Even though this year's 4th of July activities will look very different from years past, we can still get in the spirit of summer celebration with these alternative, fun, virtual, and socially distanced festivities!
4th of July Celebration in Delray Beach! |
Decorate Delray
Adorn your businesses, homes and yards with red, white, and blue and compete for the "Most patriotic house (or business) in Delray Beach". Registration is required, free and open to City of Delray Beach residents and business only. Submit 1-3 photos of your home, front of house (or business) and front yard only no later than June 26th. Judges will award the top 3 homes and winners will be announced on July 4th. Please label each upload with your name. Photos will be placed in an online gallery for all to see.
Digital Scrapbook
Submit your favorite patriotic family or pet photos, and family recipes and we will create a digital scrapbook for all to see. Submit, up to 5 photos and/or recipes, for free no later than June 26th. The scrapbook will be available to view online on July 4th. Please label each upload with your name.
Virtual Parade
Take a 15-second video of your decorated wagon, wheelchair, bike or vehicle along the street or sidewalk. Videos must be taken in the horizontal direction with “vehicle” going from left to right. Submit your video (no longer than 15 seconds, we may need to edit) no later than June 22nd. Please label each upload with your name and category (decorate, parade, etc. ). We will create our first virtual Independence Day Parade and reveal it on July 4th. Free.
American Party Pack
Delray Beach Parks and Recreation is creating 600, FREE, activity to-go kits (which is also sensory-friendly) for Delray Beach Residents.
Bags will include activities and patriotic accessories to help you celebrate Independence Day. Bags will be available for drive-through only on a first come first serve basis, (up to 2 bags per car) while supplies last, on July 4th from 10:00 am until noon at the following locations:
- Pompey Park
- "505” Teen Center and Hobbit Skate Park
- Barwick Park
- Catherine Strong Park
Discover Delray Beach Scavenger Hunt
Your challenge awaits you. Download your scavenger hunt and discover Delray Beach.
Visit new places and complete challenges on your own. Please remember to keep safety as a priority and follow CDC guidelines where appropriate.
Scavenger Hunt download will be available on June 29th.
July 4th Sand Sculpting Contest - CANCELLED
(Palm Beach County ordered all public, municipal, & private beaches, including all beach parks, in the county closed as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 3, 2020.)
Live: Saturday, July 4th, 2020. Join us at the beach across from the Opal Grand (formerly Delray Beach Marriott) from 9:00 am – 11:00 am for the Sand Sculpting Contest, physically distancing of course.
Two categories (Adult and Children) will be awarded. Registration is free, required in advance, and is open to everyone. Participants must bring their own tools.
Virtual: Create a sand sculpture on your own from now until July 3rd and submit photos of your creation to be judged in one of two categories, adult and children. Submit up to 4 photos of your sculpture, with a sign showing the date and time created in the photo, along with your waiver. Please label each upload with you name.
Use of colors: If you choose to use color in your sculpture, it is required you use organic powdered tempera paint.
Virtual Trivia
Test your knowledge. Games are free to enter, open to everyone, and family-friendly. Your knowledge of Delray Beach and America will be tested. Each game will consist of two rounds of questions (one round on Delray Beach and one round on America) with 20 questions in each round. You earn more points the faster you answer correctly. The top player/household in each round will win a gift card. One player/household cannot win more than once. Enter one or both, each game is different.
- Game 1: 2:00 pm
- Game 2: 7:00 pm
The City of Delray Beach reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of the photograph, video, or sand sculpture submitted.
Contact Information
For more information or additional questions please contact the Special Events office at Krushinski@mydelraybeach.com or Beardsleyd@mydelraybeach.com
4th on Flagler - City of West Palm Beach |
Instead of the traditional 4th on Flagler event along the waterfront, the City of West Palm Beach is planning for a DIY 4th of July.
While the City’s Independence Day celebration will include fireworks, they will not be launched from near Flagler Drive but, instead, from two different undisclosed north and south locations to reach as many people as possible.
While some will be able to see the fireworks from their home, all residents will be able to view them by tuning into WPBF 25'S Project CommUNITY: Fireworks From Home at 9:00 p.m. on July 4 for a broadcast of the fireworks live to everyone in the station’s viewing area.
To promote the public’s health and safety, the City’s beloved July 4 waterfront festivities are canceled.
Instead, residents are encouraged to have a “POP”– a Party on their Porch.
As part of our DIY Event Guide, the Community Events team has created a series of videos to inspire your own at-home 4th of July celebration, including the how-to videos below for patriotic decorations and a recipe page with several classic summer favorites. Patriotically decorate your porch, patio or balcony, post to Instagram and enter to win prizes from DowntownWPB businesses. The more creative, the better! Visit DowntownWPB.com for details.
CLICK HERE for a 4th OF JULY DIY activity
