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You are here: Home / Events / Paxton’s July 4th Celebration

Paxton’s July 4th Celebration

July 4, 2026 By From The Editors

PLEASE NOTE: This event has already occurred.

Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/04/2026
8:00 am - 9:30 pm
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Location
Pells Park

Categories

  • 4th of July
  • Fireworks
  • Parade


Old fashioned 4th of July – 5k run, car show, music under the pavillion, bingo, food trucks and booths, vendors, FREE kids zone (bounce houses) and more!

Paxton’s 4th of July at Pells Park

7am – 5K Registration
8am– 5K Begins – Paxton Masonic Lodge #416
9am-3pm – Vendors Open
9:45am– Presentation of Colors
American Legion Post #150
Community Worship Service
10am-2pm – Car Show (register on site)
10am-3pm – Food Vendors Open
10am-2pm – Face Painting
11am – Antique Tractor Show
Chamber Food Tent Opens – Pork Sandwiches
11:30am-1:30pm -Bingo (under pavillion)
11am-2pm – Bubble Lady Bubbles, Old Fastioned Kids Games
11am-2:30pm – Kids Zone Opens – Free Bounce Houses
12pm – Betsy Ross Visits
Declaration of Independence Reading by Deane Geiken; celebratping 250 years
1pm-2pm – Penny Scavenger Hunt
6-9pm – Vendors Open at Bixby Park
8:30pm – Lighted Golf Cart Parade (meet at 8pm in Pells Park; step off at 8:15pm to Bixby Park)
9pm – Fireworks Bixby Park

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