Mesa has coolest Independence Day this year

  • 2019-06-25
Arizona Celebration Freedom is marking its 10th anniversary in 2019.

Tailgate-style games and live music will take place at Stage America. The Hamptons open from 6:00 pm until 7:30. At 8:00 pm, Shallow Water will take the stage followed by Salute to America Program at 9:20 pm. Fireworks will start around 9:30 pm. The Stars and Stripes Stage will offer games, a beer garden and the Troubleman and Autopilot.

At 6:30 pm, 7:20 pm, and again at 8:10 pm, the Patriotic Superhero Stunt Show will feature BMX stunt riders performing close to the All American Food Court. The WE Make History Amphitheater will have the Revolutionary War Reenacting Team holding 20-minute mock battles starting at 6:45 pm, in between patriotic music performed by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

The Yankee Doodle Kids’ Zone will have musical chairs, a pie-eating contest, water balloon toss, sack and three-legged races, and the Great American Watermelon Toss. Independence Hall will present three showings of the Let Freedom Ring laser light show.

The event will have free trackless train rides, patriotic military showcase, cool zones, and the All American Food Court.

Towns that sponsor events such as this one often have pictures taken during the festivities that will be used later for poster printing and brochure printing for tourist guides and advertising.

The celebration will take place July 4th from 6:00 pm until 9:30 pm at 263 N. Center Street.