It’s time to break out your red, white and blue apparel to celebrate an old-fashioned Independence Day in Chagrin Falls.
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- From a kids’ pet parade and bicycle parade to a July 4th ceremony with a fife and drum group to an afternoon car show, The Chagrin History Center has a day of family-fun activities planned for the community starting 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4 in Triangle Park. The event is held in conjunction with Safe Routes Chagrin and the local Daughters of the American Revolution Molly Chittenden chapter.
The day begins with an 8:30 a.m. registration for the 9 a.m. pet parade that starts on North Franklin Street near the bandstand. It is immediately followed by the bike parade. At 9:30 a.m. the Crooked River Fife and Drum Band performs before the 10 a.m. July 4th ceremony. The Fab Fourth car show opens 11 a.m. along with a refreshment stand operated by the Chagrin Valley Jaycees and The Popcorn Shop. The DAR will have a display for its Wreaths Across America project.
The horse show offered classes for carriage driving, western riders and gaited horses, while keeping, hunter and jumper competition as the main focus. By the 1960s, it was a prestigious national hunter/jumper show, attracting exhibitors and spectators as one of the largest outdoor shows in the nation. The local chapter of the Professional Horseman’s Association took it over as the Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show benefitting the United States Equestrian Team.
Known today as the Chagrin Hunter Jumper Classic, since 2022 it has been hosted at Chagrin Valley Farms It is one of a few elite horse shows designated as a U.S. Equestrian Federation Heritage Competition. ContactCatch the film Guardians of the Galaxy on the big outdoor screen starting at dusk Saturday, July 6 at Observatory Park in Montville Township, then stay a while for some stargazing at the region’s official dark sky park.
Chagrin-Valley West-Geauga Solon
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