After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the traditional Fourth of July community celebrations are back for 2022.
Pre-Fourth fun begins Saturday, July 2 in The Dalles on Fourth and Federal streets from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with music, food, vendors and kids’ activities presented by First Interstate Bank.
Fourth of July celebrations began Thursday with a Rainier Amusements Carnival downtown The Dalles on First Street, open noon to 10 p.m. through Saturday. The carnival is presented by Fort Dalles Fourth.
On July 4, Point Man Ministries, with support from Franz bread, United Grocers and H2O Oregon, will celebrate “Fourth of July in the Park” with free hot dogs and music by Outside the Wire from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the covered picnic shelter at Sorosis Park July 4.
All are welcome.
The Fort Dalles Fourth fireworks display will light up the The Dalles’ night sky at 10:10 p.m. in the evening, set off from a Barge on the Columbia River offshore from the Lewis and Clark Festival Park at First and Union streets.
The Hood River Valley High School HEALTH Media club and incoming freshman from the Wy’east Middle School HEALTH Media Club held their Fourth of July Sticker Shock Campaign on June 28. Their mission: To keep the community safe during the Fourth of July.