Celebrate the Fourth in Friendswood: Fireworks/Concert on Sunday, Parade on Monday

Friendswood's 115th annual Fourth of July Celebration begins Sunday, July 4th  with fireworks and a concert, and wraps up Monday, July 5th, with the longest-running parade in the U.S. The two-day celebration is packed full of entertainment, food and fun for the entire family. The theme for this year's celebration is "Red, White and Blue Go Green, Keep Friendswood Beautiful".

Sunday night's program begins at 7 p.m. at Friendswood's Centennial Park. This year's program should be one of the best family fun events for 2010. Rick Trevino will headline the evening entertainment along with a second band, Hamilton Loomis. A fantastic fireworks extravaganza will light up the sky beginning at approximately 9:20 p.m. The fireworks will be choreographed to patriotic music and is guaranteed to be one of the best fireworks displays in the Houston area.

Public parking will not be available at Centennial Park for the Evening Program. Spectators must ride the free shuttle service to gain admittance into the park. Shuttle Service will be available from Clear Brook High School and from Friendswood Community Church, on 2821 Parkwood Ave. Shuttle services will begin running at 6:00 p.m.

On Monday, July 5th The Grand Parade will travel down Friendswood Dr. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., at the corner of FM 518 and Heritage Drive, and will feature over 100 entries from Friendswood and around the State of Texas. This years Grand Marshal will be NASA Astronauts Terry Virts and Lee Morin. The parade will conclude at Stevenson Park where rides, games, food, live entertainment and fun for the entire family will take place.

The entertainment for the day program will consist of two live bands, The Zydeco Dots and the TX Blues Brothers along with a variety of patriotic performances throughout the day. The activities will begin shortly after the conclusion of the parade. Over 50 booth entries will provide the backdrop for the daytime activities. The daytime activities are scheduled to conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m.

Come join us for some old-fashioned small-town fun!