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4thFest Schedule of Events

2021 Schedule of Events

Time	Saturday, June 26	Location
8:00 am	4thFest 5K Walk/Run About the 5K	Coralville Recreation Center 1506 8th St.
8:45 am	Firecracker Kids' Mini-Marathon (26.2 yards) About the kids' race	Coralville Recreation Center 1506 8th St.

Time	Friday, July 2	Location
4:30-8:00 pm	Cube artist Jack Dreyer Jack Dreyer transforms hundreds of speed cubes into a large mural, one cube at a time. Watch as he creates a mural for the Free 4thFest Feast!	S.T. Morrison Park
5:00 pm-Dark	Carnival by Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 2 coupons; major rides cost 3 or 4 coupons. • Buy 22 coupons for $16 in advance (sold until July 2 at 4:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy coupons at the carnival: $1 per coupon, or 22 coupons for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.
6:30-8:00 pm	Free 4thFest Feast The Coralville Fire Department and Police Department are grilling, with fun for all ages! • Free meal and music by DJ Ron in the park. • Children's activities provided by the Iowa Children's Museum. • Outdoor games provided by Coralville Parks and Recreation. • Make a "community chain" to be displayed in the Coralville Public Library. • See speed cube artist Jack Dreyer create a one-of-a-kind mural. • Lumberjack Camp: Lumberjacks teach log rolling, axe throwing, and x-cut sawing; for all ages. Bring you own blankets or lawn chairs (tables and chairs are not provided).	S.T. Morrison Park
6:30-8:00 pm	DJ Music by DJ Ron	S.T. Morrison Park

Time	Saturday, July 3	Location
11:30 am-9:00 pm	Food Vendors • Americana Concessions • Kan D Lan • Kona Ice of Cedar Rapids • Papa John's Pizza • Rodney's Jamaican Jerk • Sno Biz of Iowa City • Which-Uh-Waffle	S.T. Morrison Park
12:00 pm-Dark	Carnival By Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 2 coupons, major rides cost 3 or 4 coupons. • Buy 22 coupons for $16 in advance (sold until July 2 at 4:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy coupons at the carnival: $1 per coupon, or 22 coupons for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.
12:00-12:30 pm	All American Lumberjack Show Two teams, ten exciting events, and10,000 gallons of water! Be ready to compete, you might be called to help out your team. When the sawdust settles, you can meet the lumberjacks, grab a cookie, and get autographs.	S.T. Morrison Park
12:30-3:00 pm	Lumberjack Camp is a free, hands-on lumberjack event for all ages. Pro lumberjacks teach the old time skills of log rolling, axe throwing, and x-cut sawing.	S.T. Morrison Park
3:00-3:30 pm	All American Lumberjack Show Two teams, ten exciting events, and 10,000 gallons of water! Be ready to compete, you might get called to help out your team. When the sawdust settles, you can meet the lumberjacks, grab a cookie, and get autographs.	S.T. Morrison Park
3:00-6:00 pm	American Legion Bingo	S.T. Morrison Park (Hilltop Shelter)
3:30-6:00 pm	Lumberjack Camp is a free, hands-on lumberjack event for all ages. Pro lumberjacks teach the old time skills of log rolling, axe throwing, and x-cut sawing.	S.T. Morrison Park
4:00-9:00 pm	Vendors • EZ Roofing & Siding • Iowa Heartlanders • The Hang Bar Challenge • U.S. Army Career Center	S.T. Morrison Park
4:00 pm	Cube artist Jack Dreyer Jack Dreyer transforms hundreds of speed cubes into a large mural, one cube at a time. Watch as he creates a mural for the 4thFest concert! Jack will start at 4:00 pm and create through the beginning of the concert.	S.T. Morrison Park
6:00-6:30 pm	All American Lumberjack Show Two teams, ten exciting events, and 10,000 gallons of water! Be ready to compete, you might get called to help out your team. When the sawdust settles, you can meet the lumberjacks, grab a cookie, and get autographs.	S.T. Morrison Park
6:30 pm	Free outdoor concert The Danny Whitson Band About the concert	S.T. Morrison Park
8:00 pm	Free outdoor concert Josh Turner About the concert	S.T. Morrison Park

Time	Sunday, July 4	Location
8:00 am	Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast To Go; $5 each Buy tickets on July 4th at the ticket booth outside the Recreation Center. • Each to-go bag has pancakes, sausage, syrup, juice. • Ends when the food runs out or the parade begins.	Coralville Recreation Center 1506 8th St.
12:00 pm-Dark	Carnival by Next Generation Shows, Inc. Kid rides cost 2 coupons; major rides cost 3 or 4 coupons. • Buy 22 coupons for $16 in advance (sold until July 2 at 4:00 pm at City Hall and the Coralville Recreation Center). • Or, buy coupons at the carnival: $1 per coupon, or 22 coupons for $20.	Aquatic Center parking lot 1513 7th St.
12:00 pm	4thFest Parade About the parade	Parade map
12:00-9:00 pm	Food • Americana Concessions • Kan D Lan • Kona Ice of Cedar Rapids • Papa John's Pizza • Rodney's Jamaican Jerk • Sno Biz of Iowa City • Which-Uh-Waffle	S.T. Morrison Park
12:00-9:00 pm	Vendors • EZ Roofing & Siding • Iowa Heartlanders • The Hang Bar Challenge • U.S. Army Career Center	S.T. Morrison Park
2:00 pm	Cube artist Jack Dreyer Jack Dreyer transforms hundreds of speed cubes into a large mural, one cube at a time. Watch as he creates a custom mural in honor of Independence Day!	S.T. Morrison Park
2:00 pm	Ambition Baton Twirling performance	S.T. Morrison Park (Showcase stage)
3:00 pm	City Circle Acting Company performance	S.T. Morrison Park (Showcase stage)
3:00-6:00 pm	American Legion Bingo	S.T. Morrison Park (Hilltop Shelter)
3:30 pm	Games in the park: water balloon toss	S.T. Morrison Park
4:00 pm	Games in the park: sponge bucket race	S.T. Morrison Park
5:00 pm	Crafts in the park: popsicle stick flags	S.T. Morrison Park
7:30 pm	Declaration of Independence reading	S.T. Morrison Park (Showcase stage)
8:30 pm	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