Schedule of Events

Friday, July 4 (schedule subject to change)
8 am	Footsteps for Freedom  (Free Mayors Council on Fitness event). Join the City of Round Rock as we support our troops and exercise! Join the City of Round Rock invited families from Fort Hood and Round Rock to walk with us down main street before the parade. Come exercise with us!
10 am	Parade - Bring donations for the troops! Parade in downtown RR. As part of the City of Round Rock Adopt a Unit campaign, bring items to the parade to donate to our troops! The City has adopted an army unit and parade goers are encouraged to help us fill a truck load of items to send to our soldiers! If you miss the parade, bring your donations to the Care Package drop off at 7 pm by the Lakeview Pavilion.  Requested items 2008 Parade Winners: Best Commercial Unit: GATTILAND   Best Riding Unit: 1921 FRANKLIN TOURING CAR   Best Marching Unit: GIRL SCOUTS OF THE ROUND ROCK AREA   Most Beautiful: MOCA MUSTANGE CLUB OF AUSTIN   Best Related to Theme: ROUND ROCK BALLET FOLKLORICO   Best Civic: BEN HUR SCHRINERS   Most Spirited Unit & Best Overall: ROUND ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
noon	Festival Opens Festival area opens at Old Settlers Park, Sam Bass Shootouts, Arts and craft vendors and more. Vendor information
12:30 pm	Sam Bass Shootout The Sam Bass Shootout will be a live historical reenactment of the infamous Sam Bass and his gang, Deputy Sheriff A.W. Grimes and Deputy Sheriff Morris Moore.  The live show tells the story of the “Sam Bass gang” arriving in Round Rock with intentions to rob the bank and the resulting confrontation between Sam Bass and Sheriff A.W. Grimes.
1 pm	Pepper Eating Contest Can you handle the heat? Come to the Lakeview Pavilion to have a chance to win eating jalapeno peppers! Contest application and rules 2008 Winners: 1st Place: Alexander Sherly eating 69 peppers 2nd place: Richard Blakey eating 64 peppers 3rd place: Steve Winfrey eating 61 peppers To see pictures from the Pepper Eating Contest and more visit the City's Flickr page.
2 pm	Ballet Folklorico performance Enjoy live dancing by Round Rock's Ballet Folklorico dancers! Lakeview pavilion.
3 pm	Sam Bass Shootout
3-6 pm	Children's Games
6:30 pm	Sam Bass Shootout
7 pm	Care Package Drop Off - adopt a unit Care package donation drop off - As part of the City of Round Rock's Adopt a Unit Campaign, we will be collecting items to give to our troops at the Lakeview Pavilion. Round Rock has partnered with Fort Hood and is supporting our troops with thank you notes and supplies. If you have any questions about your donation, please call 512-218-5403.
7 pm	Free watermelon Watermelon is served to you by your city council and city staff! Enjoy as a truckload of watermelon is cut and handed out on a first-come basis!
8 pm	Skydivers
8:30 pm	Music from Austin Symphonic Band  Enjoy patriotic music leading up to the fireworks and during the show from the Austin Symphonic Band.
Dusk	Fireworks!  (its gotta be dark! Expect fireworks around 8:45/9 pm.)

Volunteer Information:
Come volunteer at the July 4 Frontier Days Celebration through the Round Rock Volunteer Center www.volrock.org  or call 512-218-5540.

Parade: It's fun to be a part of the Frontier Days parade. Whether watching the parade go down Main Street or being an actual part of the parade! It'll be a lot of fun. The parade route begins at the intersection of 620 and IH 35 traveling west down Main Street past the library.
Be in the parade: Grab a trailer, decorate a bicycle, grab your friends and be a part of the fun! Then watch the Frontier Days Parade on Channel 10 after the event! Parade application