NORTHUMBERLAND—The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum (RFM), in the charming waterfront village of Reedville, will celebrate America’s birthday with three days of activities.
On July 3, a golf cart parade will be held along Main Street from Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, to the waterfront, then back up Main to the Bethany United Methodist Church parking lot, 454 Main Street. Line up from 4:45-5 p.m. and receive a number. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. The entry fee is $10. Register at www.rfmuseum.org or day of.
From 6-9 p.m., there will be a pavilion party with DJ Russ on the RFM campus, 504 Main Street. The museum will sell food and beverages.
An Independence Day fireworks show will start close to dark on July 4 near the Morris-fisher stack. View the display from land or Cockrell Creek.
A full day of activities is planned July 5.
At 8 a.m., the Firecracker 5K run/walk will hit the street from Festival Halle. Registration is $40. Pre-register at www.rfmuseum.org. Pre-registration ends at 11:59 p.m. July 4. There will be no on-site registration. 5-K packet pickup will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 4, or 6:45-7:45 a.m. July 5 at Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department, 119 Main Street, Reedville.
More than 260 people had already registered in early June.
From 10 a.m.-noon, there will be free activities and snacks for children on the museum campus. Activities will include wooden boat model decorating, face painting, temporary tattoos, pie-eating and scratch art.
At 3 p.m., the annual parade sponsored by the Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department will set in motion along Main Street. The parade will line up at Roseland Cemetery near the entrance to town, then proceed along Main Street. Expect floats, fire and rescue apparatus and antique tractors. Entry is free.
