From Deseret News archives:
Host of festivities planned for Fourth of July
Fairgrounds, 435-864-2759.
Fillmore: July 3: 6:30 p.m., children's parade; 7 p.m., hot dogs, chips, drinks; 7:30 p.m., games, races, dancing. July 4: 7-9 a.m., breakfast and flag ceremony; 9 a.m., freedom mile run; 10 a.m., parade; 11 a.m., lawn mower race; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., entertainment and food in the City Center Park; 1-4 p.m., free swim; 5:30 p.m., Dusty's Smoke House BBQ, homemade ice cream freeze-off; evening entertainment; dusk, fireworks at Statehouse. 435-743-5233.
Rich County
Woodruff: July 3: 6 p.m., rodeo. July 4: 10 a.m., parade; 2 p.m., rodeo. 435-793-4515.
Salt Lake County
East Millcreek: July 4: 7 a.m., 5K fun run, East Millcreek Recreation Center, 272-2243 or 262-3193.
Holladay: July 4: 6:30 p.m., Crash Pontiacs; 8 p.m., Salt Lake Symphony; 9:55 p.m., city welcome, national anthem; 10:10 p.m., fireworks, Holladay City Hall Offices at 2300 E. 4580 South, 272-9450.
Murray: July 4: 6:30 a.m., Lions Club community breakfast in Pavilion No. 5, Murray Park; 7 a.m., sunrise service, Murray Park amphitheater; 8 a.m., 5K race; 8:30 a.m., parade, Fashion Place Mall; 9 a.m., children's races in the park; 11 a.m.-4 p.m., food, games, entertainment, Murray Park; 4-7 p.m., baseball at Ken Price Ball Park; 7- 9 p.m., hot air balloon rides at the soccer park; 8:30 p.m., evening entertainment with T minus 5; 10 p.m., fireworks. 264-2614.
Riverton: July 4: 6:30 a.m., flag-raising; 7a.m., 10K race and fun run, chuck wagon breakfast; 7:30 a.m., bike ride; 7 a.m.-3 p.m., men's softball tournament; 9 a.m.-noon, family swimming and contests, 12765 S. 1125 West; 10 a.m., F-16 fly-over; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., children's games, food, vendors, ATV rodeo; 7 p.m., Mark Owens & The Steve Wilbur Band; dusk, fireworks. 208-3101.
South Salt Lake: July 3: 6 p.m., Freedom Festival and Fireworks, music, food and entertainment, Granite High, 412-3217.
Salt Lake City: July 4: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Liberty Days with a mini-rodeo, relay races, old-time baseball game, patriotic program in the bowery and more crafts, games for kids, This is the Place Heritage Park, 2601 E. Sunnyside Ave. 582-1847.
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