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Monmouth and Independence's Fourth of July celebration lasts three days and offers many different activities. A parade starts from WOU at noon and travels all the way to Riverview Park in Independence. Local vendors of art and other products create a small town atmosphere in Main Street Park, while various bands of diverse styles play in the background. Down by the river in Independence there are carnival concessions and rides, along with locally famous fireworks shows on the 5th and 5th which are attended by over ten thousand people.