Frisco July 4th Celebration
Frisco July 4th Celebration
An Old Fashioned Day With Friends and Family
The focus for Frisco’s 2019 Fabulous 4th of July celebrations will be on spending the day celebrating in a simpler small town way with friends and family.
Start the day off right with a pancake breakfast. In between you will find: a hometown parade with a kids’ bike decorating contest, great concerts, a block party feel on Main Street and even a free fishing derby for the kids sponsored by the Town of Frisco and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
A New Tradition
This year, 4th of July celebrations in Frisco will end with a concert at the Frisco Bay Marina from 5:30pm-7:30pm, and the time after that will be yours to spend with family and friends making your own July 4th fun.
This is a departure from past years, when Frisco has ended the night with a fireworks display. Ongoing concerns about traffic, crowd and parking management and the subsequent the ability of first responders to reach emergencies, as well as persistent fire danger, forced Frisco to cancel fireworks and focus on creating new traditions.
We encourage you to enjoy this time and to make new memories with friends and family at your own BBQ or at one of Frisco’s great restaurants.
Frisco’s Fabulous Fourth of July Weekend
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019
8:00 – 11:00am – Team Summit Pancake Breakfastat the Old Community Center at 3rd Avenue and Granite Street to benefit Team Summit. Please check back for more information.
8:00 – 10:00am –Kids Fishing Derby sponsored by the Town of Frisco,Trouts FriscoandColorado Parks and Wildlifeat Frisco’sMeadow Creek Park(behind Walmart) staffed by and benefiting the Gore Range Chapter of Trout Unlimited. This free event is open to children 15 years old and younger. Participants must bring their own rods, bait/flies and an enthusiasm for catching the biggest fish. Registration is only available onsite on the morning of the event. There will be no fishing at Meadow Creek Pond from Saturday, June 29 – Thursday, July 4 at noon in order to prepare the pond for the fishing derby.
11:00am – 12:00pm – Free concert with the Summit Concert Band (Frisco Historic Park Gazebo)
12:30pm –Fabulous Fourth of July Parade(Main Street from Madison Ave. to 6th Ave.)
Frisco also invites kids to take a special spot in the parade and join in on the 19th annual bike parade. This is an opportunity for kids to display their creativity and patriotism. Kids are asked to bring their decorated bikes to the parking lot on the west side of Town Hall at Main Street and Madison Avenue at 11:45 a.m. on July 4. Kids 12 and under are eligible for the bike decorating contest and must be accompanied by their parents who must register and sign a waiver for each participating child. After registering, kids will show off their bikes to a small panel of judges and then join the parade.
Children five and under must be accompanied by a parent or an older child during the whole parade. Every child must wear a helmet to participate. If parents are not accompanying their children during the parade, then they must be prepared to meet them at the end of the parade route at Main Street and 6th Avenue.
If you have a fun, patriotic and/or whacky float, we invite you to be a part of it.
5:30pm – 7:30pm – Free concert – TBD at the Frisco Bay Marina
7:30pm-? – The time after the concert will be yours to spend with family and friends making your own July 4th fun. This year, 4th of July celebrations in Frisco will end with a concert at the Frisco Bay Marina from 5:30pm-7:30pm.
This is a departure from past years, when Frisco has ended the night with a fireworks display. Ongoing concerns about traffic, crowd and parking management and the subsequent the ability of first responders to reach emergencies, as well as persistent fire danger, forced Frisco to cancel fireworks and focus on creating new traditions.
We encourage you to enjoy this time and to make new memories with friends and family at your own BBQ or at one of Frisco’s great restaurants.
10:00am – 4:00pm– Frisco Founder’s Day is a great chance to experience Frisco’s heritage at the Frisco Historic Park & Museumand to celebrate Frisco’s history. This event features free burro rides sponsored by Climax Molybdenum, gold panning, refreshments and live music and entertainment in the gazebo.
*All events included in the 4th of July schedule are subject to change.
Parade
Parade Information
The 4th of July Parade is a great way to support the community and there is no entry fee. Register online for the 2019 Frisco Independence Day parade with the form below. Day of registration will begin on the July 4 at 11:00am in the parking lot on the west side of Town Hall, but we encourage you to register in advance.
WHO CAN BE PART OF THE PARADE?
Anyone who wants to decorate a float and be part of the fun. In 2019, Frisco wants to make the parade extra special and is requiring that anyone in the parade decorate whatever vehicle, bike, float… they enter.
WHEN IS THE PARADE AND WHERE DO WE LINE UP FOR THE START?
- The parade will begin promptly at 12:30pm.
- Participants should be lined up on Madison Avenue north of Main Street by 12:15pm (you may begin to line up as early as 10:15am on July 4).
- Insider hint – it is often easier to lineup by approaching from Creekside Drive as the parade does backup onto Creekside Drive pre-parade and Main Street and Madison Avenue are quite busy.
WHERE DO FLOATS CHECK IN?
Once you are lined up on the street, please check in at parade registration tent, located in the Town Hall parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Madison Avenue. This is where you will sign waivers and receive your parade numbers, which qualifies you for parade judging and prizes.
PARADE RULES
- The maximum height for any float in the parade is 14 ft.
- Spectator safety is major concern during the parade. As a parade participant you are required to use extreme caution when providing spectators with candy or giveaways from your float. You are required to hand, NOT throw, candy to spectators.
- In an effort to keep the Town of Frisco streets and sidewalks clean, no participant of the parade shall throw, cast or drop confetti, decorative items or articles of trash during the parade. Any violation of this could result in a $500 clean up fee.
PARADE PRIZES
For 2019, the Town of Frisco will be awarding trophies and cash prizes.
- Best Decorated Overall Float (1st $500, 2nd $300 and 3rd $200)
- Best Decorated Business Float (1st $300, 2nd $200 and 3rd $100)
- Best Decorated Non-Profit Float (1st $300, 2nd $200 and 3rd $100)
- Best Decorated Wildcard Float (1st $300, 2nd $200 and 3rd $100)
PARADE REGISTRATION
Pre-registration for the 2019 4th of July parade is open. If you are interested in joining the parade, fill out the form below and hit submit to register. Registration will close on July 3 at 5:00pm. You will still be able to register on July 4th at the registration tent located on the west side of Town Hall between 10:30am and 12:00pm.
The parade application below is not for the kid’s bike decorating contest. If your child would like to participate in the bike decorating contest, please visit the kid’s bike decorating contest page for details.
2018 Frisco Parade Winners
Categories and prizes have changed for 2019.
Business Category Winners
1st Place –Frisco Cabin Fest promoting Carboy Winery at the Gold Pan Saloon
2nd Place – Moose Jaw
3rd Place – The Colorado Angler
Vehicle Category Winners
1st Place – Joe Fassel’s 1926 Model T
2nd Place – Scott Stauffer’s 1968 Chevelle
3rd Place – Jeremy Seifkas’ 1967 Chevrolet “Old Blue” Truck
Animal Category Winners
1st Place – High Country Horsemanship School
2nd Place – Blue River Horse Center
Non-Profit Category Winners
1st Place – Summit County Rescue Group
2nd Place – Team Summit
3rd Place – United States Forest Service- White River National Forest, Dillon Ranger District
Children’s Category Winners
1st Place – Summit School of Dance
2nd Place – High Country Horsemanship School
3rd Place – Steven Beck’s Living the Dream
The Town of Frisco gives a special thank you to 2018 parade judges: Judi Amico, Tom Connolly and Joyce Burford and to Frisco July 4th parade emcee, Roman Moore.
Kid’s Bike Decorating Contest
- There is no preregistration for the Kid’s Bike Decorating Contest.
- Plan to arrive around 11:45am at the parking lot on the west side of Frisco Town Hall (1 Main Street) at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Main Street with your kid(s) and their decorated bikes.
- Decorating supplies are not provided so please be sure to decorate bikes in advance.
- Kids 12 and under are eligible for the bike decorating contest.
- Parents or guardians must register kid participants and sign a waiver. Please visit the Kid’s Bike Decorating Contest tent in the parking lot when you arrive.
- After registering, kids will show off their bikes to a small panel of judges to compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each age group (2-5, 6-8 and 9+).
- The kids join the parade after the awards are presented.
- Children five and under must be accompanied by a parent or older child during the parade.
- Parents must meet their children at 6th Avenue and Main Street post-parade if they are riding in the parade without adult supervision.
- Children are strongly encouraged to wear a helmet in the parade.
Kids’ Fishing Derby
2019 Derby Details
Thursday, July 4, 2019 from 8:00am – 10:00am NEW EARLIER TIME
The Town of Frisco partners with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Gore Range Chapter of Trout Unlimited to bring this July 4th fishing derby tradition to kids and their families each year in Frisco. The Frisco Bay Marina, the Town of Frisco and Trouts Frisco are providing prize giveaways. Kids are invited to fish the stocked pond at Meadow Creek Park (828 Meadow Drive, Frisco) from 8:00am – 10:00am on July 4th.
- Kids should bring their own fishing poles and bait, but there will be a very limited amount of loaner equipment available.
- Registration is on July 4th starting at 7:30am for this free event.
- Catch and release is strongly encouraged.
- Trout Unlimited volunteers will be on hand to help kids with their gear, measure fish and generally provide guidance about fishing best practices.
- This event is open to kids 15 and under and a fishing license is not required if under 16 years of age.
- Age categories are 0-5, 6-8, 9-12 and 13-15.
- First place (longest fish) in each category will receive a prize and have their picture taken for display in the Summit Daily.
- There will be no fishing at Meadow Creek Pond from Saturday, June 29 – Thursday, July 4 at noon in order to prepare the pond for the fishing derby.
Please keep your pets on leash or leave them at home (Fido wouldn’t like getting a hook in his paw and splashing dogs make it tough to catch the biggest fish!)
2018 Derby Winners
AGES 0-5
13 of the 14 winners of the 2018 Frisco July 4th Fishing Derby
1st Place- Henry Boshammer 12 inches
2nd Place- Bradley Anderson 11 inches
2nd Place- Andrew Anderson 11 inches
3rd Place- Madeline Anderson 9 inches
AGES 6-8
1st Place- Tyler Nimtz 16 inches
2nd Place- Charlie Boshammer 14 inches
3rd Place- Jacob Kusch 11 inches
AGES 9-12
1st Place- Leila Wilson 12 inches
1st Place- Annika Broecker 12 inches
2nd Place- JP Partrich 11 inches
2nd Place- Ryan Steinhoft 11 inches
3rd Place- Franklin Hinds 10 inches
3rd Place- Robby Nimtz 10 inches
AGES 13-15
1st Place- Barrett Pape 11.25 inches
