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2010 4th of
July Festivities - Southport, NC
June
22, 2010 –
Southport, North
Carolina (NC) - Families looking for a unique July 4th destination
need look no further than Southport, NC. The town’s annual
Independence Day celebration is the official state of North
Carolina’s celebration. Highlights include picnics, arts and crafts
in the park, a car show, parade, fireworks, firemen’s competition,
children’s games, live entertainment nightly, great food and of
course lots of red, white and blue.
The history of Southport's
Fourth of July Festival celebration was first recorded in a
newspaper in 1795. Now the event has grown to attract over 60,000
visitors each year.
Through the years it through
efforts of civic groups and citizens the festival has evolved to
encompass a wide variety of America celebration traditions. And what
could be more American than a Naturalization Ceremony which was
incorporated into the N.C. Fourth of July Festival in 1996 and
administered by what is now the United States Department of Homeland
Security U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). Holding
true to its mission of promoting patriotism, the festival also holds
a Veterans Recognition Ceremony, Flag Retirement Ceremony and Flag
Raising Ceremony.
Parade enthusiasts can watch
the golf cart parade marshaled by NBC’s biggest losers 2008, Ed &
Heba on Sunday, July 4th and the Southport parade on Monday, July 5.
This year’s Southport parade, hosted by WECT-TV, will be marshaled
by Captain Anthony Popiel, USCG Commander, Coast Guard Sector North
Carolina. New to the festival parade line-up is The Burlington Teen
Tour Band, a top award-winning band they have a membership of 170
plus, all between the ages 13 – 21. Festival events culminate this
year on July 5th with a brilliant display of fireworks.
We invite you to join us July
1-5, 2010, celebrating our 215th year. View the entire Festival
schedule and daily waterfront entertainment schedule at
www.nc4thofjuly.com.
Should your trip to Southport
involve an overnight stay please visit the Chamber’s Web site at
www.southport-oakisland.com. The area is known for its
coastal cuisine,
boutique shopping and
antique stores. Tucked away on the southeastern coast of the
Brunswick Islands, Southport and the surrounding area offering both
the vacationer, resident and investor a pleasant coastal experience.
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