A
new location with a larger stage await the musical acts that will perform at
San Marcos’
Independence Day celebration Friday, July 4. Live music on the
San Marcos
River is a traditional element of
San Marcos’ 4th of July
Summerfest celebration. The free community-wide, kid-friendly Independence
Day celebration is moving to the City of San
Marcos’ San
Marcos Plaza
Park this year.
The 2008 musical line up,
headlined by the high-energy, all-age-appeal
Austin band
JUMPSTART, will feature a variety of
genres, with both popular covers and enticing
originals.
Opening the musical
entertainment at 4 p.m., Alton Rex and the
Crabby Grass Boys will be making their
fourth Summerfest appearance.
Food and activity booths
will open at 4 p.m. A variety of food and other items will be available from
on-site vendors. The annual Children’s Parade is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Line-up will begin at 4:45 p.m. Costumed kids will be judged in “most patriotic”
and “cutest divisions” with prizes awarded in each category and a “best overall”
named.
Immediately after the
Patriotic Program and the Children’s Parade,
San Marcos native David Ybarra and his
LA Blues Band will take the Summerfest
stage at 6:15 p.m.
JUMPSTART will play its
popular music mix from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., leading up to Summerfest’s expanded
fireworks exhibition. The big show will be staged from the parking lot on the
west side of Bobcat Stadium on the Texas State University-San Marcos
campus.
Closing the day for
Summerfest with a performance immediately after the fireworks is the local band
Trio-Faze, who plays a mix of
original rock, soul and blues.
>Summerfest is made possible
by a partnership between the City of San Marcos,
the San Marcos
Parks and Recreation
Department, the San Marcos Convention and Visitor Bureau and the San Marcos Noon
Lions Club.
Park rules apply. Parking
for Summerfest will be available at
Texas
State’s Bobcat Stadium and Coliseum
parking lots.
For more information, visit
www.summerfestsanmarcos.com.
