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4thFest Schedule of Events

Time	Friday, July 1	Location
5:00 pm-dark	Carnival by Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 3 tickets; intermediate and major rides cost 4-5 tickets. • Buy in advance: 22 tickets for $16 (sold until July 1 at 3:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy tickets at the carnival: $1 per ticket, or 22 tickets for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.

Time	Saturday, July 2	Location
8:00 am	4thFest 5K Walk/Run About the 5K	Coralville Recreation Center 1506 8th St.
8:45 am	Kids Firecracker Kids' Mini-Marathon (26.2 yards) About the kids' race	Coralville Recreation Center 1506 8th St.
10:00 am	Stars & Stripes Youth Cross Park Race (age 5-11) About the youth race	S.T. Morrison Park
5:00 pm-dark	Carnival by Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 3 tickets; intermediate and major rides cost 4-5 tickets. • Buy in advance: 22 tickets for $16 in advance (sold until July 1 at 3:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy tickets at the carnival: $1 per ticket, or 22 tickets for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.

Time	Sunday, July 3	Location
12:00 pm-9:00 pm	Food Vendors • Americana Concessions • Kona Ice of Cedar Rapids LLC • La Mexicana Grocery Store & Taqueria • Papa John’s Pizza • Rodney’s Jamaican Jerk • Sno Biz of Iowa City • Taco Express • Which-Uh-Waffle	S.T. Morrison Park
12:00 pm-dark	Carnival By Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 3 tickets; intermediate and major rides cost 4-5 tickets. • Buy in advance: 22 tickets for $16 in advance (sold until July 1 at 3:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy tickets at the carnival: $1 per ticket, or 22 tickets for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.
2:00-9:00 pm	Vendor Booths • Come Alive Herbals • University of Iowa Developmental Psychopathology Lab	S.T. Morrison Park
3:00-6:00 pm	American Legion Bingo	S.T. Morrison Park (Hilltop Shelter)
6:30 pm	Free outdoor concert FunkDaddies About the concert	S.T. Morrison Park
8:00 pm	Free outdoor concert Night Ranger About the concert	S.T. Morrison Park

Time	Monday, July 4	Location
7:00 am-10:00 am	Corridor Kiwanis 4thFest Pancake Breakfast • Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice, and coffee • Free for kids under 5 years old • Buy tickets in advance at the Coralville Recreation Center: $6.00 for ages 11+; $4.00 ages 5-10. • Buy tickets at the door: $7.00 for ages 11+, $5.00 ages 5-10. • Benefits Coralville Community Food Pantry, Kirkwood Elementary, and Coralville Central Elementary • Silent auction	Northwest Junior High School 1507 8th St.
10:00 am	4thFest Parade (CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER) About the parade	Parade map
3:00 pm-dark	Carnival by Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 3 tickets; intermediate and major rides cost 4-5 tickets. • Buy in advance: 22 tickets for $16 in advance (sold until July 1 at 3:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy tickets at the carnival: $1 per ticket, or 22 tickets for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.
12:00-9:00 pm (opening time weather permitting)	Food Vendors • Americana Concessions • Kona Ice of Cedar Rapids LLC • La Mexicana Grocery Store & Taqueria • Papa John’s Pizza • Rodney’s Jamaican Jerk • Sno Biz of Iowa City • Taco Express • Which-Uh-Waffle Vendor Booths • Come Alive Herbals • University of Iowa Developmental Psychopathology Lab	S.T. Morrison Park
2:00-7:00 pm	Performances in the park • 1:00 pm: Ambition Baton Twirling • 1:30 pm: City Circle Acting Company • 3:00-5:00 pm: Burley & The Backstabbers Electric Fringe • 5:00-7:00 pm: The Soft & Low	S.T. Morrison Park (Showcase stage)
3:00-6:00 pm	American Legion Bingo	S.T. Morrison Park (Hilltop Shelter)
3:00-7:00 pm	Lawn games (Giant Jenga, Giant Connect Four, 10 Ball, & Bags)	S.T. Morrison Park
8:30 pm	Free concert: Iowa City Community Band	S.T. Morrison Park (Showcase stage)
9:45 pm	Fireworks in S.T. Morrison Park About the fireworks	S.T. Morrison Park