The fireworks display scheduled for July 4th, 2024 at Maple Bluff Beach has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon. Please check the Village’s social media (Instagram and Facebook) and website (www.villageofmaplebluff.com) for updates on the rescheduled event.

The Village’s annual Independence Day Celebration, Fest on the 4th, is just around the corner on July 4, 2024. Below you will find event details and information. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help with events throughout the day. Visit the following link to sign up for a volunteer positions.

Volunteer Needed – Sign Up Today

Get ready for another fun and festive Fest on the 4th! The village of Maple Bluff is excited to bring you our usual lineup of events on July 4, 2024.

• • 7: 30 am Fest on the 4th 5K — we’ll run a 3.1 mile loop through lower and upper bluff, and finish right at the beach house! Kids can participate in a sprint version or run the whole thing. Extra props for anyone who pushes a stroller or who can drag a teenager out of bed.
    

    5k Registration (click here)

  • 10:00 am Fest on the 4th Parade — This year the theme is Road Trip — so come on down with your RV, your camper, or pop a tent in a flatbed. We’d love to see some inspired floats and costumes as we make the road trip from Beach Park to Johnson Park!
  • 10:30 am Fest on the 4th Festival — Johnson Park. Once we make the trek from Beach Park, we’ll all gather at our newly renovated Johnson Park for an all-village festival! Our fest planners have quite the lineup this year with bouncy houses, kids crafts, races, and delicious food/drinks for sale. All profits will benefit the Maple Bluff Firefighters Association, which will use any funds earned to provide scholarships, special training, or needed items for our hardworking firefighters!
  • 1:00 pm Upper Bluff vs. Lower Bluff Softball Game — Join as a player in this fun tradition or spectate on the sidelines! Lower Bluff is coming off a hot victory from 2023, and Upper Bluff is out for revenge. Coaches Ed Jaeger and Dan O’Brien are prepared for this battle! All bluffers welcome to play, but you must be a bluff resident. No sandbaggers.

• Fireworks at Dusk *2024 Fireworks Postponed due to weather*  – New date will be announced soon.

Detailed Timeline:

• 6:45am Arrive for registration for the 5K. You’ll do this with a paper and pencil. Trust us, it’s easier this way. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GET THIS FUN TSHIRT!!! If there are extras, we will sell them at the Fest. Once we are out, we are out — we will not order more
  

  5k Registration (click here)

• 7:30am Bullhorn will start the 5K runners!
• 9:00am Cars/trucks/floats/golfcarts begin to line up on Fisk for the parade. Look for Erik Hausmann — he’ll be marshaling the parade and will make sure you go in the right order.
• 9:30am Kids/Bikers arrive + Camp Ya-Gotta-Wanna kids for parade lineup
• 10:00am Parade begins!
• 10:30am-12:30/1:00pm Festival at Johnson Park
• 1:00pm Softball game
• Dusk Fireworks