Revelers at the 2009 Norman Day Celebration Saturday were ready to kick back and have some fun, and they wouldn't let a little thing like rain stop them.

"I'll just get wet," Barran Mosley said when asked what he'd do if it started pouring rain at Reaves Park. The youngster was eating a slice of watermelon bigger than his own head Saturday evening as the first drops fell. He said no matter what the weather did he planned to stay until he saw the fireworks, scheduled to go off at 9:45 p.m.

"That's all I woke up for," he said.

There were other attractions at the annual event. A live band, competitions, food booths and free watermelon provided by the Kiwanis Club brought many area residents to Reaves Park for festivities starting at 4 p.m.

As the rain rolled in about 6 p.m., James Briggs, a park planner working at Norman Day, announced over the loud speaker that the fireworks show was still on.

"We will not cancel the fireworks as of now," he said. "...As long as it rains and goes away -- we won't shoot in the middle of a lightning storm."

He said his boss, Jud Foster, made the decision because the severe weather looked like it would only last a short while before moving beyond Norman.

Briggs urged those at Reaves Park to take cover in their cars or the nearby parks maintenance building until the storm passed.

Debra Wilson, who lives near Reaves Park, said she and her family came up with a plan of action shortly after Briggs' announcement.

"We just formed a plan to go sit in the car if it gets bad and then come back," she said. The evening's finale was really what she was trying to make it to.

"I wanna see the fireworks," she said. "I'm like a little kid."

The $25,000 fireworks display definitely was a huge draw at the park Saturday, but there were other attractions as well.

Wilson participated in the Rock-Paper-Scissors championship at 5:30 p.m.

"That was fun," she said of the game. "I got beat by the champion, so I feel good."

It was the first time the competition was featured at Norman Day.