GREENSBORO – The Funky 4th Celebration will be held July 4, beginning with the Independence Day Parade beginning at 10 a.m. The parade starts on Country Club Road and then continues down Breezy Avenue to the Greensboro Town Hall.
Following the parade, on the green at the town hall there is a free community picnic featuring sandwiches, hot dogs and ice cream. Music will be provided by the Sky Blue Boys. At the same time there will also be a silent auction with home baked desserts. All proceeds from the silent auction will go to support the local food pantry.
There will be a dunk tank on the town green as well during the afternoon where friends and family can throw a baseball and dunk their friends and local celebrities and politicians. Special pitching lessons will be provided by the Boston Red Sox’s legendary pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee.
Evening activities will be taking place at the Highland Center for the Arts where there will be outdoor games opening at 5:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing a special 250th Anniversary Independence Day concert. Admission to the concert is free and open to the public. Picnic dinners can be purchased at the Highland Center that evening.
Greensboro’s Funky Fourth celebration is made possible by support from the Town and the Greensboro Association.
