Henrico's Fourth of July celebration moving to Dorey Park this year
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Henrico County's annual Fourth of July celebration – "Red, White, and Lights" – will move from Meadow Farm in Glen Allen to Dorey Park in Varina this year, officials from the county's Division of Recreation and Parks announced Thursday.
The free event will begin at 5 p.m. July 4 and will feature the Richmond Symphony, family activities, musical entertainment and a fireworks and laser-light show finale.
The county has hosted a Fourth of July event each year since 1981, and this will be the third consecutive year that the event takes place later in the day with a finale by the Richmond Symphony and light show. Fireworks are a new addition this year.
The symphony will perform under “The Big Tent,” a state-of-the-art mobile stage that allows the orchestra to take its music out into the local communities.
Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and arrive early to fully enjoy the event. Children and their families will enjoy contests and games, inflatables, an obstacle course, airbrush tattoos, Jonathan Austin, Miss Sheri the Clown and Uncle Sam on Stilts, all in the Family Fun Zone from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Afro-funk jazz group Plunky & Oneness will perform at 6 p.m. The emcee for the evening will be Kelli Lemon, an on-air personality for Radio One Richmond's Kiss FM and iPower Richmond and podcast host of "Coffee with Strangers." The Richmond Symphony will begin at 8 p.m. Food trucks also will be present.
For details, visit henrico.us/rec or http://henrico.us/calendar/red-white-lights-2/.
