The National Weather Service in Seattle is predicting a mostly cloudy morning, then, hopefully in time for the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade beginning at noon, the weather will become gradually sunny, with a high near 65. Independence Day night has a full moon rising for the Forks fireworks.
Here’s the event schedule for the 4th in Forks:
Wednesday, July 4 – Independence Day
8 a.m. – Check-in for Grand Parade, Forks Transit Center Parking Lot
7 – 10 a.m. –Annual Forks 4th of July Elks Breakfast, Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road
10 a.m. – Final Entries, Grand Parade
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Arts & Crafts Show, Bank of America, sponsored by Far West Art League.
10:30 a.m. – Parade Judging, Forks Transit Center Parking Lot
11 a.m. – Check in, Kiddies Parade, Bank of America Parking Lot, sponsored by Forks Emblem Club
11:45 a.m. – Kiddies Parade, Bank of America
Noon – Forks Grand Parade, Forks Transit Center Parking Lot
Noon – 4 p.m. – Arts & Crafts Show, DNR Conference Room, Tillicum Lane.
1 – 4 p.m. – Salmon Bake, Tillicum Park, sponsored by the Forks Lions Club
3 p.m. – Demolition Derby, Tillicum Park Arena, gates open at 2 p.m. – Tickets $8.
4 p.m. – Quilt Raffle, Forks Visitor’s Information Center, proceeds benefit American Hero Quilt, Tickets $1 available @ Chinook Pharmacy & Forks Visitor’s Center
6:30 p.m. – Dusk – Music in the Park, Tillicum Park
Dusk – Forks Fireworks Display, Tillicum Park
Friday, July 6
7 – 11 p.m. – Moonlight Madness, Downtown Forks, sponsored by West End Business & Professional Association.
Help Support the 4th of July events. Purchase Demolition Derby, Tickets and 4th of July Buttons at Forks Youth League Fire Works Stand and 4th of July Information Booth located downtown Forks at the corner of Main Street andBogachiel Way.
Contact Information: Mark Soderlind, Forks Old Fashioned 4th of July Committee Chairman (360) 640-4298 or (360) 640-8211 soderlind@centurytel.net or PO Box 881, Forks, WA 98331.
