Community invited to enjoy free, day-long festivities
The City of McAllen is getting ready for this year’s McAllen Independence Day Celebration, presented by H-E-B, and is inviting the community to take part in all of the patriotic festivities. The 96th Annual Independence Day Celebration will take place on Thursday, July 4, 2024 with an early morning 4K race, a patriotic program, immediately followed by the Main Street Parade and then Freedom Festival, a family-friendly festival held at Archer Park. Music, food, and games will be highlights of the events. The event will conclude with the H-E-B Concert in the Sky Fireworks Extravaganza.
“H-E-B is proud to be the presenting sponsor of this year’s Annual Independence Day Celebration,” said Linda Tovar, H-E-B Senior Manager of Public Affairs. “We are honored to celebrate this Fourth of July with the City of McAllen, and to pay tribute to the many men and women of our military.”
The day will kick off with a sold-out an Independence Day 4K Run starting at 7:00 a.m. The City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Department has partnered with Team Red White and Blue, a national veterans’ organization whose mission it is to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. The event will be held at Archer Park, 101 N. Main St., with the race starting and ending at the park.
Other activities scheduled for the day include the Patriotic Program, which will begin at 8:00 a.m. from Archer Park, located at 101 N. Main St. Immediately following is the Main Street Parade which will run along Main Street from Houston Avenue to Beech Avenue. Free seating along the parade route is open to the community, who are invited to bring chairs and picnics. No open flames allowed.
For those who cannot attend the program or parade in person, they can watch live on MCN 1300 Spectrum Cable and streaming live on the City of McAllen website, www.mcallen.net; McAllen’s mobile 3-1-1 app and on the City of McAllen You Tube channel.
Attendees can then enjoy the festivities at Freedom Festival at Archer Park from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. that will feature classic family fun, music, food, and games. Later families can enjoy the festivities of Aquatica at Municipal Park Pool, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., located at 1921 N. Bicentennial Blvd.
The festivities resume at the Municipal Park starting at 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., where attendees can enjoy food, live music and entertainment, as well as the H-E-B Concert in the Sky fireworks extravaganza which will go live from Municipal Park at 9:00 p.m. Listen to the fireworks spectacular set to rousing patriotic music by tuning in to 710-AM KURV. The McAllen Independence Day Celebration is presented by H-E-B. Other sponsors include Pepsi Co.; McAllen International Airport; 9-1-1 Pain Management; Reliant; Chick-fil-A (Nolana Ave. and 29th St.); and Jersey Mike’s Subs.
For more information, visit www.mcallenparks.net or follow the McAllen Parks & Recreation Department on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @mcallenparks.
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