Gulfport Celebrates the 4th of July!

The City of Gulfport invites everyone to celebrate this 4th of July centennial celebration with an extraordinary line-up of fun and exciting activities in the City’s downtown waterfront district on Sunday, July 4, 2010!

Kid’s Fishing Derby, at the Recreation Center seawall, from 8-11 a.m.
(registration for the derby will start at 7:30 a.m.) followed by a free family Sandcastle
Contest, sponsored by the Gulfport Recreation Division on Gulfport Beach, from
10 a.m. to noon (registration will start at 9:30 a.m.). City staff will be on Gulfport Beach
from noon to 6 p.m. with a variety of free kid friendly activities! Also, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Beach Blvd. S. toward 54th St. S., you can view a  variety of autos at the annual auto show.
At 5 p.m., the “Troy Duncan Band” will be jamming with a variety of current and classic rock music. Local vendors offer a variety of arts, crafts, food delicacies and patriotic knickknacks for your enjoyment, from 4 to 10 p.m. Our community parade will begin promptly at 6 p.m. making its way (southbound) down Beach Boulevard to the Gulfport Casino, where it will head west on Shore Boulevard to 58th Street South. At 9 p.m. an always amazing fireworks display will offer a phenomenal closing to the day’s festivities.

For more information regarding the day’s events, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or call 727-893-1118.