The Portland metro area’s largest community sponsored Independence day event!

PORTLAND, Ore. - April 10, 2015 - PRLog -- Taking place on the Corbett School grounds, this alcohol-free & smoke-free even offers a full day of activities including; a pancake breakfast, old-fashioned parade, cruise-in, a full line up of music, field games, great elephant ears, a generational Queen‘s Court, and the only fireworks show in East county, which also happens to be the third largest fireworks display in the Portland metro area, there is something for everyone.

Parade | Fireworks | Music | Dancing | Food | Games | Vendors | Family Fun

This years’ July 4th events include performances from Water Tower, The Strange Tones, Brownish Black,

Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, Liz Vice, Samsel, School of Rock, and the K9 Kings Flying Dog Show!

7:00 am to 10:00 am - Columbia River Gorge Kiwanis Scholarship Pancake Breakfast

Starting at 10:00 am - "There‘s No Place Like Home!" Parade with grand marshals Dave and Jan Aho

  The parade starts with the Car Cruise at 10:00 am and follows the two mile route from Springdale to Corbett.

The Fun Fest gates open at 11:00 am - Main Stage Entertainment & Fun Zone

  This year’s lineup includes: Modern Americana from Water Tower, Surf Rock with The Strange Tones, booty-shaking soul from Brownish Black, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical will get the crowd moving with their Latin rhythms, we’ll have some throwback gospel from Liz Vice and her very talented band, a bit of indie country from Samsel, and Portland’s School of Rock will treat us to some classic rock covers!

  We will also offer an action zone including the K9 Kings Flying Dog Show, a rock wall, mechanical bull, obstacle course, bounce house, archery, nerf shooting gallery, water slide, mini golf, water tag, pony rides, petting zoo, arts & crafts and a toddler play area, all included in the price of admission!

Throughout the day we will have a variety of events including:

  A military tribute, the 16th annual Maximillian Mole contest, pie eating contest, whole hog raffle, spelling bee, alpaca raffle, kids’ joke contest, auction, family field games, a community square dance and more.

Finally at 10:30 pm we set off the largest fireworks display in East County!