Fourth of July 2009 Parade and Fireworks Celebration in Grass Valley, CA The Nevada County Concert Band will perform a 10am pre-parade concert in the parking lot of Wells Fargo Bank at Mill and Neal Streets.Longtime community leader Ed Scofield, who retired as manager of the Nevada County Fair and is now serving on the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, is being honored as Grand Marshal of the 2009 Fourth of July Parade. The mile-long parade begins at East Main and Auburn streets, moves up Main Street, down Mill Street, across Neal Street and up Church Street to Chapel Street. We encourage parade-goers to bring chairs and arrive by 10:30 a.m. to find a good viewing point. Join the full family celebration under the pines at the Nevada County Fairgrounds following the parade! Live music and entertainment, children's activities, a craft show and food and refreshments are planned. The fireworks spectacular blasts off at 9:30 p.m. Fairgrounds gates open at 3 p.m. and entertainment begins at 4 p.m. Entry and parking fees will be announced. No alcohol, glass, pets, barbecues or personal fireworks may be brought onto the fairgrounds. Fourth of July Entertainment, Nevada County Fairgrounds PINE TREE STAGE 4 p.m. Tommyknocker Cloggers 5:15 Mad Dash 6 p.m. Parade Awards 6:15 Ophir Prison Marching Band 7:45 Buck Love & the Humperheads 9:30 Fireworks
After Fireworks Concert ENCORE, Buck Love & the Humperheads

The Nevada County Fourth of July celebration is co-sponsored by the Grass Valley/Nevada County and Nevada City Chambers of Commerce and the Grass Valley Downtown Association. Major underwriters for the Nevada County celebration include Comcast, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, the California State Automobile Association (CSAA), Sierra Nevada Medical Associates, Economy Pest Control, SPD Markets, Budweiser, Rotary, B&C True Value Home Center, The Union newspaper and KNCO radio. For information, call the Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber at (530) 273-4667. |