Fourth of July celebrations planned across the North Olympic Peninsula will offer fireworks, parades, picnics and concerts.
The celebrations mark the 239th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Three firework shows will burst over the water Saturday on the Peninsula, with displays in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Neah Bay.
A fireworks show planned in Forks was canceled Tuesday because of concern over high fire danger, and North Olympic Peninsula fire officials have asked residents and visitors to forgo personal fireworks in favor of the professional shows.
Here is the lineup:
PORT ANGELES
The Port Angeles Fourth of July Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, followed by a fireworks show at City Pier at 10 p.m. as Port Angeles Harbor is lit up by hundreds of pyrotechnic star bursts.
The parade route begins on Lincoln Street near the Clallam County Courthouse, heads north, and turns west at First Street, ending at South Valley Street.
The beginning of the parade will be marked by a flyover by the Diamond Point Swift Formation Team, who will perform a sweep along the First Street portion of the route.
Between 90 and 100 entries are expected.
The parade will be followed by concerts at City Pier, which is at the south end of Lincoln Street.
Luck of the Draw will perform at 7 p.m., and the Missy G band at 8:30 p.m.
At about 10 p.m., a fireworks show sponsored by Wave Broadband will flare over Port Angeles Harbor.
SEQUIM
The Sequim City Band, conducted by Tyler Benedict, will perform a free concert of patriotic music beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday at the James Center for the Performing Arts in Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Tyler Benedict will conduct the all-volunteer group and guest narrator Paul Martin will announce the musical work with information about the composers.
The program includes an audience sing-a-long and toe-tapping traditional marches.
The traditional “Armed Forces Salute” will honor military veterans in the audience and in the band.
Attendees should bring their own seating.
Also in Sequim, the sixth annual KSQM 91.5 FM Independence Day celebration will offer live music, dancing, a car show, a book signing, hula girls and clowns from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Serenity Square, 577 West Washington St.
Musical performances are planned by Olympic Express Big Band and Lobo del Mar.
Sequim Valley Car Club vintage cars and the Clallam County Fire District 3 hook and ladder truck will be on display.
Pat Neal, fishing guide, author and Peninsula Daily News columnist, will sign copies of his books.
Sales of donated food and refreshments will help fund the public radio station.
Treat bags for $5 will include sweets from WeDo Fudge, Dungeness Gold honey and Casey’s Kettle Corn.
“Donation dogs” and “benefit beans” also will be available.
NEAH BAY
The Neah Bay’s parade and fireworks show over the its harbor are only some of the Fourth of July celebration planned in the town at the tip of the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States.
The street fair at the Neah Bay Senior Center will be open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
It will offer free face-painting, a water balloon toss, three-legged races, and other games and activities, said Frances Ellis, Fourth of July event coordinator for the Makah tribe.
Free chicken and vegetable kabobs, as well as hot dogs, will be available.
A separate vendors area will offer sales of food items and native artwork.
The Grand Parade bicycle decorating will begin at 10 a.m. at Washburn’s General Store at 1450 Bayview Ave.
The parade line-up will start at 10:30 a.m., and the parade will begin at 11 a.m.
Parade participants include Makah royalty candidates, members of the Coast Guard and the second annual Family and Kids Bike Parade.
Children watching and participating in the parade will receive one of 350 goodie bags, Ellis said.
Consumer fireworks will be allowed on Front Beach, in an area where firefighters had a controlled burn earlier this week to prevent fires from fireworks, she said.
The fireworks show will begin at dusk on Front Beach.
The Fourth of July events are free to the public, but visitors to the Makah Reservation must purchase an annual $10 recreational use permit at the Makah Museum, Washburn’s Store or the Makah Tribal Center.
PORT TOWNSEND
Port Townsend’s fireworks show is back after being on hiatus since 2012.
The show will go off over Port Townsend Bay.
Before dusk, the “Old School” Fourth of July at Fort Worden will offer myriad activities.
The events will begin at 4 p.m. and will include traditional community festival games, a pie-eating contest, a tug-of-war contest and free root beer floats for the first 1,000 guests.
“It’s a great way for people to have a fabulous time with friends and family,” said Daniel Milholland, event coordinator for Thunderbull Productions.
The afternoon also will include a live music, a car show and a beer garden, Milholland said.
The fireworks will begin at dusk and will be monitored by fire trucks from East Jefferson Fire Rescue.
PT Shorts will celebrate Independence Day with readings at Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., Port Townsend.
The free program will begin with Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic fable, “Hen That Hatched Ducks,” followed by “A Jolly 4th,” by Louisa May Alcott, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
The Centrum Festival of American Fiddle Tunes will celebrate Independence Day with fiddle music for two days at the McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park.
Fiddlers from across the world will perform tonight and Saturday.
It begins with a free “Fiddle Showcase” concert at noon today.
Ticketed events begin at 1:30 p.m. with the “Fiddles on Fire” and at 7:30 p.m. fiddlers will perform “North and South.”
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday will be “Fiddlers on the Fourth.”
For more information, see today’s Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine included in today’s Peninsula Daily News.
For ticket prices and schedules of performances, see www.Centrum.org.
NORDLAND
Fort Flagler State Park will host a “Red, White and Blues” celebration with the Badd Dog Blues Society on Saturday.
Admission to the 5 p.m. concert is a suggested $5 donation.
Playing at the park, 10541 Flagler Road, will be singer-guitarist Jeff Dale, saxophonist Hammerin’ Hank and drummer Donnie Simms.
Lawn chairs and picnic blankets are welcome.
QUILCENE
The Olympic Music Festival will present American classics, including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and the classical-jazz fusions of Paul Schoenfield, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 7360 Center Road.
Festival grounds open at 11 a.m. for picnics, and concerts begin at 2 p.m., located inside a converted historic barn on a 55 acre farm,
Souvenirs, recordings, festival gear, beverages, and snacks are available for sale.
Tickets are $32 for adults, $30 for seniors, and $20 for students age 7 to 17. Children age 6 and younger are free.
The Quilcene Historical Museum will hold an Old-Fashioned Picnic Party beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday the Linger Longer Meadow, 151 E. Columbia St.
The community picnic will include a free concert with The Village Idiots and Brett Townsend.
Participants are asked to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket or lawn chairs.
No vendors will be available at the site, and pets are not allowed.
BRINNON
The Brinnon Barbecue and Yard Sale will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The annual Fourth of July event will be at the Brinnon Community Center, 306144 U.S. Highway 101.
FORKS
The 2015 Forks Old-Fashioned Fourth of July began Wednesday and continues through Sunday.
Here is the schedule:
Today
■ Noon to 4 p.m. — Far West Art League Art, Photo and Craft Show, Rainforest Arts Center, 35 N. Forks Ave.
■ 5 p.m. — Forks Fourth of July ‘Eve’ning Fun Run. Walk or run 1 mile, 5K or 10K.
Participants will gather in the parking lot across from Forks Coffee Shop, 241 S. Forks Ave. Fee is $25 on the day of the race.
■ 6 p.m. — Bean bag toss, Tillicum Park; $30 entry fee with half donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation.
■ 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. — Moonlight Madness; many merchants open late. Forks Avenue will be closed between Calawah and Bogachiel Ways with music and vendors.
Saturday
■ 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. — Elks Annual Fourth of July Breakfast, Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road; $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and children, those 4 and younger free.
■ 8 a.m. — Check-in for Grand Parade, Forks Outfitters parking lot, 950 S. Forks Ave.
■ 10 a.m. — Kiddies Parade registration and judging, Peninsula College parking lot, 481 S. Forks Ave.
■ 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Forks Open Aire Market, outside Rainforest Arts Center.
■ 10:30 a.m. — Final entries for Grand Parade; judging begins.
■ 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Far West Art League Art, Photo and Craft Show, Rainforest Arts Center.
■ 11:30 a.m. — Line-up for Kiddies Parade.
■ 11:45 a.m. — Kiddies Parade begins at Peninsula College branch and continues down Forks Avenue.
■ Noon — Grand Parade begins at the Forks Outfitters parking lot and continues down Forks Avenue.
■ 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. — Salmon bake, Tillicum Park, sponsored by the Forks Lions Club; cost to be determined.
■ 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Gates open for Demolition Derby at Tillicum Park arena.
■ 3 p.m. — Demolition derby at Tillicum Park Arena; Tickets $8 in advance and $10 at the gate.
■ 6 p.m. — Cribbage Tournament, VFW Hall, 110 S. Spartan Ave. $6 entry fee.
Sunday
■ 9 a.m. — Horseshoe tournament begins at Tillicum Park; $10 entry fee; registration at 8:30 a.m.
■ Noon to 2 p.m. — Kiddies Play Day, Tillicum Park, sponsored by Forks Lions Club.
■ Noon to 4 p.m. — Far West Art League Art, Photo and Craft Show, Rainforest Arts Center.
■ 5 p.m. — Frog jump contest, Tillicum Park.
