Photo gallery: Cedar City lets freedom ring with festive Fourth of July parade

Written by Jeff Richards
July 4, 2023

CEDAR CITY — Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Cedar City on Tuesday morning to watch a festive parade celebrate the nation’s birthday.

Cedar City Lions Club’s “Spirit of ’76 Independence Day Parade,” July 4, 2023 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Cedar City Lions Club’s annual “Spirit of ’76 Independence Day Parade” featured many entries, including one dozen floats highlighting key historic moments of the Revolutionary War and afterward.

Other entries included folks of all ages singing, waving flags or handing out candy and other goodies. Numerous local organizations, businesses, youth sports teams, horseback riders and performing groups also participated.

The procession concluded in customary fashion, with several fire trucks blaring their horns and sirens.

Burton Nichols of Cedar City Lions Club said the three top parade entries, as determined by a vote of judges, were as follows: 1) Daughters of American Revolution, Cedar City Bald Eagle Chapter, 2) Southern Utah Veterans Association and 3) Marine Corps League.

Those who missed seeing the parade in person are invited to check out the video above and the photo gallery below.

The city’s Fourth of July festivities will wrap up with a fireworks show at Cedar City Regional Airport at dusk.

Photo Gallery

Copyright St. George News, SaintGeorgeUtah.com LLC, 2023, all rights reserved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @stgnews@moabjeff@stgnewssports

Free News Delivery by Email

Would you like to have the day's news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start!