The City of Independence - 4th of July Celebration and Parade

Independence Day 2008 Parade

2008 parade and schedule On Saturday, July 5^th the City of Independence will host their annual Independence Day Parade. The parade will start at Summit View School and will travel south on Madison Pike (RT 17) to its end at Memorial Park.

There will be several exits for participants to take upon completion of the parade. They are as follows: south on Madison Pike, west on Delaware Crossing or Shaw Road, and east on Harris Pike. As always, our objective is to have a spectacular, safe, and enjoyable time.

The parade starts promptly at 3:00 p.m. All parade participants should arrive one hour prior to the start of the parade and must sign-in with a parade organizer.

All groups, vehicles & floats must register to participate in the parade.
Registrations must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd.
All entries should have a patriotic theme.
Please review the safety rules attached to the registration form.
No walkers, all participants must be riding.

Download the parade application here

TheCity of Independence

5409 Madison Pike
Independence, Ky. 41051
Phone: (859) 356-5302
Fax: (859) 356-6843
Contact: Patricia Taney
Contact by E-mail: click here

Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30

Schedule of Events

Friday, July 4^th

7 p.m. - Instep & guests
(Doo Wop & Oldies Show) @ the amphitheater

Saturday, July 5^th

3:00 - Parade begins
3:30 - Festivities at Memorial Park
7:30 p.m. - RidgeRunner
(country with an attitude) in concert @ the amphitheater
10 p.m. - Fireworks