City of Davis

July 4th Community Activities 2010

A fun activity for the kids is the 50th annual Kiwanis Kiddie Parade, a patriotic display from Davis' youngsters. At 9:00 a.m., the parade entrants will begin to gather on C Street between 1st and 2nd Streets. Judging for awards will begin at 9:30 a.m. Scooters, bicycles, wagons, stroller, walkers and groups will be judged based on creativity, patriotism and enthusiasm. At 10 a.m. the parade begins to march north on C Street into Central Park. The parade will end in the shaded sycamore grove, and refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Heather Ringer (530) 400-8291 or Jerry Hallee (530) 848-5882.

The Davis Little League will be hosting its annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street (corner of A & 7th Sts.). Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door. Little Leaguers in uniform eat for free. Little League exhibition games will be held at the Davis Little League complex at Covell Boulevard and F Street. The T-Ball game begins at 8:30 a.m. The Farm teams play at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and AA level exhibition games will be played at 9:00 and noon. The AAA game will be at 10:00 a.m. and the Majors exhibition game will be played at 12:30 a.m.

The Davis Bike Club's 34th annual Fourth of July Criterium will feature a day full of bike racing action on a .7 mile L-shaped loop in downtown Davis. The first race, Elite men 5, will begin at 7:45 a.m. and the last, the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 will start at 4:10 p.m. In between are races for pros, juniors and elite men and women. A special free non-competitive fun ride for kids will start at 11:30 a.m. Bicycle and supplier displays will be located at Third and F Streets near the Start/Finish line. Registration is in the E Street Plaza across from Chipotle. For more information, go to: www.sportsbaseonline.com and search for Davis July 4th Criterium.

The 29th annual men's slow pitch softball tournament will be held at Playfields Park in South Davis, beginning by 9 a.m. The championship game finals will run from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Community Park. For more information, contact the Lori Conrad in the Community Services Department at (530) 753-7731.

Community Pool will once again be open for free swimming between 1 and 5 p.m. on July 4. Both Arroyo and Manor public swimming pools will be open for swimming on July 4th between 1 and 5 p.m. Regular admission rates will apply at Arroyo and Manor.

In Community Park, food concessions will begin at 3 p.m. and will run until 9:30 p.m. A variety of nonprofit groups will sell soft drinks, hot dogs, beer, ice cream and snow cones.

Community Park lawn seating and the location of the entertainment stage will change this year as a result of construction work in the Davis High School football and track stadium. The fireworks launch site will be moved away from the stadium so that fireworks fallout does not affect the all weather track and field. As a result, the grass seating area west of the Community Park bike path will be smaller in 2010. The entertainment stage will move from its traditional location near the oak tree to the northwest corner of the Community Park main soccer field. The parking lot along Covell Boulevard next to Community Park will be closed to the public and used for July 4th entertainers and event support.

The entertainment lineup in Community Park on the main stage leading up to the fireworks includes:

4:55 to 5:25 pm

Rebecca Peters/Marcel Kenion

5:30 to 6:44 pm

“Yolo Mambo”

6:59 to 7:44 pm

“Duval Speck”

7:44 to 8:09 pm

SkyDance SkyDiving

8:09 to 8:32 pm

Davis Wakamatsu Taiko

8:40 to 9:22 pm

“Hardwater”

9:22 to 9:26 pm

Introduction by Davis Poet Laureate Allegra Jostad-Silberstein Incoming Mayor Don Saylor’s Welcome

9:26 to 9:30 pm

National Anthem: Performed by Devon Hayakawa, Linnea Lampinen, Mina Alali, and Kimmie Ruanto

9:30 to 10:00 pm

Fireworks Show

For questions about the July 4th activities, contact the Davis City Manager’s Office at (530) 757-5602.