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Best 4^th In The North: Schedule of Events 2024
 
Monday, July 1^st:
4:00 – 9:00 PM: Food Trucks & Vendors
4:00 – 7:00 PM: Caricatures with Joe Ferris
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Kid’s Inflatable Fun Zone & Giant Lawn Games
*Includes multiple themed bounces houses, several obstacle courses, slides, and giant outdoor lawn games. Fun Zone will light up at night.
*Fun Zone Bracelets: $20 for 1, $35 for 2, and $10 for any additional bracelet. Bracelets are only valid for the day of purchase. Must be within the same household to access the discounted pricing.
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Craft & Vendor Fair
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Live Music Featuring Hodge Podge
*Acoustic rock band, playing hits spanning the 60’s to the present.
*All events on July 1^st to take place in Percy Thompson Bicentennial Park.
 
Tuesday, July 2^nd:
4:00 – 9:00 PM: Food Trucks & Vendors
4:00 – 7:00 PM: Caricatures with Joe Ferris
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Kid’s Inflatable Fun Zone & Giant Lawn Games
*Includes multiple themed bounces houses, several obstacle courses, slides, and giant outdoor lawn games. Fun Zone will light up at night.
*Fun Zone Bracelets: $20 for 1, $35 for 2, and $10 for any additional bracelet. Bracelets are only valid for the day of purchase. Must be within the same household to access the discounted pricing.
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Full Face Art by Art Bucket
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Live Music Featuring Bark Eater
*Local Adirondack band playing a mix of classic and new rock.
*All events on July 2^nd to take place in Percy Thompson Bicentennial Park.
 
Wednesday, July 3^rd:
4:00 – 9:00 PM: Food Trucks & Vendors
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Kid’s Inflatable Fun Zone & Giant Lawn Games
*Includes multiple themed bounces houses, several obstacle courses, slides, and giant outdoor lawn games. Fun Zone will light up at night.
*Fun Zone Bracelets: $20 for 1, $35 for 2, and $10 for any additional bracelet. Bracelets are only valid for the day of purchase. Must be within the same household to access the discounted pricing.
4:00 – 7:00 PM: Touch A Truck
*Kids can interact with large construction equipment, first responder vehicles, and more.
*To take place in parking area between Kissing Bridge and Public Kayak/Canoe Launch
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Full Face Art by Art Bucket
5:00 PM: Cow Plop: Best 4^th In The North Fundraiser
*Tickets: $20 each. Grand Prize: $1,000.
*The winner does not need to be present to win. If the plop touches multiple boxes, each of those numbers will split the grand prize. This fundraiser is being made possible by Lillie Valley Farm.
*To take place at the Ticonderoga Recreational Field. Additional announcements will be made on the Best 4^th In The North Facebook page.
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Live Music Featuring Skeeter Creek
*New York’s number one modern country band.
*All events on July 3^rd to take place in Percy Thompson Bicentennial Park unless otherwise noted.
 
Thursday, July 4^th:
12:30 PM: Reading of the Declaration of Independence
*Steps of the Town of Ticonderoga Community Building. Reading by Mark Wright, Town of Ticonderoga Supervisor.
1:15 PM: Parade Route To Close
*From Welcome To Ticonderoga Sign on Wicker Street to the Monument and down Montcalm Street to Tower Avenue.
1:30 PM: Adirondack Independence Riders Motorcycle Parade
*Parade Route to Glens Falls National Bank. Motorcycles will then take a left to exit Montcalm Street.  Brough to you by a volunteer motorcycle community group.
*In honor of Mike Rancour to benefit the Best 4^th In The North.
*All motorcycles participating in the parade must be at Ti Automotive by 1:15 PM.
1:45 PM: Annual Running of the Montcalm Mile
*Parade Route. *Runners of all ages are invited to participate. Advanced registration required via the LaChute Road Runners online registration link. Brought to you by the LaChute Road Runners.
2:00 PM: Annual Patriotic Parade
*Downtown Ticonderoga: Wicker Street & Montcalm Street. The bandstand will be in front of the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Office. Music and sound system by DJ Cruz. *2024 Grand Marshal: Pam Moser.  
4:00 – 10:00 PM: Food Trucks & Vendors
4:00 – 9:00 PM: Kid’s Inflatable Fun Zone & Giant Lawn Games
*Includes multiple themed bounces houses, several obstacle courses, slides, and giant outdoor lawn games. Fun Zone will light up at night.
*Fun Zone Bracelets: $20 for 1, $35 for 2, and $10 for any additional bracelet. Bracelets are only valid for the day of purchase. Must be within the same household to access the discounted pricing.
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Patriotic Stilt Walkers
*Free performance for all to enjoy throughout the park.
6:00 – 9:30 PM: Live Music Featuring Superstars & Legends Live
*Featuring an array of celebrity impersonators performing numerous hits. Performers may include Michael Jackson, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, and others. List of performers is subject to change.
9:30/9:45 PM: Grand Fireworks Display Over Percy Thompson Bicentennial Park  
*Fireworks provided by Santore World Famous Fireworks.
*Time is approximate and is based on weather as well as safety conditions.
*All events on July 4^th will take place in Percy Thompson Bicentennial Park unless otherwise stated.
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