NEW HOPE, PA — After canceling Saturday's outdoor concerts due to the extreme heat, the organizers of New Hope-Lambertville's 4th of July celebration are moving forward with the Freedom Parade and closing ceremonies scheduled for Sunday.
The Freedom Parade will step off at 10 a.m. from the New Hope American Legion lot. It will then march north on Main Street, cross the bridge, and end at the Lambertville Station.
Actors in period dress with fife and drum will lead the column, followed by veterans of both American Legion posts, scout troops, the Tri-County Band under the direction of Karen Reavy, and the New Hope Eagle Fire Company’s antique Mack truck engine alongside the Lambertville Fire Department.
At 11:30 a.m., a Relentless Dragon Boat Race launches under the New Hope-Lambertville free bridge. Two crews will be competing on the same river that decided so many of the founding battles. One boat will carry the colors of America. The other will carry the colors of Great Britain.
Mayors and dignitaries will deliver dramatic readings of the Declaration of Independence on platform stages on both shores. At 12 p.m., singers from the Bucks County Playhouse and Music Mountain Theatre will perform “God Bless America” simultaneously, one chorus from each side of the river, while church bells ring in unison across both towns to mark America’s 250th with "One sound, one river, two states."
The events are free and open to the public. The 3-day celebration of the nation's 25oth birthday is presented by the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and America Celebrates, Inc.
(Jeff Werner/Patch)
(Jeff Werner/Patch)
Drones form an image of Gen. George Washington in prayer before battle. (Jeff Werner/Patch)
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