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4th of July Fireworks in Phoenix East Valley 2015
Ahwatukee Red, White & Boom Fireworks Festival
Date: July 3, 2015
Time: 5.00 - 10.00pm
Location: Pecos Park, Ahwatukee
Cost: Free Additional information: http://www.red-white-boom.com/
Water zones, bounce houses, toddler activities, vendors. Live entertainment by local bands including Daisy Train. There is an extra charge for the zip line. Of course, there will be festive food and fireworks. A limited number of tickets are being sold to the Oasis Lounge Pack for $25 per person, entitling those patrons all access to the swimming pool and water play area, food and beverages. Also, for $25 enjoy access to the Boom Room offering a misted zone with food, beverages and exclusive access to the live entertainment and fireworks show.
July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: Gate on at 4.00pm
Location: Tempe Beach Park, Tempe
Cost: Tickets can be purchased at Fry's for $6, or you can buy them at the gate for $8 or $15 for two. Children 12 and under are free. Additional information: http://tempe4th.com/index.asp
Kiwanis Club of Tempe 60th Annual Fireworks Spectacular boasts the best firework display in the Valley, and they have a choreographed fireworks show to prove it. Located at Tempe Beach Park, the event has an inflatable village and rock climbing walls available for all ages, and kids can participate in relay races and face painting. Adults can enjoy the Budweiser Beer Garden amongst a host of other beverages that are for both adults and children. If you're looking for something to satisfy the appetite, then you're in luck. The possibilities are endless with options ranging from barbecue to gyros to snow cones.
4th of July at Schnepf Farms
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: Gates open at 5:00pm – 11:30pm
Location: Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek
Cost: $15 per carload – portion of proceeds to benefit the performing arts center
Additional information: http://www.schnepffarms.com/event/4th-of-july
Activities include free hayrides, as well as a water slide, train rides, a roller coaster, rock-climbing wall, miniature golf and jumping pillows for $3 each. A patriotic performance at 7 p.m. will be followed by fireworks at 9. Rides will remain open until 10:30 p.m., and a family-friendly flick will be shown on a giant screen until 11:30 p.m. to help avoid a traffic jam as the crowd leaves. Watermelon, funnel cake, pie, hot dogs, hamburgers, grilled pizza and other food will be for sale at a shaded outdoor pavilion. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center.
Red, White & Rawhide
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: Door open at 4:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: Rawhide, Chandler
Cost: $30, $25 in advance; $19.75 each for family four-pack; free for age 5 or younger; $10 to park
Additional information: http://www.rawhide.com/red-white-rawhide-2015/
The frontier town will have three stages of music by A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings All Starz, David Cook, Matt Farris, the Electric Cowboys, Caleche Ryder and AzTex. Guitarist Chris Perez, widower of Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla, will sign his book "Selena, With Love." Keep cool on multiple water slides. Dining options include the Fourth of July Buffet in the Rawhide Steakhouse, Town Grill and food trucks.
Fire in the Sky
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: Door open at 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Central Christian Church, Gilbert
Cost: Free; canned-food donations requested
Additional information: http://www.centralaz.com/fireworks
There will be music and eating contests, and beach balls will be given away. Hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelon, snow cones, lemonade and glow necklaces will be for sale. Two additional viewing locations are available nearby for the fireworks show about 9 p.m. Bring chairs and blankets.
Republic Services Arizona Celebration of Freedom
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: 6.00pm – 10:30pm
Location: Mesa Amphitheater and Mesa Convention Center, Mesa
Cost: Free
Additional information: http://www.azcelebrationoffreedom.org/
Mesa's celebration includes an indoor memorial to Arizona's fallen soldiers, local heroes and displays of public-safety vehicles, military vehicles and classic cars and trucks. Other highlights include a 7 p.m. naturalization ceremony, a Revolutionary War re-enactment, a patriotic chalk mural and art and culture displays. At America's Heritage Lane and Independence Hall, take a civics quiz, learn about your family's military genealogy and more. Keep cool at a splash zone or with sprays from fire trucks. Vendors will sell food and drinks. Fireworks begin at 9:45 p.m.
Fireworks Spectacular
Date: July 4, 2015
Time: 7.00pm – 9:30pm
Location: Chandler's Tumbleweed Park, Chandler
Cost: Free admission; $5 cash to park
Additional information: www.chandleraz.gov/4thofjuly
Bands will play and vendors will sell food and drinks at Chandler's Tumbleweed Park. Although there will be no kids games or activities, a 25-minute fireworks display will be featured at 9 p.m. Blankets, lawn chairs and coolers are welcome, but no alcohol or glass containers. Vehicles can enter from Germann Road at Hamilton Street or from McQueen Road at Celebration Way.
