The Biggest and Best 4th of July Celebration in the UP!

Schedule:

Saturday, June 24, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: VFW Bingo
Must be 18+
Contact Donna 906-364-2010

Sunday, June 25, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: VFW Bingo
Must be 18+
Contact Donna 906-364-2010

Monday, June 26, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

6:00 pm: VFW Bingo
Must be 18+
Contact Donna 906-667-0179

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Burgers and Freedom Fries
Bessemer VFW
Contact VFW 906.667.0812

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: VFW Polka Dance with The Spotlight Polka Band
Bessemer VFW
Contact Bessemer VFW 906-667-0812

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: VFW Pizza and Caesar Salad
Contact Bessemer VFW – 906 667-0812

7:00 pm: Tree of Honor Lighting Ceremony
Pocket Park, Sophie Street
Contact Ginny at 906-663-6006

8:00 pm: Marty’s Goldenaires Practice on the Street
Sophie Street

Thursday, June 29, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: American Legion Post #27 Spaghetti Dinner
North Moore Street
Contact Post #27 906-667-0422

Friday, June 30, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

4:00 pm: Area Fish Fry
Pit Stop Bar & Grill, Tacconelli’s, Black River Valley Pub & Bessemer VFW

8:00 pm: 1/2 New Year’s Party
Sophie Street in front of the Pit Stop
Music by Flashback
Contact Melissa 906-663-4001

Saturday, July 1, 2023

50/50 Raffle

50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.

8:30 am: Hometown Run/Walk
HOMETOWN RUN/WALK
START & FINISH AT THE BESSEMER CITY HALL
CONTACT LORI 906 364-1308
Click Here for Registration
Click Here for Registration PDF Form

1:00 pm: Mud Runs
Pit on North Moore Street
Contact  Jeremy 715-292-7034

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Bessemer VFW Pig Roast
Bessemer VFW
Contact Bessemer VFW 906-667-0812

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Children’s Dance
6th Grade and Under/Sophie Street

7:00 pm: Outdoor Electronic Dart Tournament
Pit Stop Bar & Grill
Contact Melissa 906-663-4001

8:00 pm - 12:00 am: Music by The Brady Luke Band
Sophie Street
Contact Mark 906 364-0420

Sunday, July 2, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.
 
8:00 am - 11:00 am: Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
St. Sebastian Gym/Iron Street
Contact Jerry 906 285-2462

9:00 am: Worship in the Park – Bluff Valley Park
Sponsored by Sharon Lutheran Church
Contact 906-667-0891

9:00 am - 3:00 pm: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Mary Street
Contact Jordy 906-675-1700
Click Here for Registration

1:00 pm: Bean Bag Toss Tournament
Sophie Street
Contact Melissa 906-663-4001

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Timber Art-Wood Carver
All carvings will be sold
Contact Linda 906.364.0154

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Golf at Massie Field
Massie Field
Contact Jerry 248 568 1451

Monday, July 3, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Poker Run (Drawing at Midnight)
Get your card stamped at bars across town. Finish at the Pit Stop to deal one card for every stamp. Winners announced at midnight for $100 nightly prize.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.
 
7:00 am - 11:00 am: Breakfast Buffet with Bloody Mary Bar
Bessemer VFW
Contact 906 667-0812

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Timber Art-Wood Carver
All carvings will be sold
Contact Linda 906.364.0154

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Chalk Drawing Competition
Sophie Street
Contact Amanda 906-285-2900

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Street Bowling
Sophie Street
Contact Terri 414-426-8565

7:30 pm: Water Balloon Toss
Sophie Street
Contact Amanda 906-285-2900

9:00 pm: Street Dance with Music by The Dweebs
Sophie Street
Contact Linda 906-364-0154

11:59 pm: Poker Run Ends at Midnight

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

50/50 Raffle
50/50 Ticket sales start June 25 and run until July 4 at 7pm when the parade starts.
To purchase 50/50 tickets look around Bessemer for 50/50 ticket sellers in the red shirts or stop by the tent in Bessemer VFW Lot on US2. Tickets are sold for $1 and the prize is split with 50% going to a winner and the other 50% supporting the Bessemer 4th of July.

Bessemer Geocache Dash
Join the fun in the Geocache Dash!  Follow the clues and find caches around Bessemer.
 
6:00 am: Poncho’s Memorial Salute
Massie Field
Matonich Family

9:30 am - 11:30 am: Family Games and Races
Massie Field
Contact Rita 906-663-4730

1:30 pm: Children’s Parade
Line up at 1:00pm by the City Hall
Contact Sue at 906-364-3998

2:00 pm: Bessemer Volunteer Fire Department Open House
Free hot dogs and soda
Bessemer City Fire Hall
Contact Neal 906-364-0373

2:00 pm: Bessemer Geocache Dash ENDS

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Timber Art-Wood Carver
All carvings will be sold
Contact Linda 906.364.0154

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Bessemer Parade Line Up
Registration at Bessemer VFW
Line up on Galena Street
Entry Form

6:00 pm: Bessemer High School Marches Parade Route

6:30 pm: Memory Lane Car Cruise
Parade Route
Contact Gail Sampson 906 364-2272

7:00 pm: 50/50 RAFFLE ENDS

7:00 pm: Bessemer’s Giant 4th of July Parade
Downtown Bessemer
Judges’ Platform/Sophie and Mary Streets

8:45 pm: 50/50 Raffle Winning Number Announced
Last Float in the Parade
Contact Mark 906-364-0420

9:15 pm: Marty’s Goldenaires Concert
Massie Field

10:00 pm: Thunder on the Mountain Fireworks Display
Contact Neal 906-663-4549

Date: June 24 - July 4, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Bessemer

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