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Happy 4th of July! No time to waste, let’s get into the happenings of one of biggest days of the year.
⌛ An hour by hour schedule of the 4th of July Activities today
🎆 Riverton Town Days, Thanksgiving Point Freedom Celebration, 4th of July at the Gateway
🏍️ Red, White & BBQ, Rock Concert Under the Flag
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Today
Here’s a schedule for the day:
(By the way, except for the vendors and the carnival rides, most of these are FREE. There are a few activities at the Colonial Fest that will cost a few dollars to participate in, but most don’t charge anything. Of course, Stadium of Fire is very much not free.)
Find links at the end of the schedule! 👇
6:00am
🎈 Balloon Fest — Watch hot air balloons launch (or help inflate them!) at Fox Field in Provo. Sometimes they do balloon rides as well if you’re willing to wait in line. Runs until 8am
7:00am
👟 Freedom Run — 10K, 5K, and Mile Run start at 800 N & 150 E in Provo.
🇺🇸 11th Annual By The Dawn's Early Light Flag Ceremony — “12k sqr ft and over 400 lbs of red, white and blue, stars and stripes” in Pleasant Grove
8:00am
🎨 Plein Air Art Exhibit — Outdoor artwork on display in Midway. Runs until 4pm
9:00am
🎺 The Grand Parade — One of the largest in the West. Apparently it attracts 300,000 spectators annually!
🎈 Tethered Balloon Rides in Heber — Lift off between 9am–11am. (Also, their parade is happening at 9am so watch out for that)
💥 Colonial Fest Begins (Orem’s Scera Park) — Cannon firing, games, music, and reenactments all day long
10:00am
🎡 Freedom Days Festival — Carnival rides, food vendors, and live music on Center Street in Provo. Runs until 11pm
🖼️ Fine Art Show — Browse beautiful works at the Historic County Courthouse. 10am–6pm
🏛️ American Heritage Museum — Learn about U.S. history at the Scera Center, Room 101. Also, happening throughout the days is the “I Declare Independence” activity. Become a delegate in the 2nd Continental Congress and sign and keep your own Declaration of Independence 10am–6pm
📜 Colonial Fest (10am hour) — Colonial School, British swordplay demo, Sybil Ludington’s ride, Tea Tax debate, Patrick Henry, Ona Judge, and more
11:00am
✍ Colonial Fest (11am hour) — Elizabeth Freeman, Patrick Ferguson, colonial “Elevenses,” Mercy Otis Warren, cannon blast, calligraphy class
🎇 Fireworks allowed — Fireworks officially allowed per Provo City
12:00pm
🌭 Free Hot Dog Lunch — Grab lunch in Heber (while supplies last).
⚖ Colonial Fest (noon hour) — Colonial dancing, school, a piracy trial, Penelope Barker’s tea party, kids' militia, games, French & Spanish allies, James Madison, and more
1:00pm
🎭 Cries of Freedom — Theatrical production at the Scera Theatre. Also showing at 4pm & 7pm
👒 Colonial Fest (1pm hour) — “Patriots in Petticoats,” swordplay, militia drills, Declaration reading
2:00pm
🐷 Colonial Fest (2pm hour) — Flag history, folk songs, school, hog trial, music, advanced calligraphy
3:00pm
🐓 American Rooster Concert — Free concert in Heber.
🍞 Colonial Fest (3pm hour) — Bread with the Brits (“Taste a traditional colonial drink, breads and jellies while you discuss happenings in the rebellious colonies with those loyal to the crown”), let your kids march in the militia, Elizabeth Freeman, Penelope Barker, Mercy Otis Warren, dulcimer, Shut-the-Box game, and more
3:30pm
🎩 Colonial Fest (3:30pm hour) — Hear from John Adams, Robert Morris, Sybil Ludington, mystery Founding Father, and enjoy one last dance lesson
4:00pm
🎭 Cries of Freedom — Second showing at the Scera Theatre
📝 Colonial Fest (4pm hour) — Meet John Hancock, learn lucet cord-making, visit Colonial School, and close the fest with volleys from both armies
7:00pm
🎤 Joe Nichols Free Concert — The mayor of Brokenheartsville is performing in Heber
🎭 Cries of Freedom — Final showing at the Scera Theatre
8:00pm
🎆 Stadium of Fire — The signature July 4th event
Around 10:00pm (usually a little after 10pm)
🎇 Fireworks
Midnight
🧨 Fireworks no longer allowed after midnight on the 4th per Provo City (the stopping time is 11pm on the 5th)
🚗 Stadium of Fire/Fireworks traffic?
