Davidson firefighters and police present the colors during the town's Fourth of July parade Saturday. (Bill Giduz photo)

Hundreds of people turned out in downtown Davidson Saturday for the town’s Fourth of July parade and a get-up-and-dance Concert on the Green with the R&B group Rough Draft.

Kim (left) and Andy Beard with granddaughter Sarah were winners of the July 4 themed picnic contest. (Margaret Martens photo)

Festivities began around 4:30 with a small-town parade from Town Hall to the Village Green. Many of the children decorated bikes and scooters in red, white, and blue for the march, which was led by a color guard made of Davidson police and firefighters

Members of the popular Charlotte R&B band Rough Draft sang the “Star Spangled Banner,” then later performed for the crowd, getting folks up and dancing.

Kim and Andy Beard and their family were winners of the picnic contest. The theme for the contest was appropriately “Red, White, and You”.

Downtown Davidson Inc.’s next Concert on the Green will be August 16 and will feature the Stardusters Big Band. For more information on the concert series visit www.downtowndavidson.org .

These kids sported colors of the day on their July 4 parade conveyance. (Margaret Martens photo)