The Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club is sponsoring a bike parade, entertainment and fireworks on July 2.
Registration for the bike and pet parade begins at 9 a.m. at Manor Shopping Center. The parade starts at 10 a.m. and kids receive prizes and goodie bags.
Festivities behind Jacksonville Elementary School start at 6:30 p.m. with a closest-to-the-pin golf contest.
There will be music by The Objections and Apple John will entertain children. Food and drinks will be sold and people can bring their own food, chairs and blankets. Fireworks begin at dusk. Rain date for fireworks only is July 9.
The annual event cost about $10,000 and volunteers will be collecting donations before the fireworks, said Jacksonville Optimist Dennis Lane.
Pat van den Beemt