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WKTV will host special Fourth of July programming for the holidays

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WKTV will broadcast the Kentwood Fourth of July parade.

For the Fourth of July holiday, WKTV will be hosting special programs to celebrate the nations 242nd birthday. The programming will include two showings of the Kentwood 4th of July Parade, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m.

 

Here is a detail look of the Fourth of July schedule:

 

9:00am Senior Exercise: Summer Special

9:30am Celebrating Life & Food: Celebrating the 4th of July
10:00am 4th of July Special
10:30am A Salute To Honor
11:00am Wings of a Mighty Fortress
12:30pm Kentwood 4th of July Parade
1:00pm Lost Boat Ceremony
2:15pm Lest We Forget
4:30pm Patriotic Festival of Music
6:00pm West Shore Symphony: Spirit of America
7:30pm Kentwood 4th of July Parade
8:00pm 2017 Metro Cruise
8:30pm Wings of a Mighty Fortress
10:00pm Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival

Tulip Time celebrates its 87th year May 7-14 in Holland, Mich

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Holland, Michigan’s Tulip Time 2016 is May 7-14
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The beautiful beach town of Holland has been celebrating its Dutch heritage and culture since 1929 and the festivities continue this year. May 7-14, 2016 the Tulip Time Festival will feature parades, traditional Dutch Dance performances, concerts, theatre, Dutch attractions, Dutch food and more. More than 500,000 people from 40 countries travel to the Holland Tulip Time Festival each year.

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During your visit at the Tulip Time Festival, you’ll see more than four million tulips decorating city parks, public attractions and city streets. Drive the six miles of Tulip Lanes through Holland’s historic neighborhoods. For more of nature’s beauty, explore Windmill Island Gardens, home to manicured gardens with more than 115,000 tulips, a 250 year-old working Dutch windmill and an antique Dutch carousel. For a more adventurous day, take your family to the Midway Carnival, or have a blast at the Nelis’ Dutch Village Family Theme Park, where the history of the Dutch culture comes to life. Continue the Dutch experience at Dutch Marktplaats, a marketplace where you can delight in the tastes, sights, sounds and crafts of 19th century Holland.

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The Tulip Time Festival features three spectacular parades. See the traditional Volksparade, led by thousands of locals in traditional Dutch costumes. Participants gather at the beginning of the parade for the official Street Scrubbing, which includes an appearance by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. The Johnson Controls Kinderparade, or “children’s parade,” is the largest parade of children in the state. The parade series finishes with GMB Muziekparade “music parade,” one of the most spectacular parades in the state, featuring 4,000 participants including floats, dancers, and bands along Michigan’s longest parade route.

 

For a relaxed way to experience the tulips, book a Tulip City Tour. The tours are offered daily; purchase your same-day tour tickets at the booth at Centennial Park The hop-on, hop-off tour allows easy access through beautiful Tulip Lanes, Holland’s Historic District, city parks and downtown, and includes admission to Windmill Island Gardens and the Holland Museum, Cappon House and Settler’s House.

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While visiting Holland, make sure to take in beautiful Lake Michigan. Visit Holland State Park to view Big Red Lighthouse or Tunnel Park beach to watch a sunset. For a little more adventure, climb the 230 steps to the top of Mt. Pisgah, a 157 foot sand dune. Here, enjoy a panoramic view of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa.

 

Downtown Holland is a great destinations for unique, first-class shopping and dining. For Holland travel information and suggestions, click here. To purchase tickets and to peruse the entertainment opportunities, go here.

 

Images courtesy of Pure Michigan and Tulip Time

Don’t Miss Kentwood’s 4th of July Parade!

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Marching bands, classic cars, local businesses and community service groups will all be participating in Kentwood’s 4th of July Parade.  It begins at 9:30a.m. and the route starts on Eastern Ave between 52nd and 60th.

WKTV Community Television will be there with numerous volunteers and state of the art equipment to bring you live views of the parade.  So if you can’t get there, watch it on Channel 25 at 12:30 and 7:30p.m. that day.

The parade coverage will be hosted by Linda Pacic, Kathey Batey and Sophia Maslowski. Show Producer Nate Diedrich is looking forward to coordinating the project which the station has covered for the last 20 years.

“Produced entirely by volunteers, WKTV’s coverage of the Kentwood 4th of July Parade is one of our favorite annual events.  The parade provides a fantastic opportunity to create exclusive local content made by and for the people in our community,” he said.

Here are just a few of the participants that will be featured:

Kentwood Fire Dept., East Kentwood Marching Band, West Michigan Mustang Club, and Celebration Cinema.

Restaurants:  Culver’s, Dave & Busters, McDonalds, The Salted Cupcake, and Java Cone.

There is nothing like the excitement of a parade to commemorate the 4th.

If you would like to be a volunteer for WKTV’s production team, give the station a call at 261-5700.