Saturday, July 4, 2015

1:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Veterans Memorial Park & Sports Complex

904 Pancho Maples Dr.

FREE Fireworks! Veteran’s Recognition, BBQ Cook-Off, Live Music, Give-aways, Raffles, games and more!!

The City of La Feria Events Committee is diligently preparing for the 9th year of the La Feria Independence Day Celebration scheduled for Saturday, July 4 from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m.

This family event will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Sports Complex at 904 Pancho Maples Dr. in La Feria. The yearly event is a patriotic event which recognizes our local military veterans and offers a fun day of food and entertainment for all ages. There will also be raffles held for the veterans and the public as well as freebies for the children.

The Veteran’s Raffle is free to veterans and will be awarding a 48” Vizio Smart TV to one lucky winner. The public raffle will be raffling off a pack of four Cinemark movie passes, a 32” Vizio TV, a 15.6” HP Laptop, and a ‘Backyard Grill’ 5 Burner Stainless Steel Gas Grill. Raffle tickets for the public raffle will be on sale for one dollar.

The “Smokin Heroes’ Bar-B-Q- Cook Off” will start at 9 am with pay out categories for brisket, pork spare ribs and BBQ chicken. Jackpots will be held for fajitas and beans. This is the fifth year of the Smokin Heroes’ Cook Off and the event is a sanctioned International Barbeque Cookers Association event. For more information, contact Ben Guerrero at 797-2261 or at [email protected].

Family fun activities begin at 1pm and include a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, food and merchandise vendors, water slides, moon jumps and train rides, a sack race, watermelon eating contest, water balloon toss and a veterans motorcycle show.

The evening program begins at 6pm featuring recognition of our veterans as well as live music provided by the Mega Beats. Free glow necklaces for the kids starting at 8:30 pm with a spectacular fireworks display which conclude the event starting at 9:30 pm.

For more information please call (956) 797-2261.

 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 Smokin’ Heroe’s Bar-B-Que Cook-off

9:00 am – 4:00 pm	Judging
5:00 pm	Announcement of BBQ Cook-Off Division Winners

FAMILY FUN Activities

1:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Red, White, & Blue 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
1:00 pm – 9:30 pm	Food and Merchandise Vendors
2:00 pm – 8:30 pm	Water Slides, Moon Jumps & Train Ride
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Sack Race
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Watermelon Eating Contest, Water Balloon Toss & Veterans Motorcycle Show

Evening Program

6:00 pm	Welcome Mayor Pro-Tem Esmeralda Lozano Invocation Introduction of City Commissioners Sunny K Philip, City Manager/Event Committee Chairman Veterans Recognition Ceremony National Anthem Girl Scout Troop 269 Flag Raising w/ 21 Gun Salute (simultaneously with the National Anthem) USA Flag Folding Girl Scout Troop 356 Recognition of each Military Branch Recognition of each Registered Veteran Veterans Raffle Drawing
7:30 pm	“The Mega Beats” in Concert
8:30 pm	FREE Glow Necklace for kids
9:30 pm	Public Raffle Drawing Fireworks