Fourth of July weekend festivities continue to expand in Albert Lea, with more to offer this year than ever before.

Whether it’s a carnival, concert, car show, parade, fireworks or another activity, there’s a little something for everyone.

The following is a roundup of the weekend events:

Friday

Downtown Albert Lea business owners will host Crazy Days from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Stores will have products on the sidewalks and there will be numerous sales. Merrill’s Popcorn will be selling popcorn.

The Ryan Heath and Linda Draper art show will be open at the Albert Lea Art Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is the last day for the show.

Merriam’s Midway Carnival will be open from 5 to 11 p.m. in the North Broadway Avenue parking lot next to the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. All rides will be reduced the first hour. This is the second year for the carnival, which will include rides for teenagers and adults, a merry-go-round and a few other kids rides. Single tickets are $1, a bonus book with 18 tickets is $14, and a mega book with 30 tickets is $30.

American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 will have a garden patio outside at 142 N. Broadway Avenue. There will be karaoke inside with speakers outside on the patio. Food will be served from 5 to 10 p.m. There will be music and food specials.

The Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau and the American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 will close off Broadway Avenue from Water Street to Fountain Street for a small classic car show from 6 to 8 p.m. A People’s Choice Award will be given out at 8 p.m. There is no entry fee.

The Pelican Breeze will hold a pizza cruise at 6 p.m. Cost is $20 per person ($5 for children 5 years and younger). Reservations are needed by 4 p.m. Call 383-2630.

Saturday

The Albert Lea Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in the Albert Lea Medical Center parking lot at the corner of Fountain Street and Washington Avenue.

Downtown Albert Lea business owners will host Crazy Days from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stores will have products on the sidewalks and there will be numerous sales. Merrill’s Popcorn will be selling popcorn.

The American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 patio will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., offering different specials, including burgers and brats.

Merriam’s Midway Carnival will be open from noon to 11 p.m. in the North Broadway Avenue parking lot next to the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. The carnival include rides for teenagers and adults, a merry-go-round and a few other kids rides. Single tickets are $1, a bonus book with 18 tickets is $14, and a mega book with 30 tickets is $30.

The Pelican Breeze will hold a public cruise at 4 p.m. Cost is $15 per person ($5 for children 5 years and younger). Reservations are needed by 4 p.m.

The annual Third of July Parade — sponsored by the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce — will begin at 6 p.m., with line-up starting at 5 p.m. at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds. The theme will be “Hometown Heroes,” and the public is asked to make a sign thanking their hometown hero to hold up during the parade. The parade begins at the fairgrounds, travels down Bridge Avenue, along Fountain Street and ends at Central Park, generally lasting two hours. This year’s grand marshals are the veterans of World War II.

Sunday

American Legion Post 56 will have a breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, potatoes, fruit juice and coffee. Suggested donation is $6 (free for children 6 years and under).

Wedgewood Cove Golf Club will host a horserace golf event. The golf will start at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Participants are encouraged to arrive at 7:45 a.m. for the horserace activity. Signup deadline is Saturday at 5 p.m. Green fees for nonseason pass holders will be $45 plus tax. Call the pro shop at the golf club to sign up at 373-2007.

The Bayside Skiers will present their annual Fourth of July ski show at 2 p.m. at Edgewater Park. The show’s theme is “Master of Disguise.” The preshow, featuring younger skiers is from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. Concessions will be available.

Merriam’s Midway Carnival will be open from noon to 11 p.m. in the North Broadway Avenue parking lot next to the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. The carnival includes rides for teenagers and adults, a merry-go-round and a few other kids rides. Wristbands are from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to ride all you want for $12. Single tickets are $1, a bonus book with 18 tickets is $14, and a mega book with 30 tickets is $30.

The annual Fourth of July Organ Blast will be at the United Methodist Church at 4 p.m. This year’s theme is “Salute to the Armed Forces.” There will be audience participation and the Albert Lea Cantori will sing a tribute. From 3:15 to 3:45 p.m., root beer floats will be served in the church narthex. An offering will be taken to continue the organ project at the church.

The Albert Lea Community Band will play from 8 to 9 p.m. at the Fountain Lake Park Gazebo.

The Pelican Breeze will hold a pizza and fireworks cruise from 9 to 11 p.m. Cost is $20 per person ($5 for children 5 years and younger). Call 383-2630 for reservations.

Fireworks will begin at dusk over Fountain Lake.

Monday

The Flying Lea Disc Golf Club welcomes all disc golfers to participate in a 36-hole tournament at the Clarks Grove course. The course, visible from County Road 45, is in the park near the First Baptist Church of Clarks Grove.

The entry fee is $5. There is a $3 fee to participate in the closest-to-pin contests.

Sixty percent of the entry-fee proceeds go toward prizes for the top-four finishers. The other 40 percent and the CTP fees go toward the club’s effort to replace the baskets at Bancroft Bay Park in Albert Lea. The existing baskets are slated to be moved to the campus of Riverland Community College and Albert Lea High School.

No handicaps are in play. The best raw scores win. The Clarks Grove course has nine baskets, but three portable targets will be added to create a 12-hole course. That course will be played three times.

Registration is from 1:30 to 1:55 p.m. Tee time is 2 p.m. Monday. The CTP prizes are a Latitude 64 Halo driver, a disc golfer jersey, a disc golfer cap and a Gateway Wizard putter.