4-H Center Independence Day festivities, fireworks postponed to Labor Day

The Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center announced today, June 18, 2020, that their annual Independence Day festivities will be postponed to Saturday, September 5, 2020, to coincide with Labor Day Weekend. An annual celebration that easily draws over 1,000 visitors to the 4-H Center.

Director Jeremy Stanford said about the decision,“Last year’s event, despite the rain, was a great success. I was so excited at the prospect of making the 2020 event even better, and we look forward to hosting the event over Labor Day Weekend.”

Hosting the event over the 4th of July holiday would have been the perfect chance for the Front Royal/Warren County community to come together and celebrate after months of separation.

“Unfortunately, with details of the reopening phases so scant over the past few months, we simply ran out of time waiting to see if we would be able to host the event in July,” Stanford added. “The irony is not lost on me that we lack permission to celebrate our independence, but postponed until September does provide more time to ease into reopening society as well as time to raise the necessary funds to contract with the professional firework’s vendor.”

The event includes live music, food trucks, children’s activities, vendor opportunities, and a professional fireworks display. For participation information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeremy Stanford at jstanford@vt.edu.