Past Cmdr. Dave Segura rides a motorcycle as part of the American Legion Post 20 in a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

Past Cmdr. Dave Segura rides a motorcycle as part of the American Legion Post 20 in a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

Celebrating the 4th in the streets

Kenai comes out for annual Independence Day parade.

Thousands lined the Kenai Spur Highway and South Willow Street on Friday for the annual Fourth of July Parade hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce.

The parade featured 60 entries, including Central Peninsula Special Olympics, the Kenai Peninsula 4-H Club, Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing Association, The Glaze and more. Peggy Arness, the first director of the Kenai chamber who is set to celebrate her 100th birthday on July 14, served as grand marshal of the parade.

Festivities continued at Kenai’s Softball Greenstrip after the parade concluded, where food trucks, live music, carnival games, a dunk tank and dozens of vendors were on offer.

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Parade winners, named by the chamber Friday evening, were Airport Equipment Rentals for best commercial business; the Kenai Soldotna Shrine Club for best organization; Forever Dance Alaska for best youth and John Krause for best individual.

For more information, find “Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center” on Facebook.

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@peninsulaclarion.com.

A float representing Kenai Little League participates in a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A float representing Kenai Little League participates in a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A float representing Central Peninsula Special Olympics participates in a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A float representing Central Peninsula Special Olympics participates in a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary calls for water safety during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary calls for water safety during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A large truck representing HAVE Alaska rolls with the Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A large truck representing HAVE Alaska rolls with the Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

Sophia Brown rolls with the Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

Sophia Brown rolls with the Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A masked woman waves a small American flag during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

A masked woman waves a small American flag during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

Children leap forward to grab candy during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

Children leap forward to grab candy during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

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