With the sun hidden behind a marine layer, the City of Oak Harbor’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration kicked off not with a bang, but with a roar.

A flyover courtesy of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station launched the grand parade down Pioneer Way, setting of the long march for hundreds of parade participants.

Shortly after the parade ended, the sun burned through and islanders headed for the water. The Rubber Ducky Regatta was a splash, said Priscilla Heistad, executive director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

“Overall, this was a successful Fourth,” Heistad said. “The park was full of people waiting for fireworks.”

The city’s annual $10,000 fireworks display went off without a dud. Heistad said the majority of feedback she’s heard has been positive, with only one major complaint — what happened to the music?

This year’s display was not choreographed to music like it has been in the past. Heistad said she has contacted the fireworks vendor and a local radio station to plan music again for next year’s display.

Sunday’s fireworks were preceded by Saturday’s Fourth of July parade, which first-year sponsor Key Bank presented.

Approximately 5,000 people lined Pioneer Way to watch the parade of more than 75 entries, Heistad estimated.

Local service, business and youth groups and a bevy of political candidates danced, jingled and rode down the route. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and Congressman Rick Larsen were the highest ranking incumbents present.

Nancy Kitchel, general manager of Key Bank’s Oak Harbor branch, said she was glad to be a part of the event, even though she was heading the bank’s team for only a week.

“We had 100 percent participation of team members,” Kitchel said.

KeyBank shelled out $2,000 to sponsor the parade. The bank was able to pick up where last year’s sponsor, Alaska USA Credit Union, left off.