Red, White and Blue Festival Set for July 3-4
Kirksville’s Red, White and Blue Festival will take place July 3-4.
The festival will start off with a community band concert from 5-6 p.m. July 3 on the downtown square. A Summer on the Square concert featuring The Aaron Russell Band will follow from 7-8:30 p.m. People can drop off pies for the United Way Pie Sale and Silent Auction between 4-5 p.m., and the auction will take place between music sets. To pair with the pie, barbeque options will also be available from 5-7 p.m.
The morning of July 4 will kick off with several events on the square. From 7-11 a.m. the pancake breakfast will take place in the courthouse’s north parking lot. The Kiwanis Farmers’ Market will also be open from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. on the downtown square. The classic car show will take place from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. near the southside of the courthouse. The 9th annual FLATS Uncle Sam 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. at Dukum Inn. People interested in participating can visit kvflats.org/events to register. The Red, White and Blue Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of N. Franklin and Missouri streets going south. Cemetery Theatre presentations will take place at 2 p.m. at the Forest Llewellyn Cemetery.
Nighttime festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with a block party event featuring games for kids and food trucks at North Park. Food trucks will begin serving at 5 p.m. followed by live entertainment by the Travis Curtman Band from 5:30-9:30 p.m. The festival will end with the community fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. at North Park with a rain date of July 5.
The festival will start off with a community band concert from 5-6 p.m. July 3 on the downtown square. A Summer on the Square concert featuring The Aaron Russell Band will follow from 7-8:30 p.m. People can drop off pies for the United Way Pie Sale and Silent Auction between 4-5 p.m., and the auction will take place between music sets. To pair with the pie, barbeque options will also be available from 5-7 p.m.
The morning of July 4 will kick off with several events on the square. From 7-11 a.m. the pancake breakfast will take place in the courthouse’s north parking lot. The Kiwanis Farmers’ Market will also be open from 7 a.m.-12 p.m. on the downtown square. The classic car show will take place from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. near the southside of the courthouse. The 9th annual FLATS Uncle Sam 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. at Dukum Inn. People interested in participating can visit kvflats.org/events to register. The Red, White and Blue Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of N. Franklin and Missouri streets going south. Cemetery Theatre presentations will take place at 2 p.m. at the Forest Llewellyn Cemetery.
Nighttime festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with a block party event featuring games for kids and food trucks at North Park. Food trucks will begin serving at 5 p.m. followed by live entertainment by the Travis Curtman Band from 5:30-9:30 p.m. The festival will end with the community fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. at North Park with a rain date of July 5.
