Bastrop, Tx–Bastrop area residents and visitors will begin the July 4 holiday celebrations with free music and fireworks July 3 at Fisherman’s Park in Bastrop. The annual Patriotic Festival is sponsored by the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce.
Texas 304, a local band, will perform in the park beginning at 6 p.m. Food vendors and activities for children will be available. At 8 p.m. the Austin Symphonic Band will take over with a concert of mostly traditional favorites.
When the sky is dark enough, roughly 9:20 p.m., a fireworks display will begin.
On July 4 the activity moves to Main Street. The Pets and Pals Parade will form at the Bastrop County Courthouse, beginning at 9 a.m. for registration. Judging the entries, including costumes, themes and additional flourishes begins at 10 a.m.
At 11 a.m. the procession will head to Main Street and move north to Spring Street and the Bastrop Opera House. The event is sponsored and staged by the Downtown Business Alliance. Registration forms and information are available at www.bastropdba.com
At 1 p.m. the city will formally open its first “bark park” for off-leash dogs on Grady Tuck Drive, across the street from the Bastrop police building between Old Austin Highway and Hospital Drive.
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