It was a beautiful holiday weekend on Englewood Beach. The weather was gorgeous due to cold front moving through, lowering humidity and bringing a nice breeze.

No worries though, if you missed this holiday week, there's more coming!

Fourth of July weekend offers many activities of all sorts, including fireworks on the beach, parades, live music and more.

Englewood typically has a parade for nearly every holiday which takes place on Dearborn Street in "old englewood", sidewalk spots go fast, so be sure to come early with your lawn chairs to get the best spot.

Also going on over July 4th are the following events:

CHEC Wading Adventures

Friday, July 4, 2008 9:30 – 11:30am

Location: Ponce De Leon Park3400 Marion Ave., Punta Gorda.Ponce De Leon Park
Come learn about the estuary, sponsored by Southwest florida Water Management District. Wade with dip nets to find fish, crabs, shrimp and more.

Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, July 5, 2008 8 – 11am

Location: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 2565 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church offers a pancake breakfast, open to the public, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at 2565 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte. The cost is $5; $2 for children under 12 for all you care to eat. The menu includes: pancakes, french toast, sausage and bacon, sausage gravy and biscuits, scrambled eggs, fruit cup, orange juice, coffee, donuts, and cookies.

Free guided walks at Cedar Point Park

Saturday, July 5, 2008 10am – 12pm

Location: Cedar Point Environmental Park2300 Placida Road,

Join Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center staff and volunteers every Saturday and Sunday as they lead visitors through the 115-acre park in search of gopher tortoises, bald eagles and various wildflowers. The leisurely walk takes participants through the pine flatwoods, home to many species of woodpeckers, along a small scrub ridge where gopher tortoise burrows abound, and down to Lemon Bay, part of the protected Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve.