What to expect at the Idaho Fourth of July Parade

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — As we approach the Fourth of July, a lot of work is happening behind the scenes for Boise’s 4th of July parade.

The presenting sponsor of the parade is CapEd Credit Union. They hope this makes a lasting impact on our community.

“For us at CapEd, we’ve been in our community since 1936, and we want to give back,” said Todd Christensen. Todd is the CapEd chief marketing officer and the president of the “We The People Foundation,” which is making the parade happen.

Todd has been working on it for over a year. “It’s important for our capital city to be able to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and an opportunity for us to celebrate the founding of our nation,” Todd said.

CapEd and other sponsors, including CBS2, Albertsons, Zamzows, Visit Boise and Cumulus Radio, are working to make this a safe event honoring our founding fathers and mothers.

There is a community breakfast starting at 7 a.m. at Cecil D. Andrus Park across from the capitol, the singing of the national anthem at 9 a.m. and the reading of the Declaration of Independence at 9:17 a.m. The parade begins at 10 a.m.

“Family is community, and how do we bring our family community together? We have different political ideologies that we can hammer out in other places, but we have a great nation that has a founding principal of people coming together and having conversations,” Todd added.

CBS2 will stream the parade on idahonews.com and our YouTube and Facebook pages.

To get involved, visit boise4th.com.