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Host of festivities planned for Fourth of July

Published: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:01 a.m. MDT
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Delta: July 3: 7 p.m., children's parade, 7:30 p.m., concert in the park; 8 p.m., volleyball tournament. July 4: 6 a.m., daylight salute; 6:15 a.m., 5K fun run, Millard County Recreation Building; 7 a.m., breakfast at the city park; 9 a.m., military fly-over; 9:30 a.m., parade; 11 a.m., patriotic program, games, food, entertainment, volleyball tournament, city park; 2 p.m., free swim, matinee; 6 p.m., demolition derby; 10 p.m., fireworks, Millard County

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.

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Magna: July 4: 7 a.m., 5K Fun Run, Lion's Club breakfast; all-day carnival; 12:30 p.m., parade, 8560 W. 3100 South; dusk, fireworks at Copper Park, 8100 W. 2600 South. 801-250-6613.

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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