2018 Independence Celebration VIP Opportunity!
If you are a person or business in or around Apalachicola, you should be interested in being a 2018 VIP sponsor for our 2018 Independence Eve Celebration!
I hope you’re planning to attend Apalachicola’s award-winning “Independence Eve” event at Riverfront Park. Every year we hear people say that no one celebrates our Independence like Apalachicola. And this year is going to be bigger and better than ever.
If you give at the $500 – $1,000 level, you can enjoy the event with the best seats of all, in the exclusive VIP section on the docks by the river. Not only do you get the best seats for the entire event, you’ll enjoy complimentary snacks, beer, and wine from the private VIP bar. ($500 = 4 seat table , $1000 = 8 seat table)
Businesses and Residents have much incentive to support this event at the $500 or $1000 level in order to give themselves a great opportunity to build increased brand awareness of a business or to recognize themselves as a sponsor!
This is the area’s biggest single-day event of the year, attracting more people than any other downtown Apalachicola holiday celebration, both residents and tourists alike!
Here are some of the best reasons to say “Yes” to this opportunity. You can…
- 1. Have your logo on event promotional materials.
- Be featured on the sponsor sign at Riverfront Park when you give $250 or more.
- Be highlighted, with your logo, on the july3fireworks.com website when you give $500 or more (checked by thousands of people in the weeks before the event!)
- Have your business mentioned in the pre-event and post-event e-newsletters.
- 5. Be listed in newspaper advertising.
- Be associated with one of the area’s top events.
- Reach 8,000 or more residents and vacationers from Apalach, St. George Island, Port St. Joe, Carrabelle, and Cape San Blas with your support.
Most Importantly you will be enjoying the event with the best seats of all, in the exclusive VIP section.
Every year we hear people say that no one celebrates our Independence like Apalachicola. And this year is going to be bigger and better than ever.
Here’s the scoop: July 3, 2018
5:00 pm Everything starts! Food Trucks, Live Music, and Kids’ Activities!
6:30: The Red, White and Blue Parade to show our patriotic colors, followed by the Free Ice Cream Social, the perfect cold treat for a summer evening!
7:00 Our Featured Entertainment. This year it’s the Bo Spring Band, playing their crowd-pleasing Americana sound blended from Rock, Soul, Country, Funk and Bluegrass music.
After that there’s the Veteran’s Tribute given this year by Representative Halsey Beshears, and a Stirring Performance of our National Anthem followed by our BIGGEST, BEST FIREWORKS DISPLAY EVE set off from a barge on the river.
You don’t want to miss it!
On behalf of my board, I hope you’ll support this special community event. We thank you in advance for helping light up the skies on July 3rd.
Live Music for Independence Eve!
Two main bands will be playing at this years event!
Southern Flood @ 4:45 p.m.
Bo Spring Band @ 6:30 p.m.
Southern Flood will be the opening act this year! They are a local band that focuses mainly on 70’s rock. The four musicians are Ellis Seawrighton lead guitar, Hobson Fulmer on lead vocals and guitar, Charles Elliott on bass and backing vocals and Steve Burke on drums.
They formed the band in 2016. Influenced by rock acts like Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Tom Petty and Van Halen, among others, they like to bring an up-tempo show to the audience. The band wants you to, “expect to have fun and get on your feet!”
The Bo Spring Band is our featured entertainment for the evening! The Band is an Americana group from Port St Joe, the featured entertainment for our “Independence Eve” event.
Bo met his wife Lauren, the group’s vocalist, while performing with a band opening for Willie Nelson in 2001 at the Classic Center in Athens, GA. After marrying and moving to Florida, they joined forces with upright bass player Randon Hicks and drummer Tim Dutrow.
The band released their debut album in April 2017.
They blend their crowd-pleasing Americana sound from Rock, Soul, Country, Funk and Bluegrass music. “We can’t wait to play this event,” says Lauren. “We’re working on our set list now, focusing on feel-good tunes that people know and love. There will be something for everyone.”
Click this link to watch the Bo Spring Band perform.
Awarded for our Independence Celebration!
Apalachicola Main Street is proud to have our independence celebration placed on Trip to Discover‘s list of the 12 best celebrations in state!
We cannot wait to see you at our’s this July 3rd! Enjoy not only the fireworks, but also food trucks, live music, and more!
Click this link to see their webpage and list!
Independence Eve Plans Patriotic Extravaganza
It all started with a casual conversation in 2011. Jim Bachrach, Board Chair of Apalachicola Main Street, was talking with a few friends downtown when someone asked why the town no longer had fireworks on July 4th. Within minutes, Jim and a small group of volunteers had decided to bring the fireworks back, and the beginnings of a plan were set in motion. Jim brought the idea to the Apalachicola Main Street board, which voted to embrace the idea.
There was some concern about competing for attendance with fireworks shows in nearby cities. At the same time, we recognized that thousands of visitors come into Franklin County for the week of July 4th and are looking for things to do. A creative idea emerged: celebrate on July 3rd. Celebrating a day early would allow us to add to the area’s calendar of activities without competing with other events. In doing so, it would attract more people downtown to patronize local businesses.
Fast forward to 2018, and the event has become Franklin County’s largest single-day event. It is the winner of a Florida Secretary of State’s Main Street award for Outstanding Special Event and has earned a reputation as a high quality, family-friendly celebration that boasts the best fireworks show on the Forgotten Coast.
The event is free and begins at 5:00 p.m. at Riverfront Park with live music, food trucks offering American favorites and delicious international options, cold beverages, and bouncy houses for the kids. Bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets and enjoy performances by Southern Flood and the Bo Springs Band. The Center for History, Culture, and Art will offer free kids’ art activities in its facility located just across the street. The Red, White, and Blue Parade begins at 6:30 at Lafayette Park and ends at Riverfront Park with a free ice cream social for everyone to enjoy.
We’re particularly proud that this is the most patriotic celebration around. In the lead-up to the fireworks, our program includes a Veterans Tribute, and this year we are honored to have Representative Halsey Beshears speak. This will be followed by a performance of the National Anthem by Angela Stanley. Another prominent patriotic touch is that a medley of patriotic music plays during the 20-minute fireworks show. A montage of popular songs gives way to several traditional selections performed by the U.S. Air Force Band such as the Marines’ Hymn. The closing song during the fireworks crescendo this year will be Stars and Stripes Forever, performed by the Boston Pops.
Our sponsors make this event possible. As a special thank you for supporters at the $500 level and above, we offer reserved tables in the VIP section on the docks complete with complimentary beverages from a private bar and the perfect seats for the fireworks show.
Although the event attracts thousands, it’s community-oriented at heart. As Jim looks back on how it has grown over the years, he says, “This is for us, as citizens of Apalachicola. The energy and the focus has always been to do something for the community and then invite everyone else to join us.” And they do. Residents and visitors from near and far come downtown together to celebrate our Independence.
Here in Apalachicola we enjoy a slow pace of life and aren’t usually in too much of a hurry. But on July 3, we’re ahead of schedule. I hope you’ll join us for our seventh year of our signature event–a celebration like no other on the Forgotten Coast—a celebration we call “Independence Eve.” For more information, visit www.july3fireworks.com or call 844-272-2523.
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