Welcome to SCI live coverage of the 2022 Seward Fourth of July celebration

Car Show

The car show at the July 4 2022 Seward festival. Photo by Jill Martin.

Cloggers Perform at Seward 's Fourth of July

Revolutionary War Reenactors

Revolutionary War reenactors at the museum. Photo by Stephanie Croston

Art Show at Civic Center

Art show and contest at the civic center on July 4 2022. Photo by Stephanie Croston

Craft Show

Attendees peruse the Seward Craft Show on July 4 2022

Contestants compete in the Seward Volunteer Fire Department Water Fight on July 4 2022

Contestants lined up for Seward 2022 July 4 pet parade/contest

Zack Watson, pole vaulter at Kearney High School, prepares for pole vault outside Bottle Rocket Brewery

Dancers from the Luxe Academy of Lincoln perform at the bandshell on July 4 2022

Julya Metschke leads best decorated bike/trike contest at bandshell on July 4 202

Attendees watch the anvil firing, one of the earliest Seward July 4 events

Lincoln family named Seward 2022 tourist family

The Gonderinger family, (left to right) Macy, Michelle, Megan and Matt, Seward's 2022 July 4 Tourist Family

Continuing a famous July 4 tradition, Seward captured a Lincoln family to be the 2022 tourist family.

After living in Wylie, Texas for 20 years, the Gonderingers, consisting of Matt and Michelle and their two daughters Macy and Megan, moved to Lincoln recently. The family first learned of Seward's July 4 celebrations when visiting family in Nebraska, and have attended ever since.

"Each year when Matt and Michelle and the girls would visit they would joke that they hoped they would get ‘kidnapped’ some day as the tourist family," Sally Wurst said. "I was excited that this year the committee was able to make that happen."

As part of the festivities, the Gonderingers will now ride in the grand parade that begins at 1st Street & Bradford Ave. at 4 p.m.

Square Tour

Jon Keller, local and author of "150 Years Around the Square," leads historic tour of the square on July 4 2022

Bandshell Audience

The audience at Bandshell for the best decorate bike/trike contest on July 4 2022 at 9:15 a.m.

Tuesday, June 12, 3:45 p.m.

Fourth of July Schedule changes

Since printing the July 4 schedule, some changes have been made to accommodate various people.

Changes include:

Andrew Malan – Mr. Magic will perform at 9:30 a.m. in the Civic Center Auditorium.

At 10 a.m., the Ukulele Band, scheduled in the Civic Center Auditorium, was forced to cancel because of illness and will be replaced by the Dennis Bowers of Malcolm with the Dennis Bowers Harmonica Show. He will also still do his show in the Civic Center basement and feature a Harmonica Contest at the 2 p.m. event.

Dr. Jerry Pfabe was scheduled to give two presentations, one at 10 a.m. and one at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center East Fireplace Room, but he is unable to give them because of health concerns. Instead, David Seay of Humanities Nebraska will present Nebraska-themed musical performances during those time slots.

Dr. Louis Reith’s travelogue, scheduled for 11 a.m. in the Civic Center AV Room will be replaced by Sue Imig with her travelogue on “Mediterranean Adventure.” She will focus on her recent travels with a new PowerPoint presentation.

The 1 p.m. book review on “Lincoln” that was to be presented by Reith has been canceled and the noon Ukraine presentation will extend into that hour to allow plenty of time for discussion, along with questions and answers.

The free movie at the Seward Rivoli had previously scheduled the movie “Lincoln” but the movie will be replaced with “The Minions-The First Movie.” The movie is free and still starts at noon.