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Lots of fun for kids Saturday at Bartlett's July 4 fest

Posted July 03, 2015 1:00 am

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Jack Jerome, 8, from left, Daniel Gunsteen, 7, and Noah Fleck, 7, all of Bartlett, enjoy their spinning car on the Tilt-a-Whirl at Bartlett's 22nd annual Fourth of July festival Friday. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com

Saturday is the big day with lots to do for kids, plus fireworks at Bartlett's 22nd Fourth of July festival at Apple Orchard Park on Stearns Road.

There is free children's entertainment from 1 to 3 p.m. with Jazzi Entertainment providing DJ music, wheel barrow races, water balloon toss, relay races, face painting and balloon twisters. At 1 p.m., there is a pedal tractor pull for all ages.

The Bartlett Parks Foundation holds its Turbo Turtle Race fundraiser at 4 p.m. at the Bartlett Aquatic Center. Turtles race to win their sponsors one of many donated prizes, including cash, sporting events, family activities and food.

At 8:30 p.m., as a prelude to the fireworks, Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Sugar Grove puts on a sky diving show. The fireworks show starts at 9:30 p.m.

The Bartlett Lions Club parade is 1 p.m. Sunday starting at Oak and North avenues and finishing at South Bartlett and Stearns roads.

Carnival hours are noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

For a complete schedule, including the entertainment, go to bartlett4thofjuly.com.

Stian de Villiers of North American Midway Entertainment waits for riders to come down the Fun Slide Friday at Bartlett's 22nd annual Fourth of July festival. De Villiers is from Africa and is in the U.S. for the summer working for the carnival ride company. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com

Jenn Panfil, 22, of Glen Ellyn, performs Friday at Bartlett's 22nd annual Fourth of July festival. Self taught in the guitar, Panfil has been playing since she was 16 and has recently put out her first album. She frequently performs in the Glen Ellyn and Lombard areas. It was her first time performing at the Bartlett festival. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com

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