On Thursday, July 3rd, the City of Collegedale will celebrate Independence Day with their annual “Freedom Festival and Fireworks” event.
This family-friendly celebration will begin at 4:00 pm and end with a magnificent display of fireworks starting at 9:30 pm.
This year’s event was organized by Friends of the Festival and will feature live music, a variety of food vendors, pie tasting contest with prizes, and a presentation of the Quilts of Valor to select Collegedale Police Officers and Tri-Community Fire Fighters at The Commons located on 4950 Swinyar Drive.
Additional food vendors will be at Veterans Memorial Park on Apison Pike along with a surplus of free activities for children including a mega obstacle course, drop slide, 2x dual line super slides, bounce house, bounce house with a water slide combo, foam pit, three sports inflatables, and face painting.
Live entertainment will kick off at 5:00 pm on the stage at The Commons with “Get Happy Jazz Band”. Following, the pie contest and presentation of the Quilts of Valor will take place at 6:00 pm inside Chestnut Hall. At 6:45 pm, the “Chattanooga Horn Authority” will take the stage.
The area’s local favorite, “East Tennessee Symphony Orchestra,” performs at 8:00 pm to complete an evening of musical performances leading into the highly anticipated fireworks show beginning at 9:30 pm.
- Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and an appetite for an evening filled with fun for the whole family.
- Admission to the “Freedom Festival” is free, however, most parking areas will be charging to benefit local youth organizations or to off-set the maintenance cost to allow attendees to park on private property.
- Visitors are encouraged to arrive early and choose a parking area closest to the route they’ll need to leave by.
- The Collegedale Police Department will be posting traffic and parking plans for the event on their Facebook page @Collegedale Police Department and other social media sites.
For questions or additional event information, go to www.collegedaletn.gov or call 423-756-2212.