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No later than 5 p.m. May 26, applicants are invited to apply online for Marietta's Let Freedom Ring Parade on July 4. (Courtesy of Marietta)

Credit: City of Marietta

Credit: City of Marietta

No later than 5 p.m. May 26, applicants are invited to apply online for Marietta's Let Freedom Ring Parade on July 4. (Courtesy of Marietta)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
May 23, 2023

The deadline is 5 p.m. May 26 to apply for Marietta’s Let Freedom Ring Parade on July 4.

All applicants will be notified no later than June 10.

The Marietta Parks and Recreation Department is the parade’s organizer.

School bands, military units, civic organizations, beauty queens, local Boy and Girl Scout clubs, area businesses and others can sign up online to be a part of the parade.

To register, go to CityOfMarietta.formstack.com/forms/fourth_of_july_parade.

For more information, call Marietta Parks and Recreation at 770-794-5601 or visit mariettaga.gov/194/Fourth-of-July-Celebration.

Marietta’s 4th In The Park Celebration begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, and includes a parade, live music, arts and crafts show, food, carnival games and fireworks finale.

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