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America 250 Events in Utah
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June 24 - July 4 - Tooele City
Tooele City hosts a week-long celebration themed Celebrating America 250 featuring a wide range of events. -
June 27 - July 4 - North Ogden
The North Ogden Cherry Days Celebration is a beloved annual tradition that brings the community together to honor the City’s rich agricultural history and vibrant spirit. Held every year around Independence Day, this festive event offers something for everyone—celebrating the charm, culture, and pride of North Ogden. -
July 2-4 - Heber City
Heber Valley's Red, White, and Blue Festival is a multi-day celebration of independence, family, faith, and country. featuring headliner American Soldier, a tribute to Toby Keith. -
July 2-4 - Orem
The Colonial Hertage Festival at Scera Park is a three-day, living history celebration of the founding of the United States of America. -
July 2-5 - Riverton
The Riverton Town Days celebration offers days full of fun! Town Days brings together thousands to honor America's independence and to celebrate our community. Town Days kicks off with the Riverton Rodeo and includes a parade, movie in the park, carnival, chuckwagon breakfast, bingo, children's contests, and fireworks. -
July 4 - Bountiful
The Bountiful Philharmonia will perform a patriotic concert, with activities and food before showtime. -
July 4 - Cedar City
Begin the day with the Fourth of July Patriotic Parade followed by activities in the Cedar City Main Street Park area. -
July 4 - Centerville
Held primarily at Community Park, the Centerville Freedom Festival features a packed schedule of community-focused events, including a Parade on Main, a 5K Freedom Run, and a vibrant Party in the Park. The festivities conclude with a grand fireworks display. -
July 4 - Clearfield
The Clearfield City Freedom Festival at Fisher Park is the culmination of the July 4th experience – featuring tasty treats, fun vendors, ice-cold beverages, and Utah’s 2nd largest fireworks show. -
July 4 - Dutch John
Dutch John Freedom Festival will feature music and fireworks for July 4. -
July 4 - Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain invites families to Cory Wride Memorial Park for a night of celebration under the stars featuring live music, food trucks, and a fireworks display. -
July 4 - Hurricane City
The Hurricane City Independence Day Parade celebrates America's 250th year of Freedom and the events and people, past and present, that have contributed to, or are the result of, the freedoms afforded us in the United States of America. -
July 4 - Kanab
Celebrate Independence Day with a full lineup of events across Kanab, from live music and family-friendly shows to classic small-town traditions, food, and fireworks. -
July 4 - Lehi
Celebrate Independence Day with a bang at the Thanksgiving Point Freedom Celebration brought to you by Lehi City! Admission is free, so bring your blankets and chairs for an incredible fireworks show at Electric Park. -
July 4 - Midway
The Midway 4th of July Celebration opens with a cannon blast, flag ceremony, patriotic speaker, music from the Swiss Handbells, Swiss Chorus and Swiss Miss troop, before capping the day off with a concert by the Utah Symphony and fireworks from Memorial Hill. -
July 4 - Pleasant Grove
Every year, thousands come early to the trailhead at Grove Creek Canyon in Pleasant Grove to welcome July 4th and witness the unfurling of Lady Liberty. -
July 4 - Provo
Country music superstar Brad Paisley will headline the Altabank Stadium of Fire, marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and capping off a weeks-long Freedom Festival celebration. -
July 4 - St. George
The KONY Country 4th of July Celebration will take place at the Greater Zion Stadium at Utah Tech University with headlining artist Russell Dickerson. -
July 4 - Salt Lake City
This Is The Place hosts an old-fashioned celebration of the birth of America. Independence Day at the Park begins with a flag ceremony and a salute to our Nation conducted by the Sons of the American Revolution. -
July 4 - Salt Lake City
Celebrate independence at The Gateway with American classics available at all your favorite bars and restaurants, and fireworks to end the night off with a bang! -
July 4 - Sandy
Sandy City once again puts on the biggest 4th of July celebration in Salt Lake County, with the annual 5k morning race, free activities for the family, bounce houses, K9 demonstrations, an incredible market with local businesses, bands performing throughout the day, a hometown evening parade, food vendors, and a huge free concert with a firework finale. -
July 4 - South Salt Lake
South Salt Lake's annual Freedom Fest features a parade and celebration with this year's theme of America 250. The event includes a parade with floats and community activities at Fitts Park. -
July 4 - Tooele City
Tooele City hosts its annual 4th of July Concert and Fireworks at Tooele High School Football Stadium as part of a week-long celebration themed "Celebrating America 250 (1776-2026)." -
July 4 - Springdale
The Zion Forever Project will host its inaugural Red Rock Blue Sky Benefit Concert at the O.C. Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale, headlined by country artist and Yellowstone star Luke Grimes. -
July 4 - Vernal
The Dinosaurland Freedom Fest kicks off with a 5K and continues with a parade, waterslides, food vendors, live music and fireworks. -
July 5 - All of Utah
America 250 Utah is leading a national effort to organize potlucks in every neighborhood in America. On this day, neighbors across Utah will come together to share food and connection.
Events In Your Area
America 250: The Stories
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Times Square ball drop rings in America's 250th birthday
Times Square's ball drop returns for the Fourth of July as New York City celebrates America's 250th birthday with tall ships, Fleet Week, and fireworks.
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A majority of Americans are excited to celebrate the country's 250th birthday, but are divided about President Donald Trump’s role in the festivities, a new Scripps News/Talker Research poll finds.
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