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06/25/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/25/2026 13:31
Celebrate America's 250th at Festival on the 4th on World's Fair Park
Join your friends and neighbors to celebrate America's 250th birthday at Festival on the 4th, presented by Y-12 Credit Union, on Saturday, July 4, 2026, 5-10 p.m. at World's Fair Park.
This free, family-friendly event produced by the City of Knoxville's Office of Special Events, includes live music, food vendors on both lawns, plus axe-throwing, mini-golf games and paddle boats. The event will be held rain or shine.
Entertainment schedule:
• Dirty Grass Soul performs 5-7:55 p.m. on the Festival Lawn stage
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's 42nd Annual Free Lawson Family Foundation Independence Day Concert begins at 8 p.m. on the Performance Lawn stage
• Fireworks launch from the Henley Bridge at approximately 9:45 p.m.
Video of KSO's performance will be broadcast on screens located on the Performance and Festival lawns.
Attendees are invited to bring folding chairs and blankets to set out on the lawn and water bottles to refill at the water stations. Please no alcohol, pets or personal tents/canopies.
Free parking will be available in the nearby 11th Street garage, World's Fair Park and Blackstock parking lots. All on-street parking and parking in City-owned garages will be free on July 3 and 4. Locations include Locust Street, Walnut Street, State Street, Main Street and Market Square garages. Additional ADA parking is available in the Fort Kid lot.
Support for Festival on the 4th comes from Visit Knoxville, Tennessee America 250, Food City, Regal, Nothing Too Fancy, WBIR Channel 10, Classic Rock 93.1, Hot 104.5, 100.3 The Wolf and Star 102.1.
Event attendees, downtown visitors and residents should be aware of these event-related road closures on Saturday, July 4:
• World's Fair Park Drive between Clinch and Grand avenues and Clinch Avenue between Henley and 11th streets will be closed 2-11 p.m.
• Henley Street and Bridge, between Sevier and Hill avenues, will be closed 4 p.m.-midnight.
• Due to fireworks-related safety concerns, Gay Street Bridge will close to all users starting at 9:15 p.m. and reopen after the fireworks show. If you want to use the bridge on July 4, please plan your travel times to accommodate this closure.
For more information about Festival on the 4th and other events produced by the City's Office of Special Events, including sponsorship opportunities, visit KnoxvilleTN.gov/events or call 865-215-4248.
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This free, family-friendly event produced by the City of Knoxville's Office of Special Events, includes live music, food vendors on both lawns, plus axe-throwing, mini-golf games and paddle boats. The event will be held rain or shine.
Entertainment schedule:
• Dirty Grass Soul performs 5-7:55 p.m. on the Festival Lawn stage
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's 42nd Annual Free Lawson Family Foundation Independence Day Concert begins at 8 p.m. on the Performance Lawn stage
• Fireworks launch from the Henley Bridge at approximately 9:45 p.m.
Video of KSO's performance will be broadcast on screens located on the Performance and Festival lawns.
Attendees are invited to bring folding chairs and blankets to set out on the lawn and water bottles to refill at the water stations. Please no alcohol, pets or personal tents/canopies.
Free parking will be available in the nearby 11th Street garage, World's Fair Park and Blackstock parking lots. All on-street parking and parking in City-owned garages will be free on July 3 and 4. Locations include Locust Street, Walnut Street, State Street, Main Street and Market Square garages. Additional ADA parking is available in the Fort Kid lot.
Support for Festival on the 4th comes from Visit Knoxville, Tennessee America 250, Food City, Regal, Nothing Too Fancy, WBIR Channel 10, Classic Rock 93.1, Hot 104.5, 100.3 The Wolf and Star 102.1.
Event attendees, downtown visitors and residents should be aware of these event-related road closures on Saturday, July 4:
• World's Fair Park Drive between Clinch and Grand avenues and Clinch Avenue between Henley and 11th streets will be closed 2-11 p.m.
• Henley Street and Bridge, between Sevier and Hill avenues, will be closed 4 p.m.-midnight.
• Due to fireworks-related safety concerns, Gay Street Bridge will close to all users starting at 9:15 p.m. and reopen after the fireworks show. If you want to use the bridge on July 4, please plan your travel times to accommodate this closure.
For more information about Festival on the 4th and other events produced by the City's Office of Special Events, including sponsorship opportunities, visit KnoxvilleTN.gov/events or call 865-215-4248.
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