Let us know when you are willing to give us an hour or more.

Many tasks - Setup the night before, parade setup, so much more. Bring your family and friends.

Contact or Join Our Volunteer Group
Help Make this Celebration Even Better

Meetings on 4th Tuesday of each month at 7pm (usually at Baldwin Library, Wells River)

• President (1 year) - Gary Scruton - president@wwr4th.org
• Vice-president (1 year) - Paul Hunt
• Secretary (1 year) - Alicia King
• Treasurer (1 year) - Danielle Hunt

Snail mail: Woodsville Wells River 4th of July Committee
PO Box 50
Woodsville, NH 03785

2024 Parade & Storefront Winners:

• First Prize Commercial - Cottage Hospital - Woodsville, NH
• Second Prize Commercial - Wells River Savings Bank - Wells River, VT
• Third Prize Commercial - Stay Wild Hair Studio - Lyme, NH
• First Prize Non-Profit - Oxbow Chapter DAR - Newbury, VT
• Second Prize Non-Profit - BMU Baseball Champs - Wells River, VT
• Third Prize Non-Profit - Woodsville Softball Champs - Woodsville, NH
• First Prize Private Entry - The Elvis Elderado
• Second Prize Private Entry - Ty Heywood - Weed Racing
• Third Prize Private Entry - Our Friends, Our Neighbors
• First Prize Storefront Decorating - Curt 'n Rod - Woodsville, NH
• Second Prize Storefront Decorating -Copies and More - Wells River, VT

Parade Route

2024 Theme

Let Freedom BLING!

Thanks to all who submitted suggestions!

2024 Parade & Grand Marshals

2024 Schedule - Thursday July 4th

• 11:00 AM Gigantic Parade
• 12:00 PM Vertical Attractions, Food Vendors, & Flea Market Open
• 1:00-3:00 Live Music by Back Shed String Band (Bluegrass)
• 1:00-7:00 Dunk Tank
• 2:00-6:00 Free Face Painting
• 2:00-9:00 BINGO Under the Tent
• 4:30-6:30 Live Music by Donna Thunder (Country Rock)
• 7:30 Parade & Window Display Winners Announced
• 8:00-10:00 Live Music by The Sled Wrenches (Eclectic Mix)
• 9:00 Teddy Bear & Quilt Raffle Drawing - Winners Announced
• 9:00 $1000 Raffle Drawing - Winners Announced
• 9:00-10:00 50-50 Raffle Tickets Sold - Drawing at 10pm
• 10:00 PM Immense Fireworks Display!

Download 2024 Event Commemorative Booklet

Community Field

Join Us!

Join the Parade

• Download Parade Entry Form
• Floats
• Bands
• Walkers
• You-Name-It
• All parade participants and floats must be family-friendly
• No entry fee

Enter our Storefront Decoration competition

• We will be judging all entrants that have window fronts facing a street in Wells River or Woodsville on the evening of Saturday, July 3rd!
• Judging will be based on appearance, originality, effort, and how it pertains to this year's Theme!
• The winners will be announced on the 4th along with the parade winners. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded!
• To enter the competition please send an email to paradechair@wwr4th.org with your business name and address. Thank you and good luck!
• To be considered eligible for this event, YOU MUST E-MAIL. We will not be taking phone call entries or paper entries for this event.

2023 Parade

Raffle

Just $10 per Ticket
Only 550 Tickets will be Sold!

2024 Winners:

• $1,000 - First Prize - Alex Fenn
• $500 - Second Prize - Kaylee King
• $250 - 2 Third Prizes - Sadie Robinson, Arlo Roy
• $100 - 4 Fourth Prizes - VinDogs Hotdogs, Joyce Roy, Kathy Spinny, and DJ Mike

Drawing will be held at the Community Field on the 4th at 9:00 pm!
You do NOT have to be present to win

Please visit one of our local businesses that are selling tickets for us:

• North Haverhill Agway - North Haverhill
• Always Fit Athletic Club - Woodsville
• Antique Rose - Woodsville
• All Seasons Motel - Woodsville
• Copies and More – Wells River
• Gather Together Café - Woodsville
• Robert Lawrence Salon - Woodsville
• Trendy Times - Woodsville

2024 Underwriters

• American Legion Ross-Wood Post #20
• Autosaver Group
• Copies & More
• LC Design Concepts
• Wells River Chevrolet
• Wells River Savings Bank
• Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank
• WYKR

2024 Red, White, & Blue Sponsors

• Aldrich General Supermarket
• All Season's Motel
• American Legion Ross-Wood Post #20
• Autosaver Group
• Big Cones
• Blackmount Rentals, LLC
• Bliss Village Store & Deli
• Boudreault Septic, LLC
• C.H. Dana R.V. Inc.
• Cohase Chamber of Commerce
• Colatina Exit
• Colby Insurance Group
• Copies & More
• Cottage Hospital
• Curt 'n Rod Centre
• Dads 4 By Tool & Supply
• Darlings Auto Repair
• Dead River Company
• Dunkin' Donuts of Woodsville
• E-Z Steel & Fabrication, Inc.
• Fireside Hearth & Leisure
• Groton Tire & Auto
• H.P. Cummings Construction
• Haverhill Memorial VFW Post #5245
• Hood's Plumbing and Heating
• Housewright Construction, Inc.
• Iron Rail Pub & Grill
• Journal Opinion
• LC Design Concepts
• Life Transition Services, llc
• Longto Tree Service, LLC
• McDonald's of Woodsville
• Mike's Garage
• Modern Woodmen
• MontShire Farms
• Murray's Market, Nursery, and Landscape Design
• New England Wire Technologies
• Nootka Lodge
• O'Reilly Auto
• P & H Truckstop
• Passumpsic Savings Bank
• Poulsen's Lumber Company
• Rae's Corner Café
• Red's Auto Spa
• Rich Clifford Concrete
• Ricker Funeral Home
• Riggie Electric
• River Nails
• Robco Steel Fabricators
• Royal Electric
• Ryegate Associates
• Sarky's Smokehouse
• Shaw's Supermarket, Inc.
• Shiloh's Restaurant
• Sons of the American Legion Squadron #20
• Star Cat Books, LLC
• Stockley Trucking, Inc.
• The Bridge Weekly Sho-Case
• Timberwolf Rubbish Removal
• Town of Bath
• Town of Haverhill
• Town of Monroe
• Town of Newbury
• Town of Ryegate
• Traill Home & Garden
• Trendy Times
• Tuttle's Family Diner & School House Bakery
• Twin River Campground
• United Ag & Turf
• Village of Wells River
• Village Pizza
• W.E. Jock Oil Co., Inc.
• Walker Motor Sales, Inc.
• Wells River Chevrolet
• Wells River Savings Bank
• Windsor Lane
• Windy Ridge Orchard and Cider House Café
• Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank
• Woodsville Precinct
• WYKR
• Yogi's Smoke & Beer Outlet