Catonsville's most popular annual event is less than 48 hours away. The July 4th parade kicks off at 3 p.m., but do you know about all of the other events going on throughout the day?
Here's a list of activities from the Catonsville Celebrations Committee:
9:30 a.m: Decorated bike contest and other kids games at . Games include: lollipop scramble, quarter hunt, ball on spoon race, shoe scramble, leapfrog, sack races and more. Boys and girls events are divided among children in four age groups; 2–3 years, 4–6 years, 7–9 years and 10–13 years.
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11 a.m: Free concert at .
1:30 p.m: Fourth annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in front of where 20 contestants will compete to win Catonsville Biggest Weiner
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3 p.m: Parade begins at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Frederick Road. The parade will end at Bloomsbury Avenue.
6:30 p.m: Family Fun Fest before the fireworks at that include more than a dozen vendors and music from the School of Rock.
9:15 p.m: The fireworks start. Read more about the people behind the fireworks .
To view a list of road closures, go .
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