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Click to enlarge 4th of July Coverage Click to enlarge Click to enlarge We have more than 500 4th of July pictures/videos to upload, please be patient and check back.  In the meantime here are some photo compilations.  They're about 1mb each, so they'll download quickly unless you are on dial-up.  You'll need Acrobat Reader to view (see link above if you don't have it). Antique Calliope Show and Concert in the Park                Woman's Club Open House and Games in the Park  Parade Page 1                    Parade Page 2                         Cars of the Parade Sierra Madre City College Floats Retrospective Page 1    Sierra Madre City College Floats Page 2   Sierra Madre City College Floats Page 3

Sierra Madre Fourth of July

Please support your 4th of July with a generous donation!

The Fourth of July in Sierra Madre is a very big deal. They say "Half the town marches in the parade, the other half is watching." People come from all over the southland for the festivities, and when the 4th falls on a weekend, it's eeeextry goooood.  Concerts in the park, movies in the park, antique calliope shows, food and beverage booths in the park (including the traditional beer garden run by the Sierra Madre Volunteer Firefighter's Association) and so much more. Make your plans to join us this year. But celebrations don't come without a lot of hard work. Kudos to the 4th of July committee, most of whom have been with the Committee since its inception and have guided it to its current heights.

4th of July Parade Applications

The Sierra Madre 4^th of July Committee Presents Centennial Celebration 2007!

Celebrate Sierra Madre’s Centennial Year with FOUR DAYS of Independence Day Fun!

Saturday, June 30, 7pm.

Foot-stompin’ jazz under the stars with the Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Dance Band!  This superb band plays the best hot jazz of the 1920s and 1930s!  Grandma’s 78s never sounded this good! The downbeat is at 7pm in the Memorial Park band shell, sponsored by the Sierra Madre Centennial Committee.

Sunday, July 1, 10am – 4pm

Band Organ Rally!  Remember old-fashioned merry-go-rounds, with that big machine in the middle that plays music?  That’s a “band organ”! These amazing mechanical music-making machines will fill Memorial Park with marvelous melodies!  Hear band organs, calliopes, music boxes, and other turn-of-the-century musical marvels. 

Tuesday, July 3, 5pm – 10pm

Pre-Parade Party in the Park!  Food booths and Beer Garden open at 5pm.

At 6pm The Aluminum Marshmallow returns to Sierra Madre with an all-new show! Rockin’ oldies and lots of classic rock from the 60’s and 70’s…. and those talented brothers The Sheds will also play, for non-stop music till 10pm!  Don’t miss The 4^th Annual Bubble-Wrap “Fireworks-O-Rama” on the dance floor…it’s cheesy, but loads of fun!

Wednesday, July 4, 10am…The 4^th of July Parade is led by The Ward Family, our 2007 Grand Marshal in this Centennial year.  E. Waldo Ward and Son has been in business in Sierra Madre since 1891!

After the parade, it’s our Community Picnic in Memorial Park.  Join the fun with games on the south lawn. More great food, fun and live music! At noon, enjoy fantastic dixieland jazz by The Night Blooming Jazzmen. 

Please Donate! 

The volunteers of the Sierra Madre 4^th of July Committee have been hard at work since January to plan our celebration.  We supply the legwork and people-power, but it takes more than that.  IT TAKES MONEY!  Please support your 4^th of July festivities with a GENEROUS DONATION.   Please make your check payable to:  The Sierra Madre 4^th of July Committee, and mail it to PO Box 1073, Sierra Madre, CA 91025-1073.

Thank you!