{"id":242578,"date":"2026-04-23T00:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/242578\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:24:00","slug":"liberty-by-the-bay-city-of-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/242578\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty by the Bay | City of Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Tampa is celebrating America\u2019s 250th anniversary with one of the largest Fourth of July events in Tampa Bay \u2014 Liberty by the Bay at Julian B. Lane Park.<\/p>\n<p>This free, family-friendly waterfront celebration will feature a 250-drone light show honoring America\u2019s 250th birthday, followed by a fireworks finale, along with an afternoon and evening full of activities, live entertainment, food, and fun for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Event Details<\/p>\n<p>Date: July 4, 2026Time: 4:00 p.m. \u2013 9:30 p.m.Location: Julian B. Lane ParkCost: Free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p>What to Expect<\/p>\n<p>Kids Zone with family-friendly activitiesFood trucks and local vendorsBeer gardenLive music and DJ entertainmentPatriotic Pet ShowWater ski show on the Hillsborough RiverKids Liberty Procession250-drone light showFireworks finale<\/p>\n<p>Full Event Schedule<\/p>\n<p>4:00 p.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m. DJ<br \/>4:00 p.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m. Kids Zone<br \/>4:00 p.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m. Food Trucks<br \/>4:00 p.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m. Beer Garden<\/p>\n<p>4:30 p.m. \u2013 5:15 p.m. Live band performance<br \/>5:15 p.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m. DJ<br \/>5:15 p.m. \u2013 5:45 p.m. Patriotic Pet Show (hosted by Humane Society of Tampa Bay)<\/p>\n<p>5:30 p.m. \u2013 6:15 p.m. Live band performance<br \/>6:15 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/thetampariverwalk.com\/events\/fourth-of-july-boat-parade.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/thetampariverwalk.com\/events\/fourth-of-july-boat-parade.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\">Water ski show (hosted by Friends of the Riverwalk)<\/a> \/ DJ<\/p>\n<p>6:45 p.m. \u2013 7:15 p.m. Kids Liberty Procession (hosted by Glazer Children\u2019s Museum)<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. \u2013 7:45 p.m. Live band performance<br \/>7:45 p.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. DJ<br \/>8:00 p.m. \u2013 8:45 p.m. Live band performance<\/p>\n<p>8:45 p.m. \u2013 9:00 p.m. Closing remarks, National anthem, Mayor\u2019s proclamation<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. \u2013 9:30 p.m. Drone show (250 drones) followed by fireworks display<\/p>\n<p>Additional Riverwalk Activities<\/p>\n<p>The celebration extends along the Tampa Riverwalk with additional festivities, including:<\/p>\n<p>Getting There &amp; Parking<\/p>\n<p>We encourage attendees to plan ahead and consider all transportation options:<\/p>\n<p>On-site parking available at Julian B. Lane Park (limited)Parking available at the Bob Buckhorn River CenterMultiple City of Tampa parking garages available throughout downtown<\/p>\n<p>View a full list of downtown parking options here:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/parking\/programs\/garages-and-lots\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/parking\/programs\/garages-and-lots\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"\">tampa.gov\/parking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alternative transportation options:<\/p>\n<p>Ride the free TECO Line Streetcar System from Ybor City to downtownUse rideshare services for easy drop-off and pickup<\/p>\n<p>Stay Connected<\/p>\n<p>Get real-time updates, reminders, and event info straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Text TAMPA250 to 888-777 to sign up for event updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Tampa is celebrating America\u2019s 250th anniversary with one of the largest Fourth of July events&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-242578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}