Grantsville City’s Fourth of July celebration will feature a revised parade route amidst a busy schedule of events this holiday weekend.
The new route will start on Main Street at City Hall, as opposed to the Grantsville Cemetery. The parade will head west on Main Street, turn south on Center Street and then west again on Cherry Street before concluding at Grantsville City Park.
Alterations to the parade route will make it longer and easier to stage the 40 entries, parade chairman Lacey Loop said. Main Street will be closed along the route and parade entrants will organize themselves between City Hall and the Family Dollar prior to the 11 a.m. start.
Another reason the route was changed was to increase accessibility, Loop said. The new, 2.1-mile parade course travels past Grantsville Elementary School and the senior center, which should provide ample parking for visitors and convenience for seniors watching the parade, she said
Awards for the parade will be given out in various categories, including most original, best in show and most patriotic, Loop said.
While the parade is one of the headlining events this weekend, Grantsville City will see a full slate of events, which started Wednesday night with the Little Miss Grantsville Pageant.
There will be a 3-on-3 soccer tournament tonight at Cherry Street Park, which begins at 6 p.m. Then at 6:30 p.m. Friday there will be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Grantsville Elementary. The Dusk to Dawn Tennis Tournament kicks off at 7 p.m. at the Cherry Street Tennis Courts.
The Miss Grantsville Scholarship Pageant is also Friday at 6 p.m. at Grantsville High School; doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Fourth of July festivities begin with a pancake breakfast at the Grantsville Fire Station from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The flag raising ceremony will also be held at the fire station at 8 a.m.
The Grantsville City 5K Scholarship Run, in memory of Ray Barrus, will kick off at 7 a.m. with a kids run for those 12 and under. The 5K run starts at 7:30 a.m.
Cherry Street Park will host a car show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as a talent showcase from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and pie and watermelon eating contests from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The weekend’s events will be capped with a fireworks display at Cherry Street Park at 10 p.m.