Fourth of July Events Across Middle Tennessee

July 3

Clarksville – 10th annual Independence Day Celebration

• Monday, July 3 at Liberty Park
• Park opens at 5 p.m. with activities and music at 6:30 p.m.
• Concerts will take place on the Great Lawn of the Wilma Rudolph Event Center

Smyrna – Independence Day Celebration

• Monday, July 3 at Lee Victory Recreation Park
• Begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m.
• Music, food, and fun activities for kids
• Bring a picnic lunch or buy from any of the on-site concessions and enjoy live music

Hendersonville – Freedom Festival

• Monday, July 3 at Drakes Creek Park
• Begins at 5 p.m. with fireworks at 9 p.m.
• Kids Zone, Food Vendors and live entertainment for the whole family
• All proceeds raised will provide grants to outstanding teachers in the Hendersonville area

July 4

Nashville

• Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th
  • Tuesday, July 4 on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville
  • Music begins at 5:15 with Chris Young headlining
  • Family Fun Zone at Music City Walk of Fame Park from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• 11th Annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival
  • Tuesday, July 4 at East Park on Woodland Street in East Nashville
  • Fire Truck Parade begins at 10:30 a.m.
  • Festival gates open at 11 a.m.
  • Features hot chicken from Nashville’s best, cold beer from Yazoo, and other edibles from local vendors

Murfreesboro

• 4th of July “Rock the Pool”
  • Tuesday, July 4 at Boro Beach
  • Doors open at 10 a.m. and close at 4 p.m.
  • Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for youth and Seniors
• Celebration Under the Stars
  • Tuesday, July 4 at McKnight Park
  • Begins at 3:30 p.m. until after fireworks’ display at 9:30 p.m.
  • Bring lawn chairs and blankets for games, activities, live band, and performance by the Murfreesboro Symphony

La Vergne – July 4th Celebration

• Tuesday, July 4 at Veterans Memorial Park
• Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; Music starts at 6:30 p.m. featuring Missy Garnet and the Two Dollar Pistols
• Families are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs, as well as their own picnic dinners

Goodlettsville – Independence Day Celebration

• Tuesday, July 4 at Moss-Wright Park
• Begins at 4: p.m. and concludes after the fireworks display at 9 p.m.
• Food vendors, face painting, gaga pit, pony rides, Fireman’s Foam, an Activity Zone full of inflatables, 4 station euro bungee, a 3 station rock climbing wall and games like baseball and football toss

Franklin – Franklin on the Fourth

• Tuesday, July 4 in downtown Franklin
• Festival begins at 10 a.m.
• Children’s Parade begins lining up at 4:45 and starts at 5 p.m.
• Ends at 8 p.m. so you can get to the fireworks display at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm
• Performances by Nathan Belt & The Buckles, Tommy Jackson’s Rocky Top Revue, Don Adams Band, Jason Lee McKinney, and Jonell Mosser
• Family fun, great music, quality crafts, tasty food, antique cars, and a large kids zone

Mt. Juliet – July 4th Celebration

• Tuesday, July 4 at Providence Marketplace
• Begins at 4 p.m. with live music and ends at 8:30 p.m.
• Video game trailer, face painting, balloon artist, caricature artist, inflatable slides, and more

Lebanon – July 4th Celebration

• Tuesday, July 4 at the Wilson County Fairgrounds
• Starts at 4:30 p.m. and ends with a fireworks show at 9 p.m.
• Five stages of entertainment, Classic Car Cruise-In, tour Fiddlers Grove, water slide, rock climbing wall, bungee jump, pony rides, children’s train, mechanical bull, free watermelon, and food booths

Gallatin – 4th of July fireworks display

• Tuesday, July 4 at Triple Creek Park
• Fireworks show at 9 p.m. that will last 22 minutes

Courtesy of WKRN News 2