Honoring Our Freedom through Celebration!

It shouldn't matter if you were born in the United States, have immigrated to the US or you’re just visiting, you’ll surely take advantage to join in any one or more of the various celebrations occurring on Independence Day in America!

And for folks living around Angle Lake there'll will be no exception. Residents throughout our community will be enhancing their July 4th holiday by participating in the various family fun events hosted by Angle Lake Shore Club, Angle Lake Manor HOA, the City of SeaTac and their commercial sponsor, Recology Cleanscapes. Download a map of locations and accompanying schedule by Clicking HERE.


The lineup of events is as follows:

10:00 am - Angle Lake Manor Club Parade
Pull up a chair to watch or decorate your trike, bike, scooter, wagon, dog, yourself and join in the parade!  Parade starts at the corner of 33rd Av S & S. 194th St and then turns right to proceed down S 192nd St and then right on 39th Av and back around to S 194th St ending at the Manor Club Beach Lot for a group sing along and complimentary ice cream treats. Yum!

11:00 am – Bud Jones Memorial Walk and Run Around the Lake
Compete against your neighbors for bragging rights and prizes and trophy as the fastest runner to be the first to complete the course around the perimeter of the lake.   Race will begin at Post 35.  Pre-registration begins at 10:30am; Fitness Walk at 11:00; Competition Race at 11:30 – finish by 12:00.

11:00 am – Children’s Play Area and Water Spray Park 
Angle Lake Park will be the site for various giant inflated slides and bouncy houses. Purchase an all day pass to participate. If inflatable’s aren’t your thing, then a safe, thrilling alternative would be to cool off in the spray park that features numerous spray nozzles for kids to run through and play in. If you dare, endure a drenching from the Mega Soaker, a 55 gallon container that fills with water and spills over every few minutes onto the surface and anybody under it!

1:00 pm – Dock / Beach Decoration Judging
Get those creative juices flowing to come up with the most impressive Independence Day display.  Wow the socks off our judges to win a prize of $100 Gift Certificate for First Place!  $75; $50; $25; or Beach towel for 2nd  – 10th place respectively.

1:00 pm - Live Entertainment
Entertainment is sponsored by the City of SeaTac featuring Maurice the Fish Record label artists and friends of the record label.  Family friendly entertainment starts at 1:00 p.m. and continues non-stop all the way through to 9:45 p.m.


3:00 pm – Swim Races
Okay all you guppies, flounders, barracudas, sharks, and whales – show up in your swim attire and get ready to compete for ribbons and cash awards!  Begin assembling by 2:45 on the shores of the Louvier’s Beach at Fire Post #46 or look for the banner displayed on the Northeast lakeshore.

3:30 pm – Boat Races (aprox.)
Immediately following the swim races – the action will shift to boat racing. If it floats then we’ll let you race it! Show up in any kind of water craft and we’ll find a category to put you in. Join in the fun and paddle, pedal, row or sail your way to victory.  Louvier’s Beach at post 46.

10:00 pm – The 4th of July Finale 
The fireworks display will again be launched from the fishing docks located off the shoreline of Angle Lake Public Park. The show will feature numerous shells lifted to fill the sky in an artistic display for ultimate viewing pleasure. Please note that for safety reasons the swimming beach and public boat launch at Angle Lake Park will be closed all day on July 4th for staging of the fireworks.  Boaters are welcome to view the fireworks display from the water however will be required to remain a minimum of 210 feet away from the fireworks staging area.

Events of this size cannot be done without the help and cooperation of many people. A special and sincere thank you is given to each of the volunteers who have donated their time in helping to coordinate these events and to all our Shore Club members who have donated financially, thank you for your support and contributions.

Have a Happy and Safe Independence Day!

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