Fourth of July in Selma is one Big Party
Spectators dance at the Olive Street Block Party.
Selma residents open their homes as they host several block parties over the Fourth of July weekend.
The city’s “official” celebration took place on July 3 at Selma High School’s Staley Stadium, where live music preceded a 35-minute fireworks show just after sunset.
A pro disc jockey at Olive Street on July 4.
For the official get-together, many Selmans have an annual routine. For example, several families set up camp at Jackson Elementary School, just north of Selma High along Wright Street.
The kids play in the kindergarten playground, while the adults prepare steaks, hot dogs and hamburgers on portable grills.
After dinner, spectators can easily throw down a blankets and pillows on the grass, cuddle up and watch the fireworks. This is a pretty cool setting.
A young man lights fireworks at the Olive Street Block Party.
In the residential area: Homeowners invite neighbors to individual parties. Construction signs block off several streets around the high school, but visitors, without worry, enter and double-park. Police enforcement is somewhat “relaxed” over the weekend, depending on the situation.
Here’s a tip: Bring your lawn chair, so that you can stop and shoot the breeze with anyone at anytime. A motorcycle would be cool too.
