Celebration kicks off at 2 p.m. at the Riverfront Plaza at the Riverfront Stage between the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial and Red Stick Plaza. For more information visit www.usskidd.com

Family Fun For Everyone! Especially for the Kids!
Inflatable slides, bouncers, spacewalks and face painting.

AND PLEASE!
NO ice chests, Bar-B-Q pits or grills, tents, or pets on the festival grounds.

DOWNTOWN MAP | DOWNTOWN 4TH FESTIVITIES | PARKING
DOWNTOWN WEEKEND EVENTS

Runners take your mark! Join the Club South Runners for four one-mile races and a ½-mile fun run from Casino Rouge to the USS Kidd. Shuttles available to transport spectators/runners from the starting line to the finish line. Contact the Club South Runners at 927-9200 or 767-5386 for registration information, race applications, and age group race times visit www.clubsouthrunners.com

Walk the decks of one of America's most outstanding historic vessels: the USS KIDD (DD-661) and explore the Veterans Memorial Museum and learn of the sacrifices that our nation's veterans hero's made to insure our freedom that we celebrate on this day. DON'T MISS THE BOAT! Watch the Fireworks in the evening from the decks of the USS KIDD. For more information call 342-1942 or visit www.usskidd.com

Food & Drink Booths Open—Food galore, from ice cream and pizza to hamburgers, funnel cakes, and spicy Cajun cuisine. Ice cold soft drinks, beer, and bottled water will be on sale to quench your thirst. All this and so much more! Patriotic Music Broadcast on the Levee until 2 p.m.

Westbound Train featuring Anita LeBlanc! These newcomers started out in the local Weekend Warrior program from Zeagler Music. Featuring Anita LeBlanc on lead vocals, they cover everything from rock and pop to country music favorites.

These Louisiana rock n' roll legends will be performing all of the best of classic rock n' roll and swamp pop.

One of the hottest show bands currently performing in the South is Na Na Sha. Rife with blue suede shoes, pompadours, and shoo bop, this band promises a lively evening of dancing the night away to the tunes of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Join Bee Bop, Bowzer Wowzer, Pat the Cat, and the rest of the gang and relive the glory days of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Elvis Presley, and the birth of rock n' roll. For more information visit www.nanasha.com

The Floyd Brown Band returns to rock the riverfront. Floyd will be performing such classics as, Kiss Me Just One More Time, I Can't Sleep If I Can't Sleep With You and Strokin'. Also on stage with  Floyd will be singer, horn player, and dynamic artist G.G. Shinn. G.G is famous for his tune You Can Never Keep A Good Man Down. Shinn can often be found these days performing on his own stage in Alexandria hot spot. These veterans performers will keep you dancing right up to through the six o'clock hour.

Air Raid, Baton Rouge! The USS KIDD is attacked by World War II aircraft. F-15 Eagle Fighters of the Louisiana Air National Guard. Hot Air Balloon Lift-Off to light up the evening sky! Intermission, Announcements & Recognition of Event Sponsors.

Voted "Best Original Music" and "Best Singer" by the readers of 225 Magazine, this blues guitar player will knock your socks off. Rocking the Baton Rouge music scene since the early 90s, CLB will perform all of your favorites as well as their latest from their new CD Starshine. For more information visit www.chrisleblancband.com

Rounding out the night's performances will be the Baton Rouge Concert Band, conducted by Ms. Sheily Bell. A volunteer community band that performs several free concerts around the area each year, the band laid down their first recording since the 1980s in March of 2006, entitled The Baton Rouge Concert Band presents "The Sound of American Music." The CD was released at their 2007 Labor Day Concert. For this year's Fourth of July festivities, the band will be performing sterling renditions of everyone's favorite patriotic tunes. A medley of patriotic classics will lead the way into the fireworks. For more information visit www.batonrougeconcertband.org

9 p.m.

Let the Fireworks Begin! A spectacular fireworks display on the Mississippi River commemorates our nation's independence at this year's celebration. Come and celebrate our nation's independence!

Sponsored by:  WBRZ-TV, The Advocate, and Bayou Pontiac, Buick & GMC Dealers.

LSU MUSEUM OF ART
"Confetti and Fireworks"

The LSU Museum of Art will host the Fourth Annual July 4th fundraiser, Confetti and Fireworks from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Experience the most fantastic view of the WBRZ Channel 2 and The Advocate’s “Fireworks on the Mississippi” from the rooftop. Enjoy dining, dancing and a private viewing of the exhibition American Masters from the Blanton Museum of Art’s Mari and James A. Michener Collection. Third, Fifth & Sixth Floors; $150 per person. Located @ 100 Lafayette Street. For more information call 389-7212 or www.lsumoa.com

MANSHIP THEATRE
"Independence Day Indulgence"

Manship Theatre’s Fourth on the 4th returns to the Shaw Center for the Arts’ fourth floor River Terrace with spectacular views of the river and Baton Rouge’s annual fireworks display.

Great food, cold drinks, the best seats in town and live music that will inspire you to kick up your heels are all on tap for this fourth annual Independence Day celebration on the 4th floor. Summer southern food will be provided with a cash bar serving a wide array of soda, beer, mixed drinks and frozen drinks. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and wrap up around 10 p.m.

Tickets are $50 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 344-0334 or visit www.manshiptheatre.org

HILTON BATON ROUGE CAPITOL CENTER
"Celebrate the 4th With Us"

Become a part of the celebration with Baton Rouge's best view of the "Fireworks on the Mississippi". Hotel guests will enjoy a private July 4th Pool Party and Bar-B-Que. Our 4th of July Package includes a Deluxe Guest Room with two tickets to the Pool Party. Additional tickets may be purchases and children under 12 are free. Located @ 201 Lafayette Street. For more information call 344-5866 or visit www.hiltoncapitolcenter.com

River Center Parking East & West Parking Garages
Located @ St. Louis & Government Streets
12 noon - 10 p.m.
$5.

State Garage
Located @ Third & Convention Streets
6 a.m. - 12 midnight
$5.

LaSalle Garage
Located @ Third & North Streets
4 p.m. - 11 p.m.
$5.

DowntownBaton Rouge
for the 4th!

Thanks,

DDD