MONDAY, JULY 3, 2023

• 10am - 5pm: 48th Annual Waterside Art & Craft Fair + Food Trucks, Veteran's Memorial Park
  • ​Arts & Crafts Vendor Application
  • Food Vendor Application
• 10am - 6pm: Bounce Houses, Rock Wall & Water Slides: $15 Bracelet, Veteran's Memorial Park
• 12pm - 1:30pm: Patriotic Boat Parade: Line up at Boyne City Marina at 12pm, boat two loops around Lake Charlevoix and end with a sand bar party at Young State Park.
• 1 - 3pm: Boyne City All School Class Reunion, Veteran's Memorial Park Pavilion
• 4 - 6pm: Packet Pick-up for 46th Annual Independence Day Run, Peninsula Park
  • ​Online Race Registration
• 7pm: Tommy Tropic - World Famous Juggler Performs, Sunset Park

TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023

• 6:30 - 7:15am: Packet Pick-up ​for 46th Annual Independence Day Run, Peninsula Park
  • ​Online Registration
• 7 - 10am: Independence Day Breakfast: ​$12 Adults, $8 Children 12 & Under, FOE Eagles Hall - 106 River St.
• 7:30am: 47th Annual Independence Day Run: 10k & Two Mile FUN Run along beautiful Lake Charlevoix. Race starts and ends at Peninsula Park.
  • Online Registration
• 8:30am: Parade Registration & Line Up, Intersection of Franklin and Park Streets
• 9 - 9:30am: Kids Decorated Bike Parade Lineup: Judging is at 9:30 am. 1st thru 3rd Place Ribbons awarded for ages 8 and under and 9-14. All participants receive a free ice cream coupon from Boyne City McDonald's. Early Education Building Playground on the corner of Main and Park Streets.
• 9am - 5pm:  Bounce Houses, Rock Wall & Water Slides: $15 Bracelet, Veteran's Memorial Park
• 9am - 12pm: Boyne Valley Garden Club Pie Sale: Assorted whole pies for $20, Veteran's Memorial Park Pavilion
• 9:30am: Pre-Parade Entertainment by Boyne Area Gymnastics, Lake Street by the Log Cabin
• 9:30am: Pre-Parade Entertainment by Lake Side Elite, Water Street
• 9:30am: Pre-Parade Entertainment by Boyne Area Skate Park, Lake Street by Veteran's Memorial Park
• 9:55am: National Anthem performed by Asuka Barden, Lake Street in front of Log Cabin
• 10am: GRAND PARADE, Downtown Boyne City
  • ​Grand Marshal: TBD
  • Honored Citizens: Lynda Christensen + Jim & Jessica White
• 10am - 5pm: 48th Annual Waterside Art & Craft Fair + Food Trucks, Veteran's Memorial Park
  • ​Arts & Crafts Vendor Application
  • Food Vendor Application
• 10am - 5pm: United State Marine Corps. Tent + Activities,  Sunset Park 
• ​11am - 1pm: Boyne City Rotary "World Famous Chicken BBQ": $15 for half a chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, roll and a beverage, Veteran's Memorial Park Pavilion
  • ​Pre-order here
• ​12:30pm: Kiwanis/Family Fair Kids Pie Eating Contest, Veteran's Memorial Park
• 12:30 - 2:30pm: Old Fashioned Children's Games sponsored by Kiwanis of Boyne City, Veteran's Memorial Park
• 1pm: Horton Bay Parade, Horton Bay
• 1 - 7pm: Live Music, Veteran's Memorial Park
  • 1 - 3pm: "Country Thunder"
  • 3 - 5pm: "Yankee Station"
  • 5 - 7pm: "Crosscut Kings"
• 2pm: Boyne Area Chamber's 35th Annual Duck Race: Chances to win two each $500, one $250, one $100 and seven $50 prizes. Purchase $10 tickets at the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce or Lynda's Real Estate. Boyne River
  • ​​Duck Race Rules
• 2:30 - 3pm: Commemorative Raft Race: Rafts check-in by 2 pm at Riverside Park on Spring St. In an effort to keep our river clean and wildlife safe, we encourage spraying water, not balloons News-Review Story. Boyne River
  • ​NEW FOR RAFT RACE IN 2023: Two 1st Place Prizes for $50 each - Most Patriotic & Most Creative​​​
• 10:30pm: GRAND FIREWORKS, Over Lake Charlevoix​ (Rain date July 5th)

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REMINDERS:

• All city parks are tobacco, drug and weapon free.
• Dogs are not allowed in city parks during festivals and special events.
• Charlevoix Hospital Munson Hospital First Aid Tent is located by the old Chamber of Commerce log cabin.
• Handicapped parking is available during the Parade on Park St. between Boyne City Hardware and Pat O'Brien Real Estate.