Multiple Independence Day event are scheduled across the area this week. Here’s a sampling of them.
Fort Gordon’s Independence Day event will be from 6 to 11 p.m., July 3 at Barton Field, featuring entertainment by Two Story Road and, local artist Ryan Alan Abel and Friends. The event will have food trucks and a kiddie carnival. A firework extravaganza will close out the celebration.
The annual Yankee Doodle Dash 5K-10K will begin at Mill Village Trailhead – 109 Eve St. Friday. The 10K starts at 7 a.m. followed by the 5K at 7:10 a.m.
When it comes to history, there are three events Friday highlighting the Founding Fathers.
The 15th Annual Signers Monument Ceremony, honoring Georgia’s signers of the Declaration of Independence – George Walton, Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett – will be at 9 a.m. at the Signers Monument. Walton and Hall are buried beneath the 50-foot monolith.
Historic Meadow Garden, the home of George Walton, one of three Georgia Signers of the Declaration of Independence, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 4.
“Check out the Revolutionary soldiers’ camp display, live music by the Garden City Strummers, a Puppet Theater celebrating the American flag, and children’s activities including quill pen writing. Walk through the period rooms of the historic house where George Walton lived more than 230 years ago,” according to Historic Meadow Garden’s Facebook page.
Across the Savannah River, North Augusta’s Living History Park will be the site of an event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
North Augusta Mayor Britton Williams will read from the Declaration of Independence, and there will be Colonial Era reenactors. Visitors are encouraged to show their spirit and dress up. Pets are welcome as long as they are on a leash.
Grovetown’s annual drive-thru barbecue begins at 11 a.m. July 4 at Liberty Park with free barbecue and sides. There’s a limit of four plates per vehicle, and the event ends when the food runs out.
The City of Augusta’s celebration will begin at 5 p.m. at the Augusta Common. The event will feature live entertainment, kid zones, food trucks and vendors. The fireworks show will begin at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free.
BOOM! in the Park will begin at 5 p.m. July 4 at the Evans Towne Center Park. Free concerts will feature country stars Maddie & Tae and “The Voice” winner Bryce Leatherwood. There will be food trucks and fireworks.
Enjoy an Independence Day event with small town charm at The Hephzibah Agricultural Center, 4245 Peach Orchard Road, Saturday. The Third Annual Fireworks Extravaganza will begin around 9:15 p.m.
Also Saturday is the annual Friends of Clarks Hill Lake fireworks show at “Dark30” at Raysville Marina, Thomson.
