Last Updated on June 27, 2023 6:11 pm
The Town of Boone will be hosting a variety of events in celebration of the Fourth of July. Inaddition, the Town of Boone will be presenting the inaugural 1872 award. All events are set totake place on Tuesday, July 4, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
The annual Town of Boone Fourth of July Parade will take place throughout Downtown Boone.The parade will begin at the Watauga County Social Services parking lot, located at 132 PoplarGrove Connector, and will end at the intersection of East King Street and Hardin Street. Theparade is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. and will end at approximately 12:00 p.m.
Following the parade, the inaugural Town of Boone 1872 award will be given to ReneeBoughman, the founder and current Director of Community Engagement of F.A.R.M. Cafe, atthe Jones House. The Town of Boone 1872 award is an annual award that recognizes individualsand organizations for substantial contributions to the Town of Boone. Renee Boughman will alsobe participating in the parade as the grand marshall.
Community members are invited to attend the Town of Boone fireworks display at theClawson-Burnley Park, located at 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The fireworks will begin at9:15 p.m., however, the park and Greenway will be open beforehand for attendees to enjoy.For more information, please contact Mark Freed, Director of Cultural Resources, at[email protected] or at (828) 268-6280.
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