ALACHUA – The Alachua night will once again be lighted by the fantastic burning colors of summer as the city celebrates its 13th annual Fourth of July Celebration.
The celebration will be held Wednesday from 3 p.m.-10 p.m. at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex and is expected to draw around 15,000 people. The fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m. and run for about a half hour.
Adam Boukari, Alachua assistant city manager, said this year’s $20,000 budget for the celebration is the largest in the 13-year history of the event, consisting of approximately $15,000 from donations and $5,000 from vendors paying to set up booths at the event.
Boukari said that residents may park at Legacy Field at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex as they do every year, and that this year special measures will be taken to aid in a smoother flow of traffic.
Attendees will now enter Legacy Field from Peggy Road/ County Road 2054. After the event, eastbound traffic on Peggy Road will be suspended until the traffic clears, providing attendees with two full lanes of westbound traffic leaving the event. Alachua Police Department officers will be manually operating traffic signasl to further ease the flow of traffic.
The celebration will feature four live musical acts running from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. and a free Kid’s Corner station from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Approximately 60 vendors will have booths at the event, with most of them offering samplings of the local fare.
The Alachua Police Department will temporarily move its command center to the basketball courts at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex to quell any disturbances and assist attendees in finding lost children.
Additional information about the event and “The Largest Small Town Fireworks Display in America” is available at the City of Alachua’s Web site at www.cityofalachua.com.
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ALACHUA – The Alachua night will once again be lighted by the fantastic burning colors of summer as the city celebrates its 13th annual Fourth of July Celebration.
The celebration will be held Wednesday from 3 p.m.-10 p.m. at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex and is expected to draw around 15,000 people. The fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m. and run for about a half hour.
Adam Boukari, Alachua assistant city manager, said this year’s $20,000 budget for the celebration is the largest in the 13-year history of the event, consisting of approximately $15,000 from donations and $5,000 from vendors paying to set up booths at the event.
Boukari said that residents may park at Legacy Field at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex as they do every year, and that this year special measures will be taken to aid in a smoother flow of traffic.
Attendees will now enter Legacy Field from Peggy Road/ County Road 2054. After the event, eastbound traffic on Peggy Road will be suspended until the traffic clears, providing attendees with two full lanes of westbound traffic leaving the event. Alachua Police Department officers will be manually operating traffic signasl to further ease the flow of traffic.
The celebration will feature four live musical acts running from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. and a free Kid’s Corner station from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Approximately 60 vendors will have booths at the event, with most of them offering samplings of the local fare.
The Alachua Police Department will temporarily move its command center to the basketball courts at the Hal Brady Recreation Complex to quell any disturbances and assist attendees in finding lost children.
Additional information about the event and “The Largest Small Town Fireworks Display in America” is available at the City of Alachua’s Web site at www.cityofalachua.com.
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