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Where to have fun on the Fourth

Published 11:04 pm Friday, June 29, 2007

Here are community events planned for the Fourth of July. If we missed your group, please e-mail newstips@heraldnet.com or call 425-339-3451.

Arlington: Frontier Days Fourth of July: Pancake breakfast, 7 to 10 a.m. Haller Park, 1100 West Ave.; Pedal, Paddle, Puff Triathlon, 8 a.m. Haller Park; Kiwanis auction, noon Haller Park; grand parade, 5 p.m. French Avenue; Stilly Duck Dash, 7:30 p.m. Haller Park; Fireworks, 9 p.m. Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.

Bothell: Freedom Festival, Patriot Dance, 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Park at Bothell Landing, 9919 NE 180th St.; Wednesday activities include pancake breakfast, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.; a children’s parade, 11:15 a.m. (line up for children’s parade at noon, 104th Avenue NE and Main Street, proceeds west from there); live music at 1:30 p.m. at the Park at Bothell Landing, re-enactment of the Battle of Concord, 2 p.m. at the Park at Bothell Landing; inflatable amusement rides for kids, 1 to 3 p.m.

Edmonds: An Edmonds Kind of Fourth, children’s parade starts between 11 and 11:30 a.m. Fifth Avenue and Howell; grand parade at noon, starting at Seventh Avenue between Glen and Daley. Fire department water ball competition at 2 p.m., live music and entertainment at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks at approximately 9 p.m.

Everett:

  • Fire on Ice, 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., Comcast Community Ice Rink, 2000 Hewitt Ave. $5, includes skate rental, 425-322-2600.

  • Yankee Doodle Dash: Registration 7:30 a.m., race begins at 8:30 a.m., Everett Family YMCA, 2720 Rockefeller Ave., $10, $13.

  • Star-Spangled Celebration, noon to 4 p.m., Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall St., 2-for-1 admission; activities also from 7 to 10 p.m., Naval Station Everett ball field, 2000 W. Marine View Drive.

  • Family Freedom Festival, Naval Station Everett’s Community Services Department presents a day of free entertainment, softball, food, children’s activities and fireworks, ship tours, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Naval Station Everett, 2000 W. Marine View Drive. No parking at the naval station, so take Everett Transit shuttle from 3201 Smith Ave.

  • Fun in the Sun Street Fair, post-parade picnic area and kids’ entertainment, noon to 3 p.m., First Baptist Church of Everett, 1616 Pacific Ave.

    Lynnwood: Star-Spangled Celebration, family events and fireworks, 7 to 10:35 p.m., Lynnwood Athletic Complex, 3001 184th St. SW.

    Monroe: Demolition derby and fireworks show, Hornets, ST8, School Bus Figure 8, rollover, boat racing, school bus jump and fireworks, Evergreen Speedway, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe.

    Stanwood: Fourth of July parade at 11 a.m. and ice cream social from noon to 2 p.m. at D.O. Pearson House Museum, 27112 102nd Ave. NW, followed by prize ceremony, kids’ games, live music and a fireworks display at Heritage Park, 9600 276th St.

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