ENTERTAINMENT

This year, the celebration will offer a variety of entertainment and historical interpreters throughout the day.  Refer to the Event Schedule for times and locations.

HIGHLIGHTS

"Live Wire", a very popular local area band will perform live on the Commons Stage in Riverwalk Landing from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  "Live Wire" is a seven piece band with a brass section.  The vocalist, Lynda Smith, has recorded four albums and has won numerous awards.  Don't miss this great show! 

Between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.,  there will be a variety of entertainers performing on a small stage in the churchyard at Grace Church, between Church and Read Streets.  Stop by, sit down and have lunch or dinner from one of the several community service organizations that will be selling concessions in the area, and have a good time listening to the entertainment. 

Beginning at 6:00 p.m., Charlie "Elvis - The King" Dunn will perform live on the Commons Stage in Riverwalk landing.  Charlie has entertained audiences at Yorktown's July 4th celebration for several years and, when you hear him, you'll understand why.  His renditions of some of Elvis' greatest works will leave you strolling down memory lane.

At 6:30 p.m., Charlie will yield the stage to The Rhondels, featuring Edgar Justus.  The Rhondels are a musical institution.  Making Virginia Beach their home, this group have been entertaining audiences of all ages around the country.  Performing as The Rhondels since 1983, formerly Bill Deal & The Rhondels from the late 70s, they continue to be a symbol of unequalled excellence in the music industry.  The quality of the performers within the group has kept them the favorite of music fans everywhere. 

Activities at the Victory Monument will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a performance by The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown and, beginning at 8:00 p.m., the ever-popular 4^th of July Patriotic Concert by the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band from Langley Air Force Base. 

 The day will culminate with a fantastic, music-enhanced, fireworks display over the York River at 9:15 p.m.

Special Note:  Visitors coming to Yorktown for the concerts and fireworks show are strongly encouraged to arrive no later than 6:30 pm, as Yorktown will be closed to vehicular traffic once parking lots are full.