The 74^th Annual Norwood Fire Department Field Day Events starts July 3^rd on the Village Green.  The Norwood Brass Firemen will offer a concert in the park from 7 – 9 PM.  Games of Chance, food and legal beverages will be offered at the Fire Hall. This concert is free for the public to enjoy.  A pass of the hat will benefit the Norwood Volunteer Fire Dept.

Cubby T. Clown and Co. is donating their time to this annual fund-raiser.  Face painters and balloon animal sculptors will be in the park  from 7 – 9 pm along with Cubby and Cuddles.

From 9 pm – 1 am Sudden Impact will play the traditional “Block Dance” in front of the Fire Hall.  A two dollar admission will be charged at the gate.

On July 4^th a huge parade is scheduled to step off at 1 PM sharp.  Lining up on Maple Street, this parade progresses down Spring St. and ends at the Morgan St. Firemen’s Field.  This 60 – 70 unit parade will consist of 4 marching bands, over 15 fire departments and rescue squads, more than 20 floats, antique cars and trucks.  Youth and church groups along with many civic and area businesses help to support this one hour parade.  Last year’s parade was viewed by over 4,000 people.

The parade theme is “Celebrate Your Independence”.  There will be 61 US flags displayed along the parade route.  30 minutes before parade time the Norwood Firemen have over 700- 8”x12” hand-helded American flags to share with parade viewers.  When a donation of any size is placed into the fireman’s boot, the viewer will be given a flag to wave during the parade.

 From noon until parade time, the Lime Hollow Boys will perform on the announcing stand which is found near Buck’s Funeral Home across from the children’s playground on the Village Green.  Cubby T. Clown and Co. will also offer face painting and animal balloon sculpturing before and during the parade at the Village Green.  All plaque for parade awards have been donated by Hometown Café.

Following the parade, festivities at the Morgan St. Firemen’s Field start with a Demolition Derby and Garden Tractor races at 2 PM.  These tractors reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour.

From 3 pm – 4:30 pm   Band Concerts will be offered from the following parade bands:  The River Rat Project Band, the Brockville Pipe and Drum Band and the Original Yanks from Antwerp. 

Oxen cart rides along with visits with Cubby T. and Cuddles will be on going all afternoon.  Two live shows from the Cubby T. Clown and Co. will be take play at 5 pm and 7 pm.  These will be two different shows.

Of course various food and beverages will be offered all day long.  This annual field day will end with one of the biggest firework displayes in St. Lawrence County.  This display costs the fire dept. over $5,000.00

Support the Norwood Volunteer Firemen at their 74 annual field day