science Demo
1:30 PM – 6:30 PM Kirkland/Hiawatha Open House – Elem. Gym
2 PM – 3 PM Aloha Hula Girls Polynesian Show
3 PM – 4 PM The Magic of Brian Holt
4 PM Pedal Pulls
5 PM – 6 PM Lewis Dance Progressions
6 PM – 8 PM The Couch Coins Band
6 PM – 9 PM Blooze Brothers – Live Band in Beer Tent
9:30 PM Fireworks – Raffle Drawing (following Fireworks)
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