July 4 events around the region

The Sebec Village Associates will have a day of events on the Fourth of July next week, with proceeds benefitting the Reading Room. The day on Monday, July 4 starts with a breakfast at the Sebec Village Community Christian Church from 7-9 a.m.

The annual five kilometer road race starts at 8 a.m., and at 10:30 a.m. will be the canoe race.

The holiday’s parade starts at 9:30 a.m. A barbecue is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a bake sale begins at 11 a.m. Throughout the day will be children’s activities and a table full of multiple-choice raffle prizes.

Dexter’s Independence Day events begin on Sunday, July 3  with fireworks in-town at dusk (approximately 9 p.m.).

The town’s Fourth of July parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at the fire station and the procession will travel down Route 7 to the stoplight, turning onto Main and then Lincoln streets before concluding at Factory One.

A boat parade on Lake Wassookeag starts at 11 a.m. at the bridge. For more information, please call Norm White at 212-6794.

In Greenville, Fourth of July events start July 3 with a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Camden National Bank parking lot (continuing on July 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). “Dustin’s First Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta” starts at 12:30 p.m. at 303 Pritham Avenue.

A Katahdin fireworks cruise begins at 7 p.m., with the aerial display set for approximately 9 p.m. to be shot off from the East Cove.

The Independence Day parade starts at 11 a.m. at the Industrial Park in the Junction, with the procession traveling to downtown Greenville. A children’s bicycle parade lines up at the Center for Moosehead History, leaving at 11:30 a.m. and concluding on Minden Street.

In Rockwood the Blue Ridge Rider ATV Club will host a BBQ and family fun event from 4-8 p.m. at the Moose River Store. A boat parade lines up at 6:45 p.m. at the Kineo docks, and the Birches hosts public fireworks and music at 9 p.m.