{"id":372243,"date":"2026-06-24T00:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372243\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T00:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:37:12","slug":"bakersfields-july-3-river-walk-fireworks-return-with-new-partner-for-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372243\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield\u2019s July 3 River Walk fireworks return with new partner for 250th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) Bakersfield\u2019s annual Independence Day celebration and free fireworks show will return to The Park at River Walk on July 3, with organizers expecting a crowd in the tens of thousands.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very popular event. We have thousands of people come every year. I think it\u2019s between 10 to 15,000 people come to this event,\u201d Bakersfield Public Information Officer Joe Conroy, said.<\/p>\n

With this Fourth of July marking the 250th anniversary of America\u2019s independence, the city has partnered with a new group for the celebration.<\/p>\n

\"Bakersfield\u2019s<\/p>\n

Bakersfield\u2019s July 3 River Walk fireworks return with new partner for 250th anniversary (KBAK\/KBFX)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have the 250th anniversary every year so that might be a reason for folks to come out, and of course the U.S. Two Fifty Tour coming as well,\u201d Conroy said.<\/p>\n

The U.S. 250 Tour <\/a>is a coast-to-coast tour aiming to stop in all 50 states. Tour Director Tony Griffith said the tour features an all-star band with deep industry ties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got connections to all the Nashville guys, everybody from Chicago to Rascal Flatts and so we put together this all-star band of guys and so my family gets to be the house band for the tour,\u201d Griffith said.<\/p>\n

Griffith said visitors on July 3 can expect a setlist built around familiar songs and patriotic themes.<\/p>\n

\"Bakersfield\u2019s<\/p>\n

Bakersfield\u2019s July 3 River Walk fireworks return with new partner for 250th anniversary (KBAK\/KBFX)<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we do a lot of hits, patriotic stuff. So, we\u2019ll do stuff like American Soldier. We\u2019ll do things like “Mayberry” by Rascal Flatts, “Boondocks.” A bunch of stuff people would recognize,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the concert, the U.S. 250 Tour will set up a Freedom Village at the park, offering displays focused on American history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be tents up there will be all kinds of displays. You know I think we\u2019re going to have some reenactors come out,\u201d Griffith said.<\/p>\n

The night will end with fireworks at The Park at River Walk.<\/p>\n

\"Bakersfield\u2019s<\/p>\n

Bakersfield\u2019s July 3 River Walk fireworks return with new partner for 250th anniversary (KBAK\/KBFX)<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you love the country or you just like to have fun this will be the event for you. It\u2019s really laid back it\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d Griffith said.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit us250tour.com\/bakersfield-california<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) Bakersfield\u2019s annual Independence Day celebration and free fireworks show will return to The Park at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-372243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}