Oro Valley
July 4
Oro Valley Fireworks
5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
James D. Kriegh Park
23 W. Calle Concordia
Keep the family entertained with live music, food trucks, a beer garden, kids crafts, lawn games and more in Oro Valley. The Oro Valley Aquatic Center will also have reduced admission rates from noon-5 p.m. to celebrate the holiday ($1 for children, $3 for adults). Free; bring money for food.
Peoria
July 4
All-American Festival
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peoria Sports Complex
16101 N. 83rd Ave.
Peoria’s All-American Festival will feature live music, outdoor games, BMX performances, food and beverage vendors, a sensory room in the Visitors Clubhouse and fireworks to end the evening. Free; VIP is $45 for age 3 and older. peoriaaz.gov.
Phoenix
July 4
Fabulous Phoenix 4th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Steele Indian School Park
300 E. Indian School Road
The Fabulous Phoenix 4th event will feature rides and inflatables, food and drinks, arts and crafts and of course a fireworks show, weather permitting. Free. phoenix.gov.
Prescott
July 4
Red, White, and Boom
3:00 p.m. – 9:30pm
Prescott Valley Civic Center
7501 Skoog Blvd.
Celebrate the 4th of July in Prescott Valley with FREE fireworks, music, and more! Enjoy bounce houses, food trucks, and performances by Tyller Gummersall, Justin Hitson and Southbound, Sasquatch Fur Company, and BMHS Colorguard. We recommend arriving early to secure your spot for a spectacular evening of fireworks! For more information please contact Parks & Rec at 928-759-3090.
Queen Creek
July 4
Schnepf Farms Hometown 4th party
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
From $39.99 plus fees per car, VIP $125 plus fees
Schnepf Farms
24810 E. Rittenhouse Road
The Schnepf Farms Hometown 4th party will feature food trucks, craft vendors, inflatables, live music and fireworks, weather permitting. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time. 480-987-3100, schnepffarms.com.
Sahuarita
July 4
Sahuarita Stars and Stripes
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Anamax Park
17501 S. Camino De Las Quintas
Enjoy the annual event in Sahuarita with water rides, free water toys, live music, vendors and food trucks. Fireworks will light up the sky at the end of the night. Free to attend; bring money for food.
This holiday is not to celebrate a date on the calendar and a long weekend. It is to celebrate the courage of the founders of this nation to take extreme risks to secure the liberties that sadly, most of our generation take for granted. Let’s give this day the solemn respect it deserves, by calling it what it is, Independence Day, and stop disregarding its solemn meaning with the misnomer, “4th of July.” The words we choose matter.