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<\/p>\nTAMPA, Fla – Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park will be the site of the city of Tampa’s “Liberty by the Bay” 4th of July celebration recognizing America’s 250th anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 4, a wide variety of activities for the whole family will be available along the downtown waterfront in Tampa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Liberty by the Bay activities <\/p>\n
Food trucks, vendors, live music and a Kids’ Zone will line the Tampa Riverwalk, offering a variety of entertainment options, running until 9:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additional activities available to attendees will include:\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay Patriotic Pet Show at 5 p.m.The Friends of Riverwalk Water Ski Show at 6 p.m.The Glazer Children’s Museum Kids Liberty Procession at 6:45 p.m. <\/p>\n
Capping the day’s events at 9 p.m. there will be an aerial show provided by 250 drones and a fireworks display over the Hillsborough River.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
Additional July 4th events will include a Patriotic Boat Parade, organized by the Friends of the Riverwalk, and fireworks displays at Armature Works and at Jackson’s Bistro on Harbour Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“This is a once-in-a-generation moment, and Tampa is ready to celebrate in a big way,” Mayor Jane Castor. “As we mark 250 years of American independence, we\u2019re bringing our community together on the waterfront for a celebration filled with pride. Liberty by the Bay will showcase everything that makes Tampa special, and we can\u2019t wait to celebrate with our residents and visitors.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
What you can do:<\/p>\n
Liberty by the Bay is free of charge and open to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Click here <\/a>for more details, or text Tampa250 to 888-777.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written using information provided by the city of Tampa.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tampa<\/a>America 250<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla – Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park will be the site of the city of Tampa’s “Liberty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[52302,47,629,115,135,137,136,628],"class_list":{"0":"post-243574","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-america-250","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-hillsborough","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-tampa","13":"tag-tampa-headlines","14":"tag-tampa-news","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243574","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=243574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}