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Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/04/2023
All Day
Location
Memorial Stadium
Categories
The Champaign County Freedom Celebration announced the community will hold the usual lineup of Fourth of July fun in Champaign-Urbana this summer. The day begins with a 5K run/walk and youth run, during which you will already see people setting up prime viewing spots for the parade that begins later that morning.
The parade, which lasts several hours, features all of the parade favorites like fire trucks, community floats, and usually some inflatables. Yes, there is candy, too! Bring your blanket or lawn chairs and grab a spot long the route.
The parade begins near First and Kirby in Champaign and heads east on Florida. If you’re new to C-U, Kirby and Florida are actually the same street — before turning north on Lincoln.
SCHEDULE
8:30 a.m. – Youth run along Kirby Avenue ($5)
9:05 a.m. – 5K race, starts and finishes between the State Farm Center and Memorial Stadium
11:05 a.m. – Parade begins. Parade route begins at First/Kirby, east on Florida to Lincoln to California.
7 p.m. – Musical entertainment near First/Oak Streets. Children’s activities, games, inflatables, face painting, food trucks and more! (Subject to change)
Dusk – Fireworks!
Fireworks at dusk
Later in the evening, we can look forward to the fireworks display set to music at dusk.
Come check out the live performance by Crazy Johnny & the 11th Hour Band, grab a bite to eat from numerous food vendors, let the kids get their face painted and play on inflatables and then sit back and enjoy the wonderful firework performance.
More information
The theme for this year’s celebration (spanning morning through evening) is “America Celebrates.”
The annual Fourth of July celebration was first held in 1949. For more information, visit the website or follow on Facebook.