Bethel will celebrate its annual Fourth of July festival Monday. KYUK talked with the festival’s coordinator Roxanne Girdlestone about what’s to come.
Parking
The day of the celebration, the roads entering Pinky’s Park will be closed at 10 a.m. Roadblocks will be set at each end of the road. Parking is expected to be very limited in City Subdivision, and no vehicles will be allowed in the park area.
Day’s Schedule
10 a.m. Parade line up begins outside Swanson’s
11 a.m. Parade begins, winding through town and ending at Pinky’s Park
11 a.m. Vendor booths open
12 p.m. Music, entertainment, vendors, and games open at Pinky’s Park
1:00 p.m. Adult softball tournament
5 p.m. Raffle winners announced. Vendor booths close.
Parade Route
The parade begins at Swanson’s and continues down to Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy to Watson’s Corner. It passes AC and BNC and then turns at Osage into Mission Rd at the Bethel 4-H Youth Center and onto Akiachak towards Pinky’s Park.
Entertainment Schedule
(subject to change)
12:00 p.m. National Anthem and Welcome
12:30 p.m. Bethel Band
1:00 p.m. Adrian Wagner
1:30 p.m. Parade Winners Announced
2:00 p.m. Ambrose Agucahk
2:30 p.m. Ben Balivet
3:00 p.m. Frozen Whitefish
3:30 p.m. Allen Typpo4:00 p.m. Kelsey Steven
4:30 p.m. Stuart Reike
5:00 p.m. Raffle Winners Announced
