Spectators get the maximum bang for their buck this Saturday during Towson's traditional Fourth of July celebration.

In truth, no bucks are involved because the parade at 10:30 a.m., which marches unless there is thunder and lightning, and the fireworks at dusk at Loch Raven Academy, on LaSalle Road, are both free.

The two-hour Towson Area Fourth of July Parade begins at the intersection of Bosley Avenue and Towsontown Boulevard, marches north on Bosley, east on Allegheny Avenue and south on Washington Avenue.

Parade-route streets will be closed to traffic by 8:30 a.m.

Prep for the youngsters' bike rush that leads off the parade at 10:30 begins at 9 a.m. in the Towson University parking lot directly across from the Burkshire Marriott Conference Hotel.

Parade reviewing stands on Bosley and Washington will offer pre-parade entertainment beginning at 9:30 on Bosley and 9:45 on Washington.

Free parking will be available in the Baltimore County Revenue Authority high-rise parking garages behind the Towson Library, on Susquehanna avenue and on the corner of Ware and Washington avenues.

Folks willing to chip in to keep the parade marching every July 4 may make checks out to Towson Area Fourth of July Parade and send them to TAFJP, P.O. Box 5418, Towson, MD 21285.

Call 410-832-2190 to volunteer or for further information.

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