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Click Here for 2008 and prior year pictures of the Fireworks & Bike and Pet Parade in Jacksonville

** 2009 PICTURES **

Independence Day Celebration

Next celebration:

Sat. June 26, 2010

What: Bike and Pet Parade (morning); Fireworks and Entertainment (evening)

When: Usually held on the Saturday before July Fourth of every year. The 2010 celebration will be the 35th for Jacksonville. The Bike and Pet Parade registration starts at 8:30 am - the parade is at 10 am. The Fireworks are at dusk. A live band performs from 7 pm until the fireworks.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR 2010 CELEBRATION
The tentative date for the 2010 celebration is Saturday, June 26, 2010. Our guideline for selecting the date is to go with the Saturday before the 4th which this year is July 3rd, BUT as soon at the Baltimore County Police learned that we were going with the 3rd, they contacted us and informed us that they have a commitment to be at Oregon Ridge on the 3rd and would not be able to assist us on that date.

Our Board of Directors discussed this and decided that it would be best to do it on a date when the police would be able to assist us with traffic, etc. so we voted to hold in on Saturday, June 26, 2010, with the Kids Bike and Pet Parade in the morning and entertainment and fireworks in the evening as usual.

We submitted our application for the use of the fields at Jacksonville for Sat. June 26, 2010, to the Baltimore County Board of Education on October 21, 2009. As of today we haven't received a response yet. We are optimistic that they will approve our application soon and are moving full speed ahead with our planning for Saturday, June 26, 2010.

You can mark June 26 on your calendar now and then check our web site (www.jacksonvilleoptimists.org) periodically or send an e-mail to see if we have received approval from the Board. As soon as we receive the approval we will post it on the web site.

Who: Approximately 1,000-2,000 local residents along with their friends and families come out to enjoy the Fireworks. A smaller group of about 100 or so, participate in the Bike and Pet Parade on Celebration morning at the Manor Shopping Center

Where: Bike and Pet Parade - Manor Shopping Center parking lot. The Fireworks and entertainment - Athletic Fields at Jacksonville Elementary School.

Other Items of Interest: Food vendors and novelty vendors will be at the Fireworks and entertainment venue. If you are interested in becoming a vendor or sponsor of this popular event, please contact the Event Chairperson (below).

For More Information: email to Barbara Crain,Club President

Click for 2009 Official Poster, including a Schedule of Events

[the event has past, but you can read about the typical schedule]