DeKalb residents will not have to travel far to see one of the largest Fourth of July celebrations in the state.

The annual Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade, touted as the largest Fourth of July parade in Georgia, is scheduled to commence Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

“It is just a great celebration,” said Roy Ethridge, Dunwoody Rotary Club director of local community service.

The club is marching in the parade with three convertibles — two BMWs and a Chevrolet.

At the end of parade the Dunwoody Rotary Club will be selling hot dogs and drinks to parade spectators, something the club has done for about 10 years, Ethridge said.

“It just wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without a hot dog from the Rotary Club,” he said.

The parade has a 2.5-mile route along Mt. Vernon Road between its intersections with Jett Ferry Road and Dunwoody Village Parkway.

Mt. Vernon Road along the parade route will be closed to traffic starting at 9:15 a.m. The road will reopen at 11 a.m.

The parade’s theme is “A Gathering of Eagles,” honoring Eagle Scouts, said event co-chair Pam Tallmadge.

Emceeing the event is the Ducote family. The Dunwoody family has nine children, eight boys who have all reached the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts.

Ms. Tallmadge said the parade is asking Eagle Scouts of all ages to march in the parade.

Other participants include the Dunwoody High School and North Springs High School marching bands, the 116th U.S. National Guard marching band and the Atlanta-based Seed & Feed Marching Abominables.

The Dunwoody Kiwanis Club also will showcase cars from its recent Soap Box Derby.

Two Blackhawk helicopters from Dobbins Air Force Base are also expected to fly over the parade route, though Ms. Tallmadge could not give an approximate time.

Ms. Tallmadge said she was expecting a total of 3,000 participants and 30,000 spectators.

The parade will end at about 11 a.m. in the Dunwoody Village parking lot, where Dunwoody civic groups will be selling food.

The event will close with performances by the Blue Notes Jazz Band and the National Guard band.