This year’s 4th of July Lakefest Celebration will appeal to many musical and entertainment tastes. One overlying common thread will be the emphasis on patriotism, the real reason we celebrate the 4th of July, our birthday as an independent nation as declared in our Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia in 1776. The noon Opening Ceremony will set the stage with support from a special honor guard, elected officials and song.

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In the Marina Building beginning at 2 p.m., the popular Baby Contest will hold court to another anticipated fullhouse. The contest, organized by Marcy Smiley, will be sponsored by Convenient Care of St. Cloud. The boat basin platform will provide entertainment throughout the day that features community groups andorganizations. DJ Victor Henry of House Party Entertainment will emcee and provide musical background for this venue. As the day progresses, the ever-popular “Wife Carrying Race” will heat up with time trials and runoffs leading to the championship run. Sponsored by City Beverages, which supplies the championship prize – the wife’s weight in beer. This event evokes excitement and a fun to watch activity. Gold’s Gym will manage and direct this year’s racers.

Throughout the day there will constant entertainment on two separate stages. One stage will be located  at the Lakefront Amphitheatre to the left of the Public Boat Launch area, and the second right next to Crabby Bill's. There will be entertainment on both stages all day long starting at noon.  On the "Community Stage" next to Crabby Bill's there will be a Dance Contest from 1-5pm as well as a demo from John Emmons' Taekwondo. From 5 - 8 p.m. at the Lakefront Amphitheatre there will be a concert featuring Kenyon Lockry and his band. From 8 – 8:45 there will many patriotic tributes including ATA Mass Defense, Taekwondo  Tessah Ceballlos' Twirl America All-Stars, musical performances by Ken Harvey, Laura Kessler, and Keith Ronan.  From 8:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m The Osceola Community Choir, under the direction of organizer Keith Ronan will be singing a powerful video tribute to America, shown on 2 30-foot screens. The Sheriff's Dept. Colorguard will open the presentation that will also feature a reading of the Declaration of Independence, Interpretive Dancers Suzi and Kaitlyn Butts, and much much much more!

At the 9:30 the fireworks, one of Central Florida’s most spectacular, will cap the event.

This year’s 4th of July Chairmen Don Long, and Bruce Venema, are going all out to make this the most spectacular 4th of July ever held in St. Cloud.