Fourth of July in Freedom Park - Community Celebration

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟓𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: A Community Picnic Event! Bring your picnic blankets, chairs, family, and friends to celebrate with your community!
(No Easy-ups or hard shade covers. No outside alcohol)
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday, July 4, 2026
5:00 PM-9:30 PM
5:00 - 6:00 Arrive and Socialize, Food Vendors and Drinks Open! Splash Pad Open!
6:00 - 8:30 Community Picnic Time: Competitions, Activities, and Other Fun!
9:00 PM 300 Drone Patriotic Show will Light Up the Night Sky!
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Freedom Park! Warner Street Access will be closed. Please enter from Sanders or California if Parking at City Center.
𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 & 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧-𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝):
•Splash Pad
•Cornhole
•Ax Throwing
•Giant Kickball Target
•and More!
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯-𝘶𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥)
Visit www.ridgecrest-ca.gov/events to sign up your kids or yourself! Winners receive a Limited Edition 250th Fourth of July T-Shirt:
• Chalk Art Contest: Work on Your Art from 10am-5pm, judging at 6 pm.
• Sack Races: Three Age brackets: Ages 8-10, 11-15, 16 & UP
• Kids Obstacle Relay: Sign up one team member, recruit the other 3 later! Three Age brackets: Ages 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
• Hula Hoop Contest: Four Age Brackets: Ages 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 13 & up
• Kids Water Balloon Toss: Teams of 2 - Limit 40 Teams
Sign up one team member and then recruit the other to join!
2 rounds of 20 teams will toss, and then a Winners Toss Off!
• Pie Eating Contest: Only 10 Participants total. Ages 5 and Up!
If spots are not filled beforehand, we will have same day sign-ups at the event!
Interested in donating or becoming a sponsor?
Email: events@ridgecrest-ca.gov