After flirting with idea of replacing the annual July 4 pancake breakfast and Horribles Parade with a July 3 hot dog picnic, Andover will celebrate Independence Day in its traditional way. However, the inclimate weather this week has made the town postpone its fireworks show until Sunday, July 5 at dusk. The decision was made after the deadline for the Townsman's print edition.
To make a private donation towards fireworks, pancake breakfast and parade, send a check to the fireworks fund, in care of BankNorth, 61 Main St., Andover, MA, 01810.
Here are the activities scheduled for the holiday weekend:
July 4
Old-Fashioned Family Fun In The Park, corner of Chestnut and Bartlet Streets
8 - 9:30 a.m.: Jazz Band
8 -11 a.m.: pancake breakfast, cost is $5/adults, $3/children and seniors, breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, juice, and coffee
9 a.m.: Line-up for horribles parade
9:30 a.m.: horribles parade
10 -11 a.m.: Monkey & Me entertainer
10 -11:30 a.m.: Games and prizes for the kids
10:30 - noon: Middlesex Concert Band
8-10 a.m. ReMax hot air balloon rides (weather permitting), behind Doherty Middle School in the baseball fields, $5 per person
July 5
Fireworks at dusk, 7 p.m. concert by the Middlesex Concert Band, Andover High School, 80 Shawsheen Road
For more information, call the department of community services at 978-623-8274 or visit www.andoverma.gov
