4th of July Parade
Date and Time
Tuesday Jul 4, 2017
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
Description
The 2017 Spearfish Independence Day Parade will be held Tuesday, July 4th at 12:00 p.m. If you are interested in registering to participate in the parade, please contact Gene Ficek at 642-7337 or the Spearfish Chamber at 642-2626.
It is with great honor that the organizers announce an Air Force flyover to kick off the parade festivities. Please note the parade time has been moved to 12:00 PM on Tuesday, July 4th.
Gene & Yvonne Ficek of Gene's Lock Shop, began the Independence Day Parade 17 years ago to bring the community together on this very important day in American history. They are extremely excited to be taking the reins again in 2017. "We did not want to see this event die, so we are very excited to be involved after a year off," stated Gene Ficek. With the help of many volunteers, this event has grown to be a time for neighbors, new and old, to come together in celebration.
For 2017, the Countryside Church of Spearfish has also stepped forward with teams of volunteers to assist Gene and Yvonne to guarantee this long time tradition continues. When the church learned that the parade was cancelled, they reached out to the Chamber to find out how they could possibly assist in reversing that decision.” It was the next day that Gene and Yvonne stopped in the chamber office to inform the chamber they took the event back so it will indeed continue. I was able to connect the two groups and start what is hopefully a long relationship," said Melissa Barth, Chamber Executive Director.
The parade lines up in the BHSU Young Center parking lot, head south on St. Joe Street, east on Jackson Blvd, then south on Main Street through downtown Spearfish, disseminating at Grant Street. For more information contact Gene Ficek at 642-7337 or the Chamber at 642-2626.