Here are the links for some of these events above:
Balloon Fest
Dawn’s Early Light Flag Ceremony
Colonial Fest
Colonial Fest Daily Schedule
Freedom Festival @ the Scera (which includes Cries of Freedom and I Declare Independence and American Heritage Museum)
Red White and Blue Festival in Heber
Stadium of Fire
More July 4th activities
🎆 Riverton Town Days
Flag raising, a chuckwagon breakfast, free pool swims. In the afternoon there are a bunch of games and activities, plus some live rock tunes, then Sean’s Garage revs up the stage. Free Radicals & Collin Raye concert at 7:30pm and then cap it off at 10 p.m. with fireworks!
Riverton City Park | All day
🎆 Thanksgiving Point Freedom Celebration
Firework show at Electric Park. It’s free (free parking as well), and the gates open at 4pm.
Thanksgiving Point | 10pm fireworks
🎆 4th of July at the Gateway
Live Music from Changing Lanes + DJs on The Plaza stage and Karaoke on the South stage, yard games, face painting, photo-ops, and contests throughout the day on the main stage.”
The Gateway in SLC | 7pm-10:30pm
Tomorrow
A lot of the 4th of July events continue tomorrow including:
🎈 Balloon Fest (6am–8am)
🎡 Freedom Days Festival (10am–11pm)
🖼️ Fine Art Show (10am–6pm)
🏛️ American Heritage Museum (10am–6pm)
🎭 Cries of Freedom (1pm, 4pm , 7pm)
📜 Colonial Fest (9am–5pm)
🏍 Red, White & BBQ
Hard to get more American than Harley Davidsons and BBQ. Grab a free lunch and enjoy the music and activities!
Harley Davidson in Lindon | 11am-4pm
🎸 Rock Concert Under the Flag
“A FREE concert under the world's largest American Flag to ever fly!” (There might be larger flags out there, but apparently this is the largest to fly!) Hartley Road will be performing.
Grove Creek Trail, Pleasant Grove | 8:30pm-11pm
👧 Annie
You’d think the Scera would be busy enough with all that they have going on — but no! In addition to Cries of Freedom and the American Heritage Museum they will also have the opening show for Annie!
Scera | Monday through Saturday until July 19th at 8pm | For general admission it’s $15 for adults and $10 for children and seniors.
Dreamwalk
You’ve seen it advertised — now’s your time to try it! Get immersed in 9 different fantasy and/or sci-fi worlds and unlock their secrets…
Check it out — and get 10% off with promo code: WHATSUPPROVO2025
📍 575 E University Pkwy in Orem (University Mall, there’s an entrance on the south side)
🌻 Mapleton Farmers Market
Start your Monday mornings right with fresh local produce and handmade treasures…
Mapleton City Park | Every Monday July 7-Sept 29 | 9am-1pm
🎨 Family Arts Festival Part II - Panorama Bonanza
Kids 12 and under can craft their own "crankie"—a mini moving panorama that's like having your own personal movie theater. It's a drop-in activity (while supplies last), so no stress about reservations. Also, your kids will get something unique to take home.
BYU Museum of Art | July 7-26 | Drop-in activity
🎸 Riff Raff Band
"Rock and roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them."
The Riff Raff and Nathan Asay will be rock Heber City Park
Heber City Park | July 7 | 6:30pm-8pm
🌳 Shakespeare In The Orchard
The Orchard at University Place | July 7 | 5:30pm Comedy of Errors, 7pm Romeo & Juliet
🌌 Dinos After Dark
Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life | July 7 | 6pm-8pm
📚 Senior Book Club
This month's book is "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles. Provo Recreation Center | July 8 | 1pm-1:45pm
Somewhat Useful 4th of July Trivia 🤓
✍ Did you know: On some copies of the Declaration of Independence there is a woman’s signature. Mary Katharine Goddard, a patriot and one of the first women publishers and postmasters, added her name below the original signers’ names on some copies.
🧨 Did you know: On July 9, 1776, George Washington read the Declaration of Independence in front of a crowd in NYC. While he was reading it, a riot broke out and a statue of King George III was toppled and melted down to make musket balls!
💰 Did you know: In 1989 in Adamstown, Pa. an original copy of the Declaration of Independence was found tucked behind an old picture in a frame. The picture and frame cost $4. Eventually it was sold for $8.1 million.
Live Music Venues 🎸
@ The Belvedere
AMERICANA Festival
Friday - Heber Matute, Corey Stefon, Batchlor, Obeeyay, Poolhouse, Landon Boyce
Thanks!
Stay safe and have a great 4th of July weekend! 😉
-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie
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