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 http://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