Wide Array of Community-wide July 4th Activities Planned for Davis
A wide array of family activities is planned for the Davis community on Thursday, July 4th. From bicycles to baseball and food to fireworks, information and schedules can be found on the City of Davis web site at: www.cityofdavis.org . Following the day’s events, the community with gather for a free city-coordinated festival at Community Park on 14th and F Street to hear music, have picnics and to view the fireworks finale. The evening’s exciting musical lineup has been assembled with assistance from the Davis Live Music Collective.
The 9:30 p.m. city-produced fireworks display on July 4th in Community Park is the only safe and legal use of fireworks that is allowed in Davis. For public safety, a city ordinance prohibits the use or discharge of fireworks or any substances designed for pyrotechnic display. The sale of any type of fireworks within the city of Davis boundaries is also prohibited.
The following events and activities in town are being offered on the July 4th holiday:
A fun activity for the kids is the 53rd annual Kiwanis Kiddie Parade, a patriotic display from Davis' youngsters. At 9:15 a.m., the parade entrants will begin to gather in a new location on 3rd Street between A Street and University Avenue. Judging for awards will begin at 9:15 a.m. Scooters, bicycles, wagons, stroller, walkers and groups will be judged based on creativity, patriotism and enthusiasm. At 10 a.m. the parade will proceed east on 3rd Street and then north on C Street. The parade will end in the shaded sycamore grove in Central Park and refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Bruce Hupe at bhhupe@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 304-7525.
Bicycle riders 9 years old and younger can stay in downtown Davis after the Kiddie parade and ride in the free non-competitive “Kid's Fun Ride” produced by the Davis Bike
Club as part of the July 4th Criterium. This ride begins at 12:40 p.m. at the start/finish line
used by the Criterium adult racers on F Steet at 3rd Street. Participants must register and
parents will need to sign waiver forms in the E Street Plaza at least 30 minutes prior to
the Fun Ride start. All participants in the Kid's Fun Ride will receive a free goodie bag
from the Davis Bicycle Club. Riders will be required to wear a helmet when riding their
bicycles, tricycles or big wheels.
The Davis Little League will be hosting its annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from
7 to 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th Street. Tickets are $5 at the
door and Little Leaguers in uniform will receive free admission. In addition to the
breakfast there will be raffle prizes from local merchants and a silent auction for sports
memorabilia from professional teams like the Giants, A's, 49ers and Raiders. Little
League exhibition games will also be held on July 4th at the Davis Little League complex
at Covell Boulevard and F Street. For the starting times of the T-Ball, Farm, AA, AAA
and Majors level exhibition games, visit www.davislittleleague.org
The Davis Bike Club's 37th annual Fourth of July Criterium will feature a day full of bike
racing action on a new L-shaped loop that brings the course next to the U.S. Bicycling
Hall of Fame. For increased safety, the racers will be riding clockwise around the
downtown Davis course. The first race, Elite men 5, will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the last
Elite 4 race will start at 4:20 p.m. In between are races for pros, amateurs, juniors and
elite men and women. A special free non-competitive fun ride for kids will start at 12:40
p.m. Race day registration opens at 6:45 a.m. and it will be located in the E Street Plaza
across from Chipotle. For more information contact 4-july-director@dbcraceteam.org or
go to www.DBCraceteam.org
The City of Davis is sponsoring additional July 4th activities including:
The 32nd annual men's slow pitch ASA sanctioned softball tournament at
Playfields Park with the championship game at Community Park. Signups are
open until June 28. Contact Lori Conrad at: lconrad@cityofdavis.org or (530)
753-7731 for more information.
Recreational swimming at city public pools between 1 and 5 p.m. at Arroyo Pool
in Arroyo Park and Manor Pool in Slide Hill Park. Regular daily admission fees
will apply.
Community Park food and drink concessions benefiting Davis nonprofit groups
begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be open until 9:30 p.m.
Free entertainment on the Community Park main stage from 5:00 to 9:30 p.m.
The traditional fireworks extravaganza finale at 9:30 p.m.
Major sponsors of the July 4th fireworks include: PGE, Dos Coyotes, The Marketplace,
Whole Foods and the City of Davis. Additional fireworks sponsors include: Kaiser
Permanente, Nugget Market, Carbahal & Company, Travis Credit Union, AT&T, West
Yost & Associates. Davis Fourth of July activity support is also provided by: The Davis
Live Music Collective, The Davis Food Coop and 2407 Graphics.
The entertainment schedule for the Community Park main stage on July 4th will include:
5:00 pm Davis Wakamatsu Taiko Dan
5:30 pm Zapato Viejo
6:30 pm Demonstration by Sky Dance Skydiving
7:00 pm XD 7 featuring DHS graduate Jon Hatamiya
8:00 pm Mumbo Gumbo
9:30 pm Welcome by Mayor of Davis and reading by Davis' Poet Laureate Eve West Bessier
9:35 pm National Anthem by Catherine LeBlanc of Yolo Mambo
9:40 to10:00 pm Fireworks Extravaganza
For questions about city-wide July 4th activities, contact the Davis City Manager’s Office at (530) 757-5602. For information about the July 4th Community Park activities, contact the City of Davis Community Services Department at (530) 757-5626.
Date:
Thursday, July 4, 2013 - 7:00am