She and her family of seven made sure to arrive at 9 a.m. “It’s good for families, we like the whole atmosphere - and they’ve got the mimosas for adults,” said Shannon Pigott of Kentfield. The parade, which was attended by an estimated 18,000 people, wound through Larkspur and fed into the Corte Madera Town Park where there were arts and crafts, music by the Unauthorized Rolling Stones and the Restless Natives, food and carnival games.Įarlier in the day, just behind where the Shaffer’s sat to enjoy the parade along downtown Larkspur, the American Legion Twin Cities Post 313 kicked-off the Fourth of July serving up fresh pancakes, mimosas and gin fizzes. The parade and festival they attended featured 80 parade entries, including the Corte Madera Town Band playing 1920s tunes, the San Francisco Gay/Lesbian Freedom Band performing traditional march music, West America Tae Kwon Doe demonstrating gravity-defying maneuvers and many others.

The Mill Valley family was one of thousands across Marin celebrating the tradition of Fourth of July Saturday. “This is one of the biggest Fourth of July parties with that small town Americana feel, and the kids really get a kick out of it.” “The kids know we are celebrating the birthday of America and that’s the reason we are wearing red, white and blue,” said their mother Kristi Shaffer. When the sound of sirens and cheers rang, 5-year-old Reagan Shaffer waved her American flag high overhead.Ĭlad in Independence Day gear, Reagan and her 4-year-old brother Parker peered down Magnolia Avenue awaiting the Corte-Madera-Larkspur Fourth of July parade.

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