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The information in this calendar was compiled by the Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Fun Fourth Festival & Kickoff Block Party
Organization: City of Greensboro, News & Record, WFMY News 2 and Grassroots Productions
The Fun Fourth Festival has been presented annually since 1975 as a community celebration of Independence Day for Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad. The festival is held in the Cultural District of Downtown Greensboro and at Grimsley High School.

Over 90,000 people will attend Fun Fourth events this year, including the Freedom Run, the Kickoff Block Party, the Parade and the 35th Street Festival, as well as the Pops Concert and Gate City Fireworks Spectacular. More than 100 businesses help sponsor the events and over 12,000 volunteer hours of assistance are donated.

Fun Fourth maintains all the favorite American Independence Day traditions and offers great entertainment and exhibits free. Put on your red, white and blue and come downtown to celebrate!

Don't forget about the July 3rd Kickoff Block Party! Enjoy great food, cold beer and dancing in the street to The Soul Brothers Band and The Embers!

Schedule:

July 3rd

7:00pm-11:00pm
Kickoff Block Party
Corner of Summit, Lindsay & Church Streets
7:00pm -- The Soul Brothers Band
8:30pm -- The Embers
$10 at the gate
FREE parking is available in the Church Street Deck and area surface lots.

July 4th

9:30am
Independence Day Parade
N. Greene to Market to N. Church Street

10am-6:30pm
35th Fun Fourth Street Festival
Center City Park and the Cultural District in Downtown Greensboro
FREE! Five stages of entertainment, Crafts & Novelties Exhibits, Beer Garden, Amusement Rides & Inflatables, Fabulous Foods & Soft Drinks, American Flags & Patriotic Souvenirs, Contest Corner, Children's Activities & much more!

7:30pm-10pm
News & Record Pops Concert & Gate City Fireworks Spectacular
FREE! Seating for Pops Concert in Jamieson Stadium at Grimsley High School Featuring the Philharmonia of Greensboro
Day(s)/Time(s): July 3rd: 7pm-11pm
July 4th: 9:30am-10pm (All day event!)
Admission: July 3rd: $10 at gate
July 4th: FREE
Address: Downtown Greensboro
Website: http://www.funfourthfestival.org

USATF National Junior Olympic
Track & Field
Championships
Organization: USATF
The USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships is the most visible youth athletic development program in the world. Many of today's Olympic stars began their track and field careers competing in the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. Entry for this championship is based on athlete performances at preliminary, Association, and Regional levels of the 2009 USATF Junior Olympic Program. Competition takes place in five two-year age divisions, with athletes generally falling between the ages of 8 and 18. American's next generation of track and field stars will be competing throughout the summer and will take center stage at the national championships in North Carolina.
Address: North Carolina A&T State University
Building/Center: Irwin Belk Track
Website: http://tinyurl.com/USATF2009