SWARTHMORE'S INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVITIES: JULY 4, 2024
8:15 Bikers will assemble at the corner of Princeton and Park Aves for the Great Bike Race
8:30 SRA Great Bike Race will begin. Helmets required.
Race 1 Boys, 7 years
Race 2 Boys, 8 years
Race 3 Boys, 9 years
Race 4 Girls, 7 years
Race 5 Girls, 8 years
Race 6 Girls, 9 years
Race 7 Boys, 10 years
Race 8 Boys, 11 years
Race 9 Girls, 10 years
Race 10 Girls, 11 years
Race 11 Boys, 12 & 13 years
Race 12 Girls, 12 & 13 years
Race 13 Boys, 6 years
Race 14 Girls, 6 years
Race 15 Boys, 5 years (may use training wheels)
Race 16 Girls, 5 years (may use training wheels)
Race 17 4 years (may use training wheels)
MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY JULY 4
Race 18 4 years (tricycle only)
MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY JULY 4
Race 19 Boys & Girls, 13 + years
8:30 Silver Dollar Band will start to assemble in front of Borough Hall
8:45 Lions Club Children's Parade Registration
Borough Hall parking lot. Receive entry number and ribbon. Ten minutes prior to your event's scheduled start, gather with your group.
9:45 Lions Club Children's Parade
9:45 Pets
9:55 Decorated tricycles and small Bicycles
10:05 Decorated Bicycles
10:15 Decorated Floats and Baby Carriages
Award presentation will occur immediately after each category in front of Reviewing Stand
10:00 Parade forms in front of Co-op
10:30 Parade
Parade led by Boy Scout Troop 112 , Swarthmore Police
At publication date, community groups include, but are not limited to, Antique cars,
Swarthmore British Car Club, Swarthmore Senior Citizen Association, Lions Club, Swarthmore
Centennial Foundation, Rotary Club, Merchants of Swarthmore, Swarthmore Friends of the Arts,
Swarthmore Pride, and area churches
(Please bring a sign or banner identifying your organization.)
Route is Park Avenue to Princeton Avenue
10:45 Program
Emcee: Billy Hodges
(Estimated starting time depends on the number of participants in earlier activities.)
National Anthem: the Silver Dollar Band
Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 112
Dismissal of Color Guard : Billy Hodges
Greeting: Marty Spiegel, Mayor of Swarthmore
Swarthmore Recreation Association Volunteer of the Year Award, presented by Amy Strachan
Rotary Club Community Service Award, presented by Jane Billings
Rotary Club Vocational Service Award, presented by Jane Billings
Swarthmore Centennial Foundation Scholarship Award, presented by Monica Kruse
Theodore A. Purnell Student of the Year Award, presented by Carol Gallo
Lions Club Citizen of the Year Award, presented by Jim Ryan
"America the Beautiful": the Silver Dollar Band
10:55 10 th Annual Swarthmore Borough Independence Day Group Portrait
11:00 Swarthmore Fire Company Fire Demonstration
11:20 Fire Truck Procession to Umoja Park (Yale and Rutgers Aves.)
11:30 Fire Company Water Fight at Umoja Pak (Yale and Rutgers Aves.)
12:30 SRA Annual Cris Hansen Town Horseshoe Tournament at Little Crum Creek Park: doubles with single elimination.
Throughout the morning the Rotary Club will offer free lemonade.
The Fire Company will be selling hot dogs and soda from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
In the event of heavy rain, an abbreviated program will be held in the Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. Please check status at www.swarthmorerecreation.org