FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno will celebrate America’s 250th birthday this weekend with what city officials are calling “the biggest 4th of July party downtown has ever seen.”<\/p>\n
“Very excited about just seeing people coming downtown and celebrating One America, One Fresno,” Mayor Jerry Dyer told Action News.<\/p>\n
The day begins at 9 a.m. in Mariposa Plaza with live music and performances.<\/p>\n
At 4 p.m., the celebration moves to the Brewery District, where food trucks will be on hand.<\/p>\n
Activities shift to Kern Plaza at 6 p.m., where food and giveaways will be available.<\/p>\n
“All sorts of variety of things for people. This year, being a little special with America 250, we have a bit more programming inside the Tioga Beer Garden,” Mike Oz at Fresno Street Eats said.<\/p>\n
RELATED: America 250 events in the City of Fresno<\/a><\/p>\n Local museums are also marking the occasion and highlighting the region’s history.<\/p>\n The Archive on Kern, the Veterans Memorial Museum, and the Chinatown Cultural Heritage Center will be open to the public on Saturday.<\/p>\n As landmarks across the country mark the holiday, several Fresno landmarks are participating as well.<\/p>\n Overnight, the Pacific Southwest Building, the Old Fresno Water Tower, and the newly reinstalled “G” Sign turned on special displays.<\/p>\n RELATED: Fourth of July in Central California: List of Independence Day events and firework shows<\/a><\/p>\n At Chukchansi Park, the MLB 250 logo has been painted on the field.<\/p>\n The Fresno Grizzlies will celebrate on Saturday with a fireworks show that is open to the public.<\/p>\n “We’re opening up the doors in the eighth inning so people can come in free and get a close-up look at (the) fireworks,” Dyer said.<\/p>\n With thousands expected to attend events across the city this weekend, city officials said safety measures will be in place.<\/p>\n “We’ll have plenty of police presence. We’ll have the roads blocked off near the Brewery District,” Dyer said. “We want this to be a family-oriented event, as well as the fireworks show that night.”<\/p>\n For news updates, follow Gabe Ferris on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n