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July 4th Celebrations, Fireworks in Evanston

Evanston's annual fireworks display will be set off from Clark Street Beach in 2012.

 

Fireworks in Evanston this year will be launched from Clark Street Beach beginning at 9:15 p.m. and will be visible up and down the lakefront, according to Evanston Fourth of July Assocation.

The evening fireworks are a cap to a day's worth of activities put on by the association. From 9 to 11 a.m., residents can join in playground games like piea-eating and three-legged races at Lincolnwood School, Willard School, the Robert Crown Center, Kamen West Park, the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center and Baker Park. 

Evanston's parade kicks off at 2 p.m. from Central Street and Central Park Avenue, and will head east toward Ryan Field. Parade regulars include the South Shore Drill Team, the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, the Jessie White Tumblers and performers from Redmoon Theater, among other groups. A special addition this year is Peter Sagal, host of the NPR news quiz "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me." Sagal will ride a red, white and blue motorcycle down the parade route while filming for a PBS documentary series about the Constitution.

Before the fireworks, the Palatine Concert Band will perform in Dawes Park from 7 to 9 p.m.

Other Fourth of July festivities include a tennis tournament hosted by the Evanston Community Tennis Association from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ackerman Park.

Related Topics: Fireworks 2012, Independence Day, and July 4th celebrations

JT

9:07 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

4th of July is always a terrific citywide celebration... A wonderful variety of places to go. Thanks to everyone who makes all of this happen!

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Jim Osburn

8:38 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Will the Miatas be there ? They were always a terrific show.

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