PORT ST. LUCIE \u2013 As Port St. Lucie joins the nation in celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday, the City invites families, friends and neighbors to come together for Freedomfest, an evening filled with music, community spirit and holiday traditions.<\/p>\n
Presented by Port St. Lucie Sports Club, Freedomfest is 5-9 p.m. Saturday, July 4 at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place. The event is free.<\/p>\n
This year, Freedomfest showcases a high\u2011energy live performance by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Max Weinberg, longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the former musical director for \u201cThe Tonight Show with Conan O\u2019Brien.\u201d Guests will be able to choose classic hits from a list of 200 songs, as the band plays selections live. Local favorites Girlfriend Material will set the tone as the opening act.<\/p>\n
Throughout the event, enjoy star-spangled fun in the kids\u2019 zone and in the History Hall of Faces, a fun photo area where guests can pose as famous historical figures using life-size cut-outs. There will be food trucks, a marketplace, photo opportunities and much more.<\/p>\n
At 9 p.m., festivities continue with the Luna Lites Drone Show, an innovative aerial spectacle display unlike anything Port St. Lucie has seen before, followed by a vibrant fireworks display over the city from Zambelli Fireworks International.<\/p>\n
Elevate your experience<\/p>\n
Guests can upgrade their fun with the VIP Experience, an evening under the VIP tent featuring:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Premium viewing of the concerts, drone show and fireworks<\/p>\n
\u2022 Shaded cooling lounge<\/p>\n
\u2022 Private cash bar<\/p>\n
\u2022 Family\u2011friendly activities<\/p>\n
\u2022 Priority parking<\/p>\n
\u2022 Two complimentary alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages<\/p>\n
Private restroom<\/p>\n
Classic American barbecue favorites such as chicken, pork, burgers and more, sponsored by Cheney Brothers.<\/p>\n
Tickets are $75 for adults and $35 for children ages 3-12. Children younger than 3 are free. Tickets are available here.<\/p>\n
Freedomfest 5K Walk\/Run<\/p>\n
A new event this year invites the community to lace up their running shoes for the inaugural Freedomfest 5K Walk\/Run at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 4. The race begins and ends in the front plaza of the MIDFLORIDA Event Center. For more information and to register, visit here.<\/p>\n
Meet and greet with Max Weinberg<\/p>\n
Attendees also will have the opportunity to schedule a meet and greet with Max Weinberg, 20 minutes after the fireworks show. The package includes opportunities to take photos and for Weinberg to sign up to two items. Cost is $250 per person. Meet and Greet packages can be purchased through Tour Manager Mark Stein by emailing kick10mark@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thank you to sponsors Port St. Lucie Sports Club; St. Lucie County; Cheney Brothers; WPBF Channel 25; 93.7 GYL; B94.7 Fresh Country; 99.7 JACK FM; and Walmart.<\/p>\n \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE \u2013 As Port St. Lucie joins the nation in celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday, the City…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[89873,171,173,172],"class_list":["post-295999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-local_events","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295999","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=295999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}