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CELEBRATE AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE AT Butler COUNTY'S LARGEST 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND FESTIVITIES!
BUTLER COUNTY THIS IS YOUR PARADE!
2024 Parade at a glance!
More than 1,500 participants and 4,000 feet long!
*2024 Parade Float Winners *
Altrusa Founder’s Award | The Presbyterian Church
1st Place Float Award | Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
2nd Place Float Award | Hamilton Ohio Pride
3rd Place Float Award | Hamilton Little Blue
Friday, July 4th, 2025 10:00 AM
Parade registration will open in early summer 2025
Route: Butler County Fairgrounds to Park Ave at F Street
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! - Contact hamiltonjuly4th@gmail.com
Are you looking for something fun to do the morning of July 4th? We are in need of volunteers to help
marshall the parade units into formation for the July 4th parade from 8am - 11am!
2024 ACTIVITIES
parade
10am: parade begins from butler county fairgrounds
10am: parade begins from butler county fairgrounds
Step Back In Time History Tour
9:30am - 3pm: At all historical sites exploring how kids have helped support the homefront during times of war. live music at 20 High Street - Event details can be found on this Facebook Event Page
9:30am - 3pm: At all historical sites exploring how kids have helped support the homefront during times of war. live music at 20 High Street - Event details can be found on this Facebook Event Page
historical sites open
10am - 4pm: butler county soldiers, sailors & Pioneers monument
1Pm - 4pm: historic log cabin
11Am - 4pm: Butler county historical society (327 n. second st)
12pm - 4pm: heritage hall (20 high st)
10am - 4pm: butler county soldiers, sailors & Pioneers monument
1Pm - 4pm: historic log cabin
11Am - 4pm: Butler county historical society (327 n. second st)
12pm - 4pm: heritage hall (20 high st)
free riversedge concert
6pm: doors open
8:30pm: that arena rock show
6pm: doors open
8:30pm: that arena rock show
hamilton's fireworks show
10pm: fireworks begin
Fireworks are shot from veterans park and are visable along alot of the river and the Dave Belew Trail
10pm: fireworks begin
Fireworks are shot from veterans park and are visable along alot of the river and the Dave Belew Trail
Parade Participant Rules & Additional Information
** NO DISTRIBUTION OF ANY MATERIAL per Hamilton Police Dept.
(ie Candy, Flyers, Balloons, Buttons, Stickers, or Toys.)
The 4th of July Parade is a community celebration, reasonable decorum is expected from all parade participants at all times. All amplification must be approved by the committee prior to use and the Committee reserves the right to remove any unit from the parade at any time.
Sirens & Air Horns are EXTRODINARILY LOUD(120+db), please use them sparingly, especially when you are very close to the crowds and/or TV Hamilton Camera Set.
THESE RULES ARE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR VIEWERS. THANK YOU
** There are at least -
6-90 degree Left and Right turns that your unit MUST negotiate,
3 uphill and 3 downhill portions of the route,
a height restriction of approximately 14 feet.
*** IF YOUR UNIT CAN NOT FOLLOW THESE RULES OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU MUST CONTACT THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE PARADE***
Email: hamiltonjuly4th@gmail.com Standard Communications
Email: hamiltonjuly4th.2023@parademail.com Registration
Line Up Details
Line will be at the Butler County Fairgrounds, gates open at 8:30 AM. You will be sent details as to your location in the parade. The parade steps off at 10 AM.