You’re invited to the Village of Waunakee’s July 4th Family Celebration
Ripp Park on July 4 from 2:00 – 10:30 pm.
Come and celebrate Independence Day, while experiencing the fun, food, live music, family activities, Waunakee Area EMS recognition, helicopter rides and large fireworks display. This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers.
Event Info
Event Details
July 4 at Ripp Park
2:00 – 10:30 pm – Fireworks at dusk
Ripp Park is located on the far west side of the village at:
213 Dorn Drive
Waunakee, WI 53597
ATMs and U.S. Cellular charging stations are located by the food carts.
No alcohol carry-ins, pets or personal fireworks/sparklers permitted.
Handicapped Guests
Handicapped drop-off and pick-up is located at the intersection of Dorn Dr and 5 th St (north park entrance) and Dorn Dr at Raymond Rd (south park entrance). For convenience, Dorn Dr is reserved for handicapped parking only. For assistance entering the park, wait at either entrance and a WaunaBoom volunteer will arrive with a golf cart to take you/guests to one of three designated drop-off/pick-up locations within the park. These golf carts will run continuously from 2 – 10:30 pm. For the safety of all our guests and by order of the Waunakee Police Department, Ripp Dr will be barricaded and only authorized vehicles can enter the park.
Free Busing and Parking
Sponsored by Hottmann Construction, free busing will be provided to and from WaunaBoom between 1:45 pm to 11:15 pm, every 30-minutes. Park and ride the bus at Prairie, Arboretum or the Middle school. Street parking is also available around and near WaunaBoom.
Entertainment
Large Fireworks Display
Stay for our impressive show by Chrome Fireworks and Krueger Pyrotechnics & Fireworks Displays. The show starts when the western horizon is completely dark. During the show, music will be playing that is family-focused. The fireworks are not choreographed to the music. After the finale, lights will turn on all around the park to ensure a safe departure for all of our guests.
Livable Communities
sponsors
Waunakee Area EMS Recognition
Help us celebrate 40 years of volunteer EMS service to Waunakee, Westport, Dane, Town of Dane, Vienna and Springfield.
Activites
Kids’ Bike Parade
Free bike decorations located in the south shelter.
Lexus of Madison’s Bags/Cornhole Tournament
This will be a regulation tournament with running points for scoring. Tournament will take place in the beer tent and there will be cash prizes. Register in the beer tent between 2:00 - 3:00pm the day of the event. Must be at least 21 years old to register. Sponsored by Lexus of Madison.
Helicopter Rides
Private helicopter rides over the village.
Price is $50 per person.
Food and Beverages
Pepsi products
($2 soda and water)
Anheuser-Busch and Lone Girl Brewing Products
Waunakee Area Chamber of Commerce beer tent open from 2 – 10:15 pm.
Children with a guardian are permitted until 8 pm.
Variety of Food Carts
($6 menu items) – from 2 – 9:30 pm
Sponsors
Please join our sponsors to make this free event a success for our community. Make a tax-deductible donation today. Also, donation barrels will be located at the park entrances.
Archived – Triple Diamond Sponsor – $10,000 +
Double Diamond Sponsors – $5,000 – $9,999
Diamond Sponsors – $2,500 – $4,999
Diamond Sponsors – $2,500 – $4,999
Gold Sponsors – $1,000 – $2,499
Gold Sponsors – $1,000 – $2,499
Silver Sponsors – $500 – $999
Silver Sponsors – $500 – $999
Bronze Sponsors – $100 – $499
Bronze Sponsors – $100 – $499
Athens Grill
Capitol Bank
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream
Indian Creek Kettle Corn
Acker Builders
Country Inn and Suites Madison
Country View Apartments
D&S Dental
Cyclismo Cycling
Kearney Tax & Financial
Infinity Martial Arts of Waunakee
Jakarta Café
Kona Ice of Madison
Meffert Oil Company
Advanced Concrete
Kent and Michelle Straus
Kiefer Law Office LLC
Little Caesars Pizza Waunakee
Milestone
Village Mall, WMC
Fire & Knife BBQ
JD’s Taste Of Chicago
Knights of Columbus
Orange Shoe Personal Fitness
Pots-N-Tots
Rib Masters
Rocky Rococo
Sabre Queretano
RG Heating & Air Conditioning
RJM Electric
Scientific Protein Lab
U.S. Bank
Vacation Designers LLC
Dan Piazza, American Family Insurance
Friends of the 4th – $1 – $99
Friends of the 4th – $1 – $99
Volunteer
We enjoyed great success at WaunaBoom last year and have added many new events for this year. With the increase in events, we’re in need of more volunteers to help make this a huge success for our community. Without our volunteers this day would not be possible!
Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:
- Click this link to our WaunaBoom event page on Signup.com at https://signup.com/go/aEHXBZF
- Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
- Sign up with your Facebook account or email address.
Note: Signup.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please email Stacey Ryan [ smfsryan@gmail.com ] to be signed up manually.