July 3rd Celebration

Get ready to kick off your July 4th festivities early at our July 3rd Celebration in the Park! Join us for a star-spangled extravaganza featuring a movie screening of National Treasure (PG), family-friendly activities, and a mouthwatering lineup of food trucks. It’s the perfect occasion to gather your loved ones and enjoy some pre-Independence Day fun!

Schedule of Event:
04:00p.m –08:00p.m - Aquarena (Park Street Courts Arena) – The Arena will be turned into a refreshing cool zone featuring two giant misters, water blasters and pools to splash in and refill your blaster.

04:00p.m –08:00p.m - Art Cart (The Nest Pavilion) – Create memories and art with our coffee filter fireworks craft.

06:00p.m –08:00p.m - Your John Hancock (Academy Plaza) – Become a founding father when calligrapher Kymberly Arana writes your name in a style similar to those on the Declaration of Independence for you to take home.
Kymberly will be back later in July to teach a weekly workshop on writing styles.

06:30p.m –07:30p.m - Liberty Games (Frantz Square Lawn) – Become the ultimate American. Four teams of four will compete in a four grueling games. Sign up prior to the event via Sign Up Genius (link available soon). Not competing? Come cheer on the players! The games include:
Flip Flop Toss – How far you can flip a flip flop off your foot? (say that 5 times fast)
Frozen T-Shirt Contest – T-shirts are soaked in water, folded and then frozen. Simply unfold the shirt and put it on and you win. Easy enough, right?
Citizenship Trivia – Flex your USA knowledge by answering five questions off the US Citizenship Exam.Red, White and Blue Relay – Partake in a relay race where each team member will compete to earn their stripes.
DUSK (Approximately 8:15 – 8:30 p.m.) | Movie Night: National Treasure (Great Lawn) – What’s more American than Nicolas Cage solving age old US   mysteries? Nothing. Enjoy this PG-film from the Great Lawn. Bring chairs or a blanket for comfortable viewing.

04:00p.m – 09:00p.m - Food Trucks (Park Street) – Enjoy delicious bites from The Dogfather,The Flat Drum or Truman’s Smokehouse.