Celebrate Independence Day at Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The weekend full of family fun includes a hometown parade, outdoor concerts, family carnival and fireworks.

(TRAVPR.COM) INFO@THEREYCENTER.ORG - June 9th, 2014 - Waterville Valley, NH – Celebrate Independence Day at Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The weekend full of family fun includes a hometown parade, outdoor concerts, family carnival and fireworks. The traditional 4^th of July festivities are enhanced by Waterville Valley’s Freedom Pass, a lodging perk that includes golf, tennis, mountain bike rental, chairlift ride, boat rental, swimming, ice-skating, and more.  

The annual hometown parade kicks off at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 4, and all are welcome to participate by joining as spectators, walking in the parade, helping with a float or even entering a float in the parade. Kids are invited to meet at Packard Field at 10 a.m. to decorate bikes and scooters. Those entering cars in the parade meet at the Waterville Valley Conference Center parking lot at 10:30 a.m. Anyone wishing to walk or enter a float should contact the Waterville Valley Recreation Department at (603) 236-4695 prior to parade day.  There will also be a free bounce house in the Town Square.

From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on July 4, the band, Small Town Freedom, will perform a free outdoor concert on the Town Square’s gazebo stage. The evening ends with a bang with the annual fireworks display over Corcoran Pond beginning at 9:30 p.m.

The 4^th of July festivities continue on Saturday, July 5, with the Waterville Valley Recreation Department’s annual Independence Day Family Carnival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Town Square with performance of Sugar Coated Shakespeare.  All are welcome to come and enjoy family-friendly games, t-shirt tie-dying, bounce houses, a 100-foot obstacle course, and more. Admission to all of the games and attractions is $10 per child (ages two and under are free).  Come hungry – there will be an a la carte barbecue in the Town Square. 

Special lodging packages are available, for example for $74 per night at the Town Square Condos, per person, per night for 3 nights, based on quad occupancy in a suite and including the Freedom Pass.

For more information, call the reservation specialists at 1-800-GO-VALLEY or online at visitwatervillevalley.com.

Waterville Valley was designed and planned specifically as a self-contained, four seasons resort. In addition to its world-class ski area, Waterville Valley Resort has award-winning tennis courts, golf, hiking, biking, lodging, cultural activities and summer theater, an indoor ice rink, boating, a skate park, and a host of outdoor activities. Dining options include traditional favorites, as well as elegant dining.

Waterville Valley to Host 4^th of July Weekend Festivities

Waterville Valley will host a weekend of Independence Day fun from Friday, July 4 to Saturday, July 5. The weekend will kickoff on Friday with the annual hometown parade at 11 a.m. From there will be a free outdoor concert from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Town Square, and will lead right into the main event firework display over Corcoran Pond at 9:30 p.m. Saturday will then play host to the annual Independence Day Family Carnival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are welcome to come enjoy the many activities, food and drink. For more information, call 1-800-GO-VALLEY or visit www.visitwatervillevalley.com.

Celebrate Independence Day at Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The weekend full of family fun includes a hometown parade, outdoor concerts, family carnival and fireworks. www.visitwatervillevalley.com.

